Deadwood is in Lawrence County. Law enforcement was about as common as showers. The trial includes members of the audience called up as witnesses and a jury made up of children. Hickock lasted only a couple of months before getting shot during a poker game. Government officials could do little to stop the rapid influx of fortune seekers, and eventually they stopped trying. To re-create 19th-century Deadwood for HBO’s Deadwood feature film coming May 31, it took a small army to immerse the audience in the look, feel, and texture of … Colorado Charlie, C.H. In September 1879, a massive fire swept through Deadwood, burning the Gem to the ground. After the tour, I continued to the bar at the Franklin Hotel, which gave me a birds-eye view to the afternoon gunfight. South Dakota is the most underrated state in America. When gold rush fever moved through the area, he became a prospector, filing more than 60 mining claims. On August 2, 1876, Hickok was immersed in a hand of poker when a lowlife A rugged frontiersman with an eye for fine attire, he was at ease tracking wild game alone in the wilderness or placing bets at a crowded poker table. Roosevelt, a deputy sheriff from northern Dakota, had just captured a horse thief, Crazy Steve, whom Bullock was also pursuing. “While the show is wildly popular, many are surprised and excited to hear that Deadwood is a real place. 10, which, though it shared a name with the saloon where Wild Bill Hickock was shot, is not the same place. Unbeknown to the star-struck ladies who journeyed from as far as the East Coast to seek employment at the Gem, Swearengen’s true intention for his new hires was a sinister one. If you’re a fan of the Deadwood TV show — and the corresponding movie that premiered last week — you might assume Deadwood is a sort of TV theme town created to capitalize on the show’s success. In 1898, during the Spanish-American War, Roosevelt appointed Bullock leader of the Black Hills Rough Riders, earning him the lifelong nickname of captain. 10 Saloon. He had numerous run-ins with Al Swearengen, proprietor of the notorious Gem Theater, and reportedly drew a line across Main Street, separating the respectable areas of Deadwood from the seedier neighborhoods, or Badlands, controlled by Swearengen. His influence on daily life in Deadwood was profound. After working in his uncle’s business and finishing his schooling, Star traveled to Montana Territory, where he met and began a lifelong friendship with Bullock. I couldn’t forget her.”. And Deadwood, once again, became a destination for people looking to do things they wouldn’t dare at home. HBO’s Deadwood, originally aired between 2004 and … During the summer of 1874, a band of U.S. cavalrymen led by Lt. Col. George Armstrong Custer discovered traces of gold in the Black Hills. In 1866 Utter married Tilly Nash, the 15-year-old daughter of a baker from nearby Empire. “I’m the ghost of Seth Bullock. Utter displayed a knack for engineering when he devised a means of using his mule train to transport a 3-mile-long wire cable needed for the construction of an aerial tramway up 15 miles of mountain range. In April 1877, Swearengen opened his infamous Gem Theater, which also served as a dance hall, saloon and more. And from there, it’s on to frequenting the same saloons as our heroes of the Wild West. The buildings date back to the 1880s and were once home to numerous brothels marked by colored doors. In 1892 members of the Methodist Church, offended by the theater’s disreputable activities, rallied unsuccessfully to have the Gem closed. Roosevelt acknowledged Bullock’s courage and integrity by renaming Scruton Peak, in the Black Hills, Seth Bullock Lookout, and describing his friend as the ideal American. Wild Bill’s name and his final poker hand (Dead Man’s Hand, featuring aces and eights) have lived on in the annals of the West. It's the Wild West, in all of its tarnished glory. Normally, I’d call the nearest embassy and suggest a travel advisory. “Is that a real gun?” a kid who looked about five-years-old asked his older brother, who was walking about 10 feet behind me. In contrast to the trigger-happy outlaws he policed, Bullock rarely used a gun. Wild Bill Hickok was one of the West’s real men—a sharp-dressing sharpshooter who could be both tough and tender. Utter was fiercely protective of Wild Bill and tried unsuccessfully to dissuade the famed gunslinger from his cavalier drinking and gambling. The package pulls together experiences that are inspired by the town of Deadwood's history, while also paying tribute to the quintessential (and real) moments that are featured on the show,” James Hagen, secretary of the South Dakota Department of Tourism told Lonely Planet Travel News. You gone see someone DIE today!”