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Inclement Changes: Disasters that Changed the Black Hills
by Kevin Kuchenbecker, Deadwood Historic Preservation Officer

Mar 18th, 2010 - On May 14-16, 2010, the Deadwood Historic Preservation Commission along with the Adams Museum & House, Inc., the Case Library at Black Hills State University and the Days of ’7...
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Methodist Park
May 2nd, 2005 - Deadwood’s new Methodist Memorial Park at the corner of Shine and Williams Streets is now complete, and has already been the site of community events. During December the park was used for a C...
The Methodist Memorial Park at the corner of Shine and Williams Streets in Deadwood has already hosted civic events.



Old Cemetery Sees New Improvements
Apr 28th, 2005 - Mount Moriah Cemetery is one of Deadwood’s most popular landmarks, drawing hundreds of thousands of visitors each year. When a three-year, $3.5 million restoration was completed in 2003, it no...
Mount Moriah Cemetery will see several improvements this spring.



Signs Honor Deadwood's Jews
Apr 26th, 2005 - Deadwood’s early history is flavored with legendary names like Wild Bill Hickok, Calamity Jane and Seth Bullock. But many local Deadwood residents also recognize names like Sol Star, Sol Levin...
Ann Haber Stanton stands next to the new sign in Mount Moriah Cemetery honoring its Jewish occupants. Stanton worked with the the Jewish American Society for Historic Preservation and the Deadwood Historic Preservation Commision to research the sign



Deadwood's Ogden House
Apr 20th, 2005 - When retired art professor Lynn Namminga began to restore his home in Deadwood’s historic Presidential District a decade ago, he made a small wooden sign to place in the yard announcing the st...
Deawdood resident Lynn Namminga has been restoring the Ogden House on Lincoln Street since he purchased it in 1995. The well-appointed home maintains a Victorian character inside and out.



South Dakota Historic Sites Get Deadwood Funds
Apr 15th, 2005 - Thirteen historic sites throughout South Dakota will receive almost $225,000 in aid this year for projects including stained glass window rehabilitation and roof replacement, thanks to the Out...
Terri Keene, left, of the Deadwood Historic Preservation Commission presents an Outside Deadwood Grant award to Christ Church in Lead. The Church was one of the 13 historic sites in South Dakota to recieve almost $225,000 in preservation funds.



Third Annual Deadwood Historic Preservation Symposium: Cemeteries
Feb 8th, 2005 - On April 1- 3, 2005, the Deadwood Historic Preservation Commission will be presenting the Third Annual Deadwood Historic Preservation Symposium. Previous symposia have focused on Chinese Arche...
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Preserving Our Past - Mary Ellen Casey House Restored
Jan 20th, 2005 - Mary Ellen Casey’s home is hard to miss. The pink house (accented with purple and white), built about 126 years ago, is perched directly above Main Street on Deadwood’s Forest Hill. The home i...
Mary Ellen Casey & Rose Speirs in front of Casey



Saint Ambrose's Plan Sparks Emotional Response
Jan 14th, 2005 - Deadwood’s famed Mount Moriah Cemetery has long been valued by the town’s residents as a community treasure. But city officials had no idea how strongly people felt about Deadwood’s lesser-kno...
Tammy Jo McGuckin - Letter About Saint Ambrose



Deadwood Historic Preservation Requests Proposals for New Museum
Jul 16th, 2004 - The Deadwood Historic Preservation Commission has set aside funds for the construction of a new museum. In this regard, the commission has initiated a request for proposal, which follow...
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June News Briefs
May 18th, 2004 - Adams Museum Presents MythStory Tours
From stories of buried gold to unsolved murders, the Black Hills of the gold rush era is full of legend and lore. In an effort to help peopl...
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Hickok and Calamity Jane Art Contest Announced
May 15th, 2004 - The Historic Deadwood-Lead Arts Council and the Deadwood Historic Preservation Commission announced today the opening of a visual arts contest themed around Black Hills legends Wild Bill Hicko...
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Digital Deadwood Goes Online
May 14th, 2004 - On March 19, Digital Deadwood (www.digitaldeadwood.com) was quietly launched on the Internet, connecting Deadwood’s businesses and history to the w...
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HBO's Deadwood Pays Off for the Real Thing
May 13th, 2004 - After months of intense national marketing campaigns, HBO’s western drama Deadwood debuted to 5.8 million viewers on March 21, making it the most-watched initial episode of any HBO seri...
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Old Deadwood Comes to Life
May 10th, 2004 - Visitors to Deadwood invariably ask where historic Deadwood is. They are looking for the false front wooden buildings, canvas tents and boardwalks portrayed in movies and on television, partic...
Deadwood Facade - TSP Conception



Changes for the Trial of Jack McCall
May 6th, 2004 - The Trial of Jack McCall is a true Deadwood historic artifact. It is a fictional recreation of the trial by a miners’ court of Jack McCall for the murder of Wild Bill Hickok.

The play...

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Historic Sites Across the State Reap the Fruits of Gaming
May 3rd, 2004 - Historic Sites across South Dakota received a boost in confidence and funding recently when the Deadwood Historic Preservation Commission announced the final list of projects that will receive...
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Where Is Old Deadwood?
Apr 5th, 2004 - The second most common question among visitors to Deadwood (number one being “where are the bathrooms?”) is “where is old Deadwood?” Many visitors are looking for the Deadwood portrayed in ...
Deadwood Facade - TSP Conception



Mining Conference Slated for Second Annual Deadwood Historic Preservation Symposium
Mar 2nd, 2004 - Prominent national experts in the fields of mining architecture and technology will gather at the Masonic Temple in Deadwood March 26-28 for the Mining, Architecture & Technology Conference...
The Homestake Slime Plant in Historic Deadwood



Digital Deadwood in Production
Mar 1st, 2004 - Prospective visitors around the world soon will be able to take a virtual tour of Deadwood, all from the privacy of their own home or office, according to the Deadwood Historic Preservation Co...
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HistoryLink Connects Past With Present
Feb 1st, 2004 - The Deadwood Historic Preservation Commission has launched a comprehensive new campaign intended to promote the community’s history and heritage, link historic sites and provide a “map” of hi...
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Deadwood Balances Gaming, Preservation, Growth
Jan 20th, 2004 - Gaming is the economic engine that drives modern-day Deadwood. History is the soul of the machine. Given the multiple opportunities to gamble in the upper Midwest, many of them much more conve...
Historic Main Street in Deadwood at Night



HBO’s `Deadwood’ Series Set for March Launch
Jan 15th, 2004 - HBO’s new western drama “Deadwood” is set to debut March 21 on one of America’s most popular television channels, sources close to the production say.

Thirteen segments already have bee...
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Benefits of Gaming Ripple Through State
Jan 1st, 2004 - Deadwood gaming may have created more than 2,000 jobs in northern Black Hills and spurred preservation of one of south Dakota’s most unique historical treasures, but its true impact is being f...
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