DEADWOOD NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARK

When frontier prospectors hit a fabulously rich gold strike in Deadwood Gulch, Dakota, over 126 years ago Deadwood city was born.
Thousands of fortune seekers where lured into a gold frenzy of a gold rush to find the next great strike. They were lucky enough to find it too. Nuggets as big as candy bars, and placer claims that yielded $35 in gold powder.
There were no organization and no order for the first few years.
Bandits took over the gold supply wagons. Disputes over gold claims were frequent and bloody. Prices for necessities were outrageous.
To entertain the thousands of lonely miners, there were theatres, bordellos, and dozens of makeshift saloons and casinos.
The most famous people, Wild Bill Hickok and Clamity Jane lived and died in this rambunctious Deadwood.
Today the whole town is a National Historic District.
There are places like Adams Museum, Broken Boot, Gold Mine, and Old Style Saloon #10. And many others.
Legal gambling returned to Deadwood in 1989.
There are more than 82 businesses to gamble in. They are the genuine authentically restored Old West gold camp---- with gambling.
There are places to stay and eat here. It is fun for a day or a week
Don't be startled by the sound of gunfire as street actors protray the shooting of Wild Bill Hickok