. The region was home to the Ute Indians, whom Utter befriended. Shortly after, notorious lawman Seth Bullock finally brought some semblance of order. Estelline Bennett, daughter of federal Judge Granville G. Bennett and author of the memoir Old Deadwood Days, recalled the words of a local railroad official: It was the Bennetts and Bullocks that brought law and order into the Black Hills. His personal life was equally chaotic. During his tenure as sheriff, Bullock settled disputes over mining claims; rounded up horse thieves, road agents and stagecoach robbers; investigated murders; presided over trials; oversaw the transport and lodging of prisoners; organized militias to combat Indian attacks; and broke up countless fistfights. This article was written by Mary Franz and originally appeared in the August 2006 issue of Wild West magazine. He was, thankfully, joking with his little brother. Most of the town’s residents frequented the saloons and brothels that sprang up on nearly every street, occupying their time with drinking, gambling and fighting. Bullock is credited with planting the region’s first alfalfa crop, now a mainstay of South Dakota agriculture. Custer encouraged exploration there, although the Black Hills belonged to the Sioux Reservation and were off-limits to white civilians. He is my tour guide, dressed in period costume as Con Stapleton, Deadwood’s only Federal Marshall. Sol Star checks his inventory and readies the hardware store for another day’s customers. They were all coming here for this.”. By all accounts he was a ruthless businessman, feared and hated by many. 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Infamous Deadwood: Wild Bill Hickok Wild Bill is probably the most famous Deadwood resident, even though he was only in town a few short weeks. The Reverend Henry Weston Smith cares for plague victims and officiates at town funerals, and sadly is driven to dementia by a brain tumor. She was a woman of contradiction—one who reportedly nursed the sick during a smallpox epidemic, drank most anytime and worked as a prostitute in several of Deadwood’s brothels. His funeral was reportedly the largest and most extravagant ever held in Deadwood. When Keziah died in 1879, Daniel married Arienta Morrisson, a woman 20 years his junior, and moved to Yankton, Dakota Territory. Aficionados of the HBO drama, now in its third season, may find it hard to believe that the true accounts of these men’s lives sometimes rival those played out on the screen. He did not limit his formidable will and intellect to law enforcement and civic matters. In later years Utter often traded his frontier attire for tailored overcoats, silk shirts and top hats, and he sported a gold watch studded with diamonds and rubies. More than 100 people made the trek, including a large contingent of prostitutes. A place where the Wild West still lives in the brick streets and aging saloons, and it’s turned a violent past into a family attraction. What, you never seen a sheriff in a Hawaiian shirt? His readers became convinced that Deadwood Dick was a real person and soon “the man who never was,” took his place alongside such folk heroes as General Custer, Davy Crockett, and Hickok. A quick bit of history on Seth. He even took to naming the types of flours they produced; a customer favorite was SSS, or Senator Sol Star, a sly reference to Star’s political aspirations. It was named by early settlers after the dead trees found in its gulch. HistoryNet.com contains daily features, photo galleries and over 5,000 articles originally published in our various magazines. Two of Deadwood’s most famous characters, if not illustrious citizens, were Martha Calamity Jane Canary and Wild Bill Hickok. “We used to get thousands of men coming here for deer hunting every year,” Andy “Cookie” Mosher tells me as we stand near the spot where Wild Bill was shot. He worked hard to win the trust of the town’s Chinese residents, at a time when nonwhites were viewed as second-class citizens. Taken with the beauty and abundant wildlife of an area known as North Park, Colorado Charlie settled there, building a cabin on the Troublesome River. During this time he also acted as an assistant translator for the Office of Indian Affairs, and began to assemble a herd of horses and pack mules, with an eye toward establishing the area’s first freight service. As was the rest of the tour where he showed photographs of a creepy little girl mysteriously appearing in the frame. Al Swearengen is the vile-tempered proprietor of the Gem Theater, an entertainment hotspot where drink, sex and gambling are served up like flapjacks in an all-night greasy spoon. Unfortunately, a scandal involving misappropriation of government money while he was serving as postmaster marred his reputation and forced him to resign. Star’s body was transported to St. Louis, where he was laid to rest in Mount Sinai Cemetery. Farnum was a successful Deadwood businessman and investor, as well as a judge who sentenced many horse thieves and cattle rustlers to hanging. Although her relationship with Hickok has been blown out of proportion, she did pose in front of his grave in Deadwood’s Mount Moriah Cemetery about a month before her death in 1903 at age 47, and she allegedly requested that she be buried beside Hickok’s remains. In 1905 Roosevelt appointed Bullock U.S. marshal for South Dakota. These characters were all flesh-and-blood folks who inhabited the real Dakota Territory (present-day South Dakota) town of Deadwood during the Black Hills gold rush. Utter sensed that the Black Hills would be the site of the next gold rush (a real lallapaloozer is how he put it), and in the spring of 1876 he and his wife and brother headed a wagon train bound for Deadwood. What some viewers