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The Black Hills Pioneer (first published as the Black Hills Weekly Pioneer [1]) is a daily newspaper published in Spearfish, South Dakota.Founded by A. W. Merrick and W. A. Laughlin, it was the first newspaper in Deadwood, located in what was then Dakota Territory.
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 ...
By 1905, Manning had permanently returned to Deadwood, where he resided until his death on September 13, 1911. Known by his family, friends & acquaintances as "Johnny", he was the first foreman of the Deadwood Pioneer Hook & Ladder Company & continued to take an active interest in the organization.
Pioneer was moved to Class 2A in all sports this past year due to enrollment numbers but there's a good chance that will change after next season with new rules set to take place. The Panthers ran ...
Albert Walter Merrick (December 24, 1840 – February 26, 1902) was an American journalist who published the first newspaper in Deadwood, South Dakota, the Black Hills Weekly Pioneer, along with W. A. Laughlin. The newspaper continues to be published today, but has moved its offices to Spearfish, South Dakota.
Baseball was a popular sport in the mining towns of the era. The first "Black Hills Base Ball League" was formed on August 11, 1885. The league was formed to organize existing town teams and combat violence and gambling.
In 1891, Deadwood continued to field a team when the Black Hills League began minor league play as a four–team Independent league, with franchises based in both Nebraska and South Dakota. The other 1891 Black Hills League charter franchises were the teams from Chadron, Nebraska , Hot Springs and Lead, South Dakota ( Lead City Grays ).
Richard Bullock (20 August 1847 –7 February 1920) was a Cornishman who once sang in a Methodist choir and later became a legendary figure of the Wild West Cowboy era. His quick-shooting deeds working on the Deadwood stage gained him the nickname "Deadwood Dick".