DEADWOOD CONTINUED FROM PAGE 66 » Main Street. Rambunctious driver-guides will tell you the whole Deadwood saga as you wind through side streets West’s most flamboyant characters now “rest in peace” at Mt. Moriah Cemetery, high above Main Street. Along with Wild Bill and Calamity Jane, the graves of Madam Dora DuFran, Potato Creek Johnny, Preacher Smith, Seth Bullock and Colorado Charlie Utter are located in this historic cemetery. A stop at the interpretive sites give you an idea of how the town actually looked when these larger-than-life personalities strode the downtown boardwalks. Those who want to learn more should plan a visit to the Adams Museum , with artifacts on display from Deadwood’s no-torious past, a folk art collection, Lakota bead and quill work, and much more. The Adams House is a fascinating tour of a perfectly preserved mayor’s home as it stood in 1936. Or stroll through the Days of ‘76 Museum , which highlights the town’s annual award-winning rodeo cel-ebration, along with unique western exhibits from the Don Clowser Collection. For a city-wide tour, board one of the buses which spe-cialize in town tours; most conveniently load on Historic You can also learn more about Deadwood at the brand new Visitor Center, opening in 2017. DEADWOOD’S GLORY ROAD Luckier than most with its proximoty to the Homestake Mine—the nation’s most productive gold mine for over 100 years—Deadwood managed to avoid the pitfalls and snares along the glory road for decades. But by the late 1980s, the ride that began as a wild and rowdy gold-fueled rampage was grinding to a halt. Lady Luck was about to fold up her hand. As the community leaders surveyed the vacant down-town, the cracked pavements and the dwindling trickle of traffic, the decision was made to deal Deadwood a new hand. Town promoters succeeded in getting a constitution-al amendment to allow limited stakes gambling on the ballot, and in November 1989, voters overwhelmingly DEADWOOD CONTINUED ON PAGE 70 » BLACK HILLS & BADLANDS REGION 69 and make a low-gear climb to Mount Moriah Cemetery.
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