Deadwood Essential Info
Overview
Deadwood is a town in the Black Hills of South Dakota. It is rivaled only by Tombstone, Arizona as America's most storied town from the wild frontier days.
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Basics
Best Time To Go
Apr-Sep
Current Time
Current Weather
57 °F
Cloudy
Fun Facts
- The site of a rich gold strike in 1875, Deadwood retains its mining town atmosphere, but much of its fame rests on the famous or infamous characters that passed through.
- Wild Bill Hickok, a folk character of the American Old West, was killed and buried in Deadwood.
- In Deadwood, a permit is required to mix one alcoholic beverage with another but you can mix all the beer you want.
- No sign shall move, flash, blink, flicker, rotate, pulse or scintillate in city limits of Deadwood.
- It is illegal to engage in seership, palmistry, magnetism and oriental mysteries in Deadwood.
Popular Foods
- Rancher Steak Tips
- Breakfast Burrito