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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMXJ4_the-presidential-district_Deadwood-SD.html
As South Deadwood expanded along Sherman Street in early 1876, log cabins and small frame houses appeared on the hillsides above the mining camp. A cemetery was quickly established on a hill deemed too far away from town to ever be developed. Soon…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMXJ3_sherman-street-and-the-east-side_Deadwood-SD.html
Deadwood developed along both sides of Whitewood Creek, forming the two main thoroughfares of Main and Sherman Street. In the 1880s the firms on Sherman tended to be small retail and service businesses.With the arrival of the railroads in the earl…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMXIP_the-great-flood_Deadwood-SD.html
"Prepare for the worst!" the telephone call from upstream warned. About that time Whitewood Creek, swollen from spring snow and rain, broke over its banks within Deadwood, carving a path of destruction. The creek which now flows under the highway …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMXIO_the-fire-of-1879_Deadwood-SD.html
In the early morning hours of September 26, 1879, fire broke out at a bakery on Sherman Street. The fire spread quickly to Jensen and Bliss's Hardware where it met eight kegs of gunpowder. The subsequent explosion caused the fire to sweep quickly …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMXII_historic-facade-replication_Deadwood-SD.html
A fire in 1982 destroyed the historic Horace Clark and Apex buildings. The facades of the two buildings were replicated in 1997.1900, Horace Clark Building (left); 1897, Apex Building (right).Owner: Olympic Gaming SD, L.L.C.Replication Architect: …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMXIH_waite-block-annex_Deadwood-SD.html
Architect O.C. Jewett built the Waite Block Annex as a two-story structure and immediately established his offices on the second floor. In 1901 The Wrought Iron Range Co. moved in to the first floor. A recessed entry between this building and the …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMXI6_bonanza-in-the-hills_Deadwood-SD.html
The placer gold in the creeks had been eroded from the surrounding hills. By late 1876, miners began shifting their attentions to the source of the gold by tunneling into the hills. Such hard rock mining used explosives instead of pans and sluices…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMXI5_riches-from-mud_Deadwood-SD.html
Gold had to be removed from the ore (rock) brought out of the mine. Milling processes crushed the ore to the size of sand. Mercury, cyanide or heat then isolated the gold particles. Deadwood Gulch mill men used several methods, including stamp/ama…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMXI4_gold-in-the-gulch_Deadwood-SD.html
Placer miners first looked for gold among the gravel and sand in the creek bottoms, such as the one near you. If panning was productive, a group of miners would build a sluice to wash gold from the gravel.[Illustration captions, left to right:]Lib…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMXI3_gold-discovery-in-the-great-sioux-reservation_Deadwood-SD.html
Gold sparkled in the prospector's pan - the first discovery of the mineral in Deadwood Gulch. Exactly who the prospector was — or the date and place of the discovery - is open to question. It is generally agreed that the Frank Bryant party f…
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