don’t know, though, is that these characters were real people and Deadwood is a real place. Born in New York in 1838, Utter spent most of his boyhood on his father’s farm in Illinois. Charlie Utter, plainsman, scout and merchant, is sidekick to the legendary Wild Bill Hickok. The boisterous music and scandalous cancan dancing that erupted from the nuisance dance hall prompted a local judge to fine Utter $50 for disturbing the peace. By 1867 Charlie Utter’s Mule Pack Train was advertised in the Colorado Miner as an efficient means of hauling both ore and people through the mountains, offering service from the towns of Georgetown, Central and Brownville. Hickok was first buried at Deadwood’s Ingleside Cemetery, and then in 1879 his remains were reburied at Mount Moriah Cemetery. It ends with a fast acquittal, just like the real trial. Solomon (‘Sol’) Star, Bullock’s unassuming partner, is the voice of reason when trouble erupts. He tells the story of how Wild Bill ended up in Deadwood, and how he made his money not mining for gold, but mining the miners during poker games. Our Deadwood real estate agents speak English, Spanish. Today Charlie Utter is best remembered as the devoted friend who inscribed this touching epitaph on Wild Bill’s tombstone: Pard, we will meet again in the Happy The details of Utter’s final days are unknown. Wild Bill's Trading Post on Main St.: The Real Place where Wild Bill was Shot - See 97 traveler reviews, 48 candid photos, and great deals for Deadwood, SD, at Tripadvisor. Because the town was located illegally on Indian land, no government or law existed to keep trouble in check. Finally, you have not truly lived until you’ve seen a Deadwood gag reel. She died the next month in 1903 at age 47, and is buried alongside Hickok's remains. Almost as confused as I was that an entire group of tourists was standing outside my front door. “August first, I cleaned up,” he said. In 1878 Sheriff Seth Bullock shuttered the Gem for 48 hours, ordering that it be auctioned as payment for debt; when no one dared to bid against Swearengen, he retained ownership of his theater. They laughed. On the HBO drama, Preacher Smith suffers from a brain tumor and is smothered by Swearengen; in real life, however, he was probably murdered by Indians while walking to a neighboring camp to deliver a sermon. Deadwood grew from the promise of wealth. By 1876 Swearengen had already separated from Nettie, who had accused him of abuse. After the re-enacted assassination, you can walk out into the street to see a re-enactment of the capture of Jack McCall, then follow him on a sort of perp walk down Main Street to the Masonic Temple for a re-enactment of his one-day trial. Colorado Charlie Utter was among the most intriguing men in Deadwood history. It's uncouth. Bullock helped establish the Deadwood Board of Health and Street Commissioners, which authorized the building of a pest house for the care of smallpox victims, issued sanitation and fire safety codes, set up police and fire departments and founded the town’s first cemetery. Between 1874 and 1877, some 20,000 prospectors made the trek to Deadwood Gulch. Despite being among the most remarkable and ambitious shows in TV history, HBO unceremoniously canceled Deadwood after just three seasons. You won’t find much of the HBO show here, beyond some autographed posters and names that ring a bell. Soon they were peddling tools, china, mining gear, cigars, tea and chamber pots to the town’s residents, from a building the partners constructed at the corner of Main and Wall streets. Not a single shot was fired as the humbled miners emerged from the mining shaft, choking and bleary-eyed. Günther Rall, German Luftwaffe ace in World War II. Deadwood seemed destined to turn into a ghost town, fading slowly into history like so many of its famous residents had done long ago...But it was not to be. Hunting Ground. Utter wore many hats in his working life. As a young girl, Estelline Bennett recalled asking an elder if she could go to the Gem to see a performance. This minor detail is overlooked, as Wild Bill’s assassination is re-enacted four times a day. Despite being designated a National Historic Landmark, Deadwood fell into disrepair. Bullock wrote of his early experiences in the Black Hills in The Founding of a County, published in 1876. Forced to work as prostitutes, the women recruited by Swearengen were routinely beaten, humiliated and dosed with the opioid laudanum. Filming took place during the Woolsey fires – which burnt down Paramount Ranch. In 1861 (when Colorado Territory was formed) he was appointed the recorder of mining claims in the region, a position that made him responsible for monitoring all claims, and entitled him to collect and keep filing fees. Bullock was concerned about the reputation of Deadwood, and thus diligent in his efforts to regulate gambling and prostitution. That was my first thought, at least, when my evening stroll to happy hour was interrupted by an enormously loud “BANG” that made me jump straight up in the air. Unbeknownst to me, my room in the Bullock Hotel on Main Street sat right next to a mirror rumored to be a portal to the great beyond. “That’s why Deadwood is known as the City of Ghosts. Talk of a brothel museum is