What a day! We left Rapid City and made our way to Deadwood. We jumped on a trolley tour and toured the historic city. We saw the infamous Saloon #10 where Wild Bill Hickok was shot. I thought this sign was pretty funny as there are a lot of "stories" about the town and the characters that are simply untrue. The sign says, "This bus is the only location in town where Wild Bill was NOT shot."
The town is also the home to Calamity Jane. She didn't have many ties to Wild Bill (like stories go), but she wanted to be famous forever, so she asked to be buried near him. We visited the cemetery where both are buried. Deadwood is a really neat town! We knew we had a long drive ahead of us, so we couldn't stay long. We headed to our next stop in Cody, WY.
Love this city. Was there when younger. We went to the trial of Jack McCall. Beautiful City
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