Mount Rushmore, September 15-28, 2021

Part 7 - Deadwood, SD, and environs

Town of Deadwood

The town of Deadwood

Wild Bill Hickock

Mt. Moriah Cemetery

The cemetery

View of Deadwood from the cemetery

The grave of Wild Bill Hickock

Calamity Jane is buried next to him.

A child's grave

Tatanka: Story of the Buffalo

Sponsored by Kevin Costner, star of Dances With Wolves, this large bronze sculpture is composed of 17 pieces: 14 bison being pursued by three Lakota riders on bareback. These figures depict the earliest and most effective form of hunting bison called a bison jump.

Tipis at the site

Mount Roosevelt Friendship Tower

The famous Deadwood Sheriff, Seth Bullock, built the Mount Roosevelt Friendship Tower in 1919 as a dedication to President Theodore Roosevelt, his close friend of many years.

A view along the hike to the tower

The tower

The spiral stairway

Looking out through one of the openings in the stairway

Looking out from the top level of the tower

A view from the top

Another view

A scenic route - Deadwood / Lead / Cheyenne Crossing / Savoy / Spearfish

These clouds portended a brief sleet/hail storm.

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