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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."
This announcement was a catalyst for the Black Hills Gold Rush, and miners and entrepreneurs swept into the area. They created the new and lawless town of Deadwood, which quickly reached a population of approximately 5,000. By 1877, about 12,000 people settled in Deadwood, [11] while other sources put the peak number even at 25,000 in 1876. [10]
Seth Bullock (July 23, 1849 – September 23, 1919) was a Canadian-American frontiersman, business proprietor, politician, sheriff, and U.S. Marshal.He was a prominent citizen in Deadwood, South Dakota, where he lived from 1876 until his death, operating a hardware store and later a large hotel, the Bullock Hotel.
Farnum came to Deadwood from Wisconsin and opened his store in 1876, acquired other Main Street properties, and invested in some of the mining operations such as the Laura Mine and the Prince Oscar Lode; he also partnered with other camp entrepreneurs to have the Deadwood to Centennial Toll Road constructed to ease the flow of supplies to their ...
In Deadwood: The Movie, Samuel's tendency to fish on Charlie Utter's land leads him to witness Utter's murder, and he is nearly lynched by Utter's killers before being saved by Bullock. As he recuperates, he assures Bullock that Utter was at peace when he died, and the two hold hands.
[2]: 87 [4]: 27 In 1877, during the Black Hills Gold Rush, Brown went to Deadwood Gulch in the Black Hills of the Dakotas in 1877 and was engaged in placer and quartz mining. [1] [4]: 27 At that time, the area was the frontier and subject to conflicts between the miners and Native Americans. [1] [2]: 87
Lucretia Marshbanks, also known as "Aunt Lou" (born March 25, 1832, Putnam County, Tennessee; died November 22, 1911, Beulah, Wyoming) was an American slave, cook, and entrepreneur. She is considered one of the first black women in the Black Hills of South Dakota .
The historic Bullock Hotel is located at the corner of Wall Street and Main Street in Deadwood, South Dakota.It was built by Seth Bullock, an early sheriff of Deadwood, and his business partner Sol Star, in around 1895 at a cost of $40,000 [1] and is the oldest hotel in Deadwood, boasting a casino, restaurant, and 28 of its original 63 rooms.