Deadwood Live Cam
Easily accessible via major interstates and U.S. highways
Hosted by:
- Deadwood Chamber of Commerce
- 501 Main Street - Deadwood
- South Dakota - United States
- +1 800-999-1876
- [email protected]
- https://www.deadwood.com/
The Birth of Deadwood
The early modern history of the Black Hills is largely the history of Deadwood. The town was effectively born of the gold rush of 1874-6.
The "sooners" were among the first to learn of gold in the Hills. Scientific expeditions, such as the Jenny campaign, confirmed the presence of the yellow metal, above and beyond the flush of speculation. Sooners, succumbing to the temptation of gold, squatted illegally in the Hills area before being forcibly removed by the authorities. The U.S. army and cavalry, however, found it increasingly difficult to keep prospectors out when regional newspaper editors like Charlie Collins of the Sioux City Times promoted the rush through rich depictions of possibilities in the Hills. Collins himself helped organize an expedition of sooners.
