A short drive northeast of Lead is Deadwood, with the Adams Memorial Museum (recalling the time of the Black Hills gold rush) and the old Broken Boot goldmine. During the main holiday season there are highly realistic performances of the Wild West play "The Trial of Jack McCall" every evening (except Sundays). Visitors can also enjoy a whisky in the saloon made famous by Calamity Jane and Wild Bill Hickock.
Deadwood (pop. 1,400) is the county seat of Lawrence County.
W.E. Adams began the museum in 1930 as a memorial to his family and to honor the early pioneers that settled the Black Hills. Artefacts reflect Deadwood's past through history, art and natural history displays.
Exterior of the Adams House and Museum in Deadwood.
Night view of the Adams House in Deadwood.
Address: Adams Museum, 54 Sherman Street, Deadwood, SD 57732-0252, United States
Phone: 1 (605) 578-1714, Fax: 1 (605) 578-1194
Hours:
April 1 to April 30: 9am-5pm; Closed: Sun
May 1 to September 30: 9am-5pm; Closed: Sun
October 1 to October 31: 9am-5pm; Closed: Sun, Sun
November 1 to March 31: 10am-4pm; Closed: Sun, Sun, Sun, Mon
Always closed on: New Year's Day (January 1), Thanksgiving - USA (4th Thursday, November ), Christmas - Christian (December 25)
Disability Access: Full facilities for persons with disabilities.
Ghosts of Deadwood Gulch - Western Heritage Museum is a wax museum with 50 life-sized, costumed figures of famous personalities in historic settings. Scenes include Saloon No. 10, where Wild Bill Hickok was shot; a dance hall, doctor's office, and the Gulch's richest gold claim.
Built in 1892, Historic Adams House is an elegant Queen Anne-style house. The house was restored in 1998 by the Deadwood Historic Preservation Commission.
Hours:
April 1 to April 30: 9am-5pm; Closed: Sun
May 1 to September 30: 9am-5pm; Closed: Sun
October 1 to October 31: 9am-5pm; Closed: Sun, Sun
Mount Moriah Cemetery near Deadwood contains the graves of Calamity Jane, Wild Bill Hicock, Potato Creek Johnny and Henry Weston Smith, a pioneer minister.
Nelson's Garage-Car & Motorcycle Museum in Deadwood features cars from well-known movies and television shows including James Bond's Aston Martin, the Batmobile, Herbie the Love Bug, and Evil Knievel's motorcycle. Other displays include costumes and props from Hollywood films.
The Original Deadwood Tour is a one-hour bus tour that travels through Deadwood's Historic Streets, the Badlands area, the Chinese section, and Mount Moriah Cemetery. Passengers on this narrated tour will see land marks, points of interest and hear the tales of Deadwood's Legendary Characters.
Address: Original Deadwood Tour, Box 472, Deadwood, SD 57732, United States
Phone: 1 (605) 578-2091, Fax: 1 (605) 578-1092
Tips: Tours depart at 10:30am, 11:30am, 1:30pm and 3:30pm.
Staged in the Old Towne Hall, the re-enactment of the assassination of Wild Bill by Jack McCall with a gunfight on main Street and the subsequent trial is presented in the theater nightly during the summer.
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