Deadwood, South Dakota: Wild Bill, Calamity Jane & the Most Lawless Camp in the Black Hills
Deadwood, South Dakota: Wild Bill, Calamity Jane & the Most Lawless Camp in the Black Hills South Dakota Gold & Silver Mining National Historic Landmark · ~18 min read Quick facts Camp formedEarly 1876 (illegal settlement) Townsite formally laid outAugust 26, 1876 Peak rush population~25,000 (rush-era estimate) 1880 census population3,777 Wild Bill Hickok killedAugust 2,…