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Mount Moriah Cemetery on Mount Moriah in Deadwood, South Dakota, is the burial place of Wild Bill Hickok, Calamity Jane, Seth Bullock and other notable figures of the Wild West. By tradition, the American flag flies over the cemetery 24 hours a day, rather than merely from sunrise to sunset.
Hickok once shot and killed his own deputy in error, which was the downfall of his career as a lawman. After a tour of the East with Buffalo Bill Cody's Wild West Show (1872 to 1873), he went to Deadwood, South Dakota, where he was murdered by Jack McCall while playing cards at the #10 Saloon.
Graves of Wild Bill Hickok and Calamity Jane. Deadwood, South Dakota. Mount Moriah Cemetery sits on a ridge above the town of Deadwood, and has been a destination for Wild West fans ever since Wild Bill Hickok was buried there in 1879.
Deadwood’s historic cemetery includes such notables as Wild Bill Hickok and Calamity Jane. Stop by for a self-guided tour where you’ll learn about some of Deadwood’s most interesting characters! Open year-round. Find your way around the cemetery HERE.
28 sie 2024 · Wild Bill Hickok. His real name was James Butler Hickok but was widely known as “Wild Bill.” He was a famous lawman, scout, gunfighter, and actor. He came to Deadwood in 1876 to pursue gambling but was murdered in Saloon #10 by Jack McCall.
Wild Bill Hickock is one of the Wild West’s seminal figures. Wild Bill’s grave is located in Mount Moriah Cemetery in Deadwood, South Dakota, along with the graves of Calamity Jane, Seth Bullock and others.
22 wrz 2013 · Buried in Mt. Moriah Cemetery, overlooking Deadwood Gulch, are western legends, folk figures, murderers, madams, children of misfortune, and Deadwood pioneers.
