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On December 1st, 1887,the name Bhick Hills Pioneer, was changed to Dead woodPioneer. On May 15th, 1897, the Deadwood Daily Pioneer andthe Deadwood Daily Times were merged into one dailypaper, under the proprietorship of the Pioneer-Times Pub-lishing Company, and the editorial and business manage-ment of Porter Warner, and W. H. Bonham ...
Deadwood is located at 44°22′36″N 103°43′45″W. [6] The city was named after dead trees that were present in the gulch that it is located in. Deadwood is located in a mountain range called the Black Hills, which are named because of how dark they look from a distance, as they are heavily covered in evergreen trees. [7]
Founded by A. W. Merrick and W. A. Laughlin, it was the first newspaper in Deadwood, located in what was then Dakota Territory. The Black Hills Pioneer is the flagship publication of Seaton Publishing Company, Inc. South Dakota. It is part of a family owned newspaper and digital media company providing local journalism to western South Dakota.
Deadwood (Lakota: Owáyasuta; [8] [failed verification] "To approve or confirm things") is a city that serves as county seat of Lawrence County, South Dakota, United States. It was named by early settlers after the dead trees found in its gulch . [ 9 ]
Camp Drum refers to three US military facilities: An 1850s U.S. Army encampment that evolved into Fort Dalles, The Dalles, Oregon; Drum Barracks or Camp Drum (1862–1873), a military encampment near Los Angeles, California; Fort Drum, named Camp Drum from 1951–1973, near Watertown, New York
The Shea-Magrath Sports Complex at Norwalk High School in Connecticut is named for him. In June 1995, Fort Drum, New York renamed its Soldiers Sports Complex the Magrath Sports Complex. [3] A plaque and portrait are in display Magrath Gym to honor his memory. [1] Monument to John D. Magrath, in Castel d'Aiano, Italy
Prior to opening a business in Deadwood, Swearengen operated a dance house in Custer, South Dakota.As stated in the 1882 New Year Edition of the Black Hills Pioneer, which described the early history of Custer, "Al Swearengen was running a dance house of 30X150 feet in dimensions and day and night a man had to push and crowd to get into it."
A. Walter "A. W." Merrick (Jeffrey Jones) is the proprietor of the local newspaper, the Black Hills Pioneer. Somewhat pretentious in his bearing, he prides himself as a newspaperman with a duty to print the truth, but must navigate a twisty path of remaining friends with all the major players in town and being privy to their plans and confidences.