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Wild Bill Hickok’s gravesite
Wild Bill Hickok’s gravesite
On our recent trip to South Dakota we visited Deadwood’s Mount Moriah Cemetery where Wild Bill Hickok, Calamity Jane, Seth Bullock and more are buried. I found it interesting that at the base of Wild Bill’s headstone people have placed lots of memento’s. There were small bottles of whiskey, cigarettes, coins, a few small bottles of ashes and many cartridges. Since I just happened to have a few 327 Fed Mag cartridges in my pocket I placed one with the others. Not very traditional for the cartridges available in 1876 but it was all I had available.
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Re: Wild Bill Hickok’s gravesite
someday I hope to get out to the area around Deadwood .... its about 400 miles west of where we spend our summers .... thanks for posting the pictures and comments
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It's a cool place indeed, My brother and I stopped there on our Sturgis run last year. Stayed at the Bullock hotel and had a few beverages at the number 10 saloon.
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Cool. Thanks.
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Re: Wild Bill Hickok’s gravesite
Stopped there in 2013 when I was at the Sturgis motorcycle rally. Deadwood is an interesting place and Wild Bill's grave is a must see.
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I spent more time in Deadwood than Sturgis in 2006. I guess I wasn't a hard core biker. Although, I rode my bike there, not like about 40% of those trailer queens.
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Re: Wild Bill Hickok’s gravesite
Grew up in the area, when we had company and we’d take’em to Deadwood (BC), before casinos. Left momentos on head stone, my brother and I shot a rattlesnake and cut rattles off earlier in the summer and left them on the headstone!
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Re: Wild Bill Hickok’s gravesite
Been there done that, and happy I did. We spent 2 months just outside of Rapid City, and made many day trips. I loved it up there. I'd like to go back someday.
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One of the best day trips in this area is a drive through Spearfish Canyon in the fall
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Your right, im glad i said yes when my wife suggested we take that trip. Man, after that I wanted to stay there. My Lab insisted we stop for some swimming. We found a nice turn out, and boy did he enjoy himself.
RIP Big D (Diesel).
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