Deadwood
Sign in to savecity in and county seat of Lawrence County, South Dakota, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- South Dakota
- County
- Lawrence
- Founded
- April 1876
- Incorporated
- February 22, 1881
- Type
- City Commission
- Mayor
- Charlie Struble-Mook
- Total
- 4.929 sq mi (12.767 km )
- Land
- 4.929 sq mi (12.767 km )
- Water
- 0 sq mi (0.000 km )
- Elevation
- 4,715 ft (1,437 m)
- Estimate 2023
- 1,343
- Density
- 272/sq mi (105.2/km )
- Time zone
- UTC–7 ( Mountain (MST) )
- Summer dst
- UTC–6 (MDT)
- Fips code
- 46-15700
- Sales tax
- 6.2%
- Website
- cityofdeadwood.com
via Wikipedia infobox
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Deadwood (Lakota: Owáyasuta; "To approve or confirm things") is a city that serves as the county seat of Lawrence County, South Dakota, United States. It was named by early settlers after the dead trees found in its gulch. The city had its heyday from 1876 to 1879, after gold deposits had been discovered there, leading to the Black Hills Gold Rush. At its height, the city had a population of 25,000, attracting Old West figures such as Wyatt Earp; Calamity Jane; Seth Bullock; and Wild Bill Hickok, who was killed in Deadwood.
The entire town has been designated as a National Historic Landmark District for its preserved Gold Rush-era architecture. The town has five history museums that are operated by the nonprofit Deadwood History, Inc. Deadwood's proximity to Lead often prompts the two towns to be collectively dubbed "Lead-Deadwood".
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