bubbling. The kids playing poker in oversized hats laugh hysterically. In 1880 they joined forces with businessman Harris Franklin to establish the town’s first grain mill, the Deadwood Flouring Mill Co. Star served as general manager of the mill, overseeing its daily operation with a perfectionist’s eye. “Y’all waiting for me?” I asked them. At peak capacity, the service was delivering 5,000 letters a trip. Talk of a brothel museum is bubbling. There are an impressive 8 bet sizes to choose from that range from €2 … Al Swearengen left Iowa around 1870 and settled in Deadwood with his first wife, Nettie, and his brother Winfield sometime afterward. According to local lore, the ghost of Seth Bullock roams the hallways of the hotel. Upton Lorentz, a friend of Utter’s, maintained that Utter settled in Panama sometime around 1888, where he operated a pharmacy, practiced medicine among the local Indians and even delivered babies. Deadwood didn’t have an organized government until October 1876. Deadwood fans, listen up: If you watched Deadwood: The Movie on May 31 and you want to explore the town that inspired creator David Milch's work, you're in luck. 10 Saloon. Thirteen years after the series’ premature and unexpected demise, HBO, creator David Milch, and every surviving member of Deadwood’s sprawling cast reunite for a … Eventually, the gold boom ended. E.B. Dan Dority and Johnny Burns manage the saloon at the Gem and keep Swearengen’s working girls in line. Not surprisingly, it was also the cause of frequent trouble. At the time he was managing the Cricket Saloon, where he booked prizefights that went 52 rounds and often provoked fisticuffs among audience members. Swearengen had recently spent considerable money remodeling his theater; nonetheless he spared no time or expense rebuilding, installing his own water hydrant to defend against future fire. On August 2, 1876, Hickok was immersed in a hand of poker when a lowlife named Jack McCall shot him in the back of the head. Seth Bullock is the Canadian hardware entrepreneur who journeys west and becomes a sheriff in a lawless mining camp. Bullock established a reputation as a tough but fair lawman. There are 7 real estate agents at this CENTURY 21 office with 27 real estate listings. The buildings date back to the 1880s and were once home to numerous brothels marked by colored doors. He was, in the words of an admiring observer, a figure well worth looking at. The escalating violence did not sit well with Bullock’s decorous sensibility, and the sight of a Mexican bandit riding through the streets brandishing a severed Indian head just hours after Hickok’s murder was enough to convince Bullock to address the town’s crucial need for law and order. Violence was common, lending credence to the oft-repeated observation that Deadwood hosted a murder a day. Although short, Utter was boyishly handsome and exuded charisma. In 1899 the Gem was once again destroyed by fire. Deadwood is an American Western television series that aired on the premium cable network HBO from March 21, 2004, to August 27, 2006, spanning three seasons and 36 episodes. Moved by the plight of the town’s downtrodden prostitutes, Star often tried to come to their aid. Sol StarBetween 1877 and 1917, Star served as Deadwood’s mayor, postmaster and town councilman, as well as state auditor, county clerk of courts and chairman of the first state Republican convention. Farnum, the Reverend Henry Smith, Dan Dority and Johnny Burns are lesser characters on Deadwood, and not too much is known about their real lives. The TV show is a not-completely-accurate depiction of life in Deadwood in and around its gold rush of the 1870s. He asks for child volunteers from the audience, who portray his poker buddies during that fateful game. Lorentz told the Frontier Times that he last saw Utter, blind and grizzled, sitting in a rocking chair in front of his pharmacy in 1910. Seth was a former sheriff in Montana and arrived in Deadwood just 2 days before Wild Bill Hickok was murdered. Naturally, they have made appearances in the HBO series. However, he was accomplished in his own right: a respected and beloved public servant, politician and entrepreneur who helped bring civility and prosperity to early Deadwood. 10 Saloon. Kathryn McLean (Forbes), author (Mama's Bank Account). In 1872, while serving as senator in Montana Territory, he drafted the Yellowstone Act, which paved the way for the creation of Yellowstone National Park. In any case, he became legendary in his own time, mostly for his deeds as a peace officer, even if he was generally more interested in gambling than enforcing the law. This includes personalizing content and advertising. Upon his arrival in the town, Utter reestablished his freight service, and also began the operation of a Pony Express-like operation, delivering mail between Deadwood and Fort Laramie, in Wyoming Territory, in 48 hours, at a charge of 25 cents per letter. E.B. The demise of the town of Deadwood, a real place in the West, and Wild Bill Hickock's death are used as metaphors for the changes that came to America during the 180 Dexter draws on actual events and people to paint a portrait of the American West that is neither …
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