- Image ID
- 157269
- Title
- Deadwood
- Caption
- "Deadwood lies in a canyon formed by Whitewood Creek in the northern Black Hills, more than 4,530 feet (1,380 metres) above sea level. Built at the base of the steep wooded inclines of Deadwood Gulch and extending up the hillsides, it was named for the dead trees found in the canyon.
The city was founded during the 1876 gold rush, when about 25,000 miners swarmed the surrounding hills. Its turbulent reputation as a lawless outpost of frontier violence was magnified by the Deadwood Dick series of dime novels. Wild Bill Hickok, soldier, scout, and marshal, was killed in a Deadwood saloon on August 2, 1876, by Jack McCall. Hickok is buried in Mount Moriah Cemetery, near Calamity Jane, Preacher Smith, Seth Bullock, and other celebrated frontier characters who died in the vicinity; the reenactment of Hickok’s killing and the capture and trial of McCall is a popular tourist spectacle. A railroad link was completed in 1891, and Deadwood became a regional trading centre. Gambling was central to Deadwood’s history, but it was prohibited in 1905; gaming in Deadwood was again legalized, through a state referendum, in 1989.
The economy is driven largely by tourism, based primarily on dozens of gaming halls. The city itself is a national historic landmark. Pop. (2000) 1,380."
(Encyclopaedia Britannica)
- Part of Trip
- 9
- Credit
- Holly Hayes
- Copyright
- All Rights Reserved. May not be copied without permission.
- Camera
- Canon EOS 40D
- EXIF Data
- 85 mm · 0.00625 sec · ISO 200
- Image Size
- 1600 x 1067 px (1 MP)
- Quality
- 6
- EdStockPhoto?
- yes
- Art History Images?
- yes
