Reunion VIII

The Deadwood Tour Bus The Plaque Indicates The Flag Flies 24 Hours at Mt. Moriah Cemetery The Famed Saloon Where Wild Bill Hickock Was Shot

The Grave of Wild Bill Hickock

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The third and final day of our reunion began with a tour of Deadwood SD. Our big surprise was that our tour guide was a high school classmate of one of the wives. John shared a wealth of knowledge of Deadwood and the buildings and sites that played an important role in the history of Deadwood.

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After our tour of the business district, we were driven to Mt. Moriah cemetery where we visited the grave site of Wild Bill Hickock. Calamity Jane, another colorful character of that era rests to the right of Wild Bill's grave site.

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Mt. Moriah Cemetery was granted permission during World War I to honor the men who served in the Armed Forces by flying the flag at the cemetery 24 hours daily. It is one of a very few sites with that privilege granted.

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Saloon #10 was the name of the site where Wild Bill was shot. The original site of Saloon #10 was destroyed by fire but a Saloon #10 was rebuilt on the opposite side of the street in the next block south.

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Wild Bill was holding a pair of aces and eights when he was shot and today that is still known in the world of poker as "a dead man's hand".