everyone wanted a piece of Deadwood. SC: And the prospectors unwittingly started one of the great Indian uprisings. CA: Indeed they did. Deadwood was pretty much the direct cause of Custer’s Last Stand
did the town you ‘came from’ exist in 1876? But there are many choices, folks from all across the world came to gold rush towns of which Deadwood is very famous, rich Victorian aristocrats bored with city life, people on the run from the law looking for a second chance, two bit con artists looking to swindle folks out of their claims, buffalo hunters seeking a better life, businessmen looking to cash in on a new market, and even statesmen looking to politicize the new region and make it a state... SC: All of those factors in one way or another brought the territories into statehood? CA: Indeed they did. Gold in Deadwood was very lucrative. The U.S. government at first tried to keep prospectors out of the Black Hills as it was ceded to the Sioux Nation during a treaty, but once the gold started flowing,
and the eventual removal of the natives in the Dakotas. SC: When will the next event in Deadwood be? CA: *chuckles* We have so many, we try to keep the events here in historical contexts... prize poker matches, shooting competitions, faro contests, as example of some of the weekly smaller events. Recently we have been having a farmer’s market on the weekends, and the town council is preparing for an all hallows