Mount Moriah Cemetery · Black Hills Boothill

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11/24/2023

Nice recommendation for Mount Moriah Cemetery.
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08/20/2022

On this day in 1876, Rev. Henry Weston Smith was murdered. He was eventually given a Christian burial in Mount Moriah Cemetery in Deadwood. 🤠👇

"On Sunday, August 20, 1876, Smith was murdered en route to the mining camp of Crook City and was buried in the first cemetery without a Christian service. In 1883, Smith's body was exhumed and given a Christian burial in Mount Moriah."
-from "Deadwood's Mount Moriah Cemetery" by Michael Runge

"Deadwood's Mount Moriah Cemetery" by Michael Runge can be purchased at Deadwood info centers.

Please remember, Mt. Moriah Cemetery is a sacred place and should be treated with respect. Please take only photographs and leave nothing but memories.

There is a $2.00 entrance fee to Mt. Moriah Cemetery. Funds generated from this entrance help with the ongoing maintenance and beautification of the cemetery.

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Deadwood: Historic Preservation Office

08/12/2022

Be sure to visit this must-see historic cemetery while in Deadwood - Mt Moriah Cemetery! 🤠👇

Pay homage to heroes and outlaws of South Dakota's past via the fascinating Mount Moriah Cemetery in Deadwood.

08/07/2022

On this day in 1913, Kirk Gunby Phillips passed away. He was laid to rest at Mount Moriah Cemetery in Deadwood. 🤠👇

"Kirk Gunby Phillips (November 25, 1851-August 7, 1913) was a prominent Deadwood Mason and well-known civil servant. In 1876, Phillips came to Deadwood and opened a pharmaceutical business on Main Street and soon became involved in local, county, and state government. In 1882, Phillips was elected Deadwood mayor. Three years later, he was elected Lawrence County treasurer and served for six years. From 1894 to 1896, Phillips served two terms as the South Dakota state treasurer before running for governor and losing by a very narrow margin. Phillips was a member of Deadwood's Masonic Lodge and obtained the 32nd degree in Scottish Rite."
-from "Deadwood's Mount Moriah Cemetery" by Michael Runge

"Deadwood's Mount Moriah Cemetery" by Michael Runge can be purchased at Deadwood info centers.

Please remember, Mt. Moriah Cemetery is a sacred place and should be treated with respect. Please take only photographs and leave nothing but memories.

There is a $2.00 entrance fee to Mt. Moriah Cemetery. Funds generated from this entrance help with the ongoing maintenance and beautification of the cemetery.

Deadwood History
Deadwood: Historic Preservation Office

08/05/2022

On this day in 1934, Dora Dufran passed away. She was laid to rest in Mount Moriah Cemetery in Deadwood. 🤠👇

"The infamous Dora Dufran was born Amie Helen Dorothea Bolshow in England in 1873 and immigrated to the United States with her parents, who settled in Nebraska. By 1889, she was married to Joseph Dufran and opened a brothel in Deadwood devoted to gambling, dancing, drinking, and "fancy entertainment" for its guests. Dufran operated two similar establishments in Belle Fourche and Rapid City, South Dakota, prior to 1917. After the closing of the houses in Rapid City, Dufran took up nursing and played an active role in helping the destitute and poor during the 1918 influenza epidemic. Several days after her death in 1934, the Rapid City Daily Journal wrote a half-page eulogy commemorating the life of Dufran. Today, Dufran is buried in Mount Moriah Cemetery beside her husband and pet parrot, Fred."
-from "Deadwood's Mount Moriah Cemetery" by Michael Runge

"Deadwood's Mount Moriah Cemetery" by Michael Runge can be purchased at Deadwood info centers.

Please remember, Mt. Moriah Cemetery is a sacred place and should be treated with respect. Please take only photographs and leave nothing but memories.

There is a $2.00 entrance fee to Mt. Moriah Cemetery. Funds generated from this entrance help with the ongoing maintenance and beautification of the cemetery.

Deadwood History
Deadwood: Historic Preservation Office

08/02/2022

On this day in 1876, Wild Bill Hickok died by the hand of Jack McCall.... 🤠👇

"In July 1876, Hickok arrived in Deadwood Gulch. On August 2, he was murdered by Jack McCall in Nuttall & Mann's Saloon No. 10 and buried in Deadwood's first cemetery, Mount Moriah. .. This photograph, taken after 1880, most likely shows the first of Hickok's graves in Mount Moriah Cemetery."
-from "Deadwood's Mount Moriah Cemetery" by Michael Runge

"Deadwood's Mount Moriah Cemetery" by Michael Runge can be purchased at Deadwood info centers.

Please remember, Mt. Moriah Cemetery is a sacred place and should be treated with respect. Please take only photographs and leave nothing but memories.

There is a $2.00 entrance fee to Mt. Moriah Cemetery. Funds generated from this entrance help with the ongoing maintenance and beautification of the cemetery.

Deadwood History
Deadwood: Historic Preservation Office

08/01/2022

On this day in 1903, Calamity Jane died.... 🤠👇

"On August 1, 1903, another Deadwood celebrity joined Hickok in Section 1, Lot 70 - Martha "Calamity Jane" Canary.....
..John B. Mayo photographed Canary in front of James Butler Hickok's grave in Mount Moriah Cemetery. This was to become one of the last photographs of Canary before her death. Several weeks later, she boarded a train in Deadwood and traveled to the mining cap of Terry, South Dakota, and died at the Calloway Hotel on August 1, 1903. Her body was brought back to Deadwood for burial adjacent to Hickok, forever solidifying her mark in the American West."
-from "Deadwood's Mount Moriah Cemetery" by Michael Runge

"Deadwood's Mount Moriah Cemetery" by Michael Runge can be purchased at Deadwood info centers.

Please remember, Mt. Moriah Cemetery is a sacred place and should be treated with respect. Please take only photographs and leave nothing but memories.

There is a $2.00 entrance fee to Mt. Moriah Cemetery. Funds generated from this entrance help with the ongoing maintenance and beautification of the cemetery.

Deadwood History
Deadwood: Historic Preservation Office

07/25/2022

On this day in 1912, Lucile Adams contracted typhoid fever and died at just 28 years old. Lucile was W.E. Adams' firstborn daughter. The family brought Lucile back to Deadwood where she was buried at Mount Moriah Cemetery.

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07/23/2022

On this day in 1849, Seth Bullock was born. Bullock and his business partner, Sol Star, owned and operated the town’s first hardware store. But when it burned in 1894, they decided not to rebuild but construct Deadwood’s first hotel instead. The three-story, 64-room Bullock Hotel was the most luxurious of its time with steam heat and indoor bathrooms on each floor. The Bullock is still a Main Street fixture today. Seth Bullock is buried at the top of the hill in Deadwood’s Mount Moriah Cemetery. 🤠

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Deadwood: Historic Preservation Office

07/19/2022

On this day in 1896, Andrew R.Z. Dawson died. He was buried at Mt Moriah Cemetery in Deadwood 🤠👇

"Andrew R.Z. Dawson (May 10, 1835-July 19, 1896) was one of Deadwood's highest-ranking Civil War veterans. Dawson arrived in the Deadwood Gulch in 1876 and worked as the collector of internal revenue before being appointed clerk of the US Court for the Black hills District. In 1884, Dawson founded the Deadwood Keogh Post 64, Grand Army of the Republic (GAR). In addition to the GAR, Dawson was involved with the Society of Black Hills Pioneers."
-from "Deadwood's Mount Moriah Cemetery" by Michael Runge

"Deadwood's Mount Moriah Cemetery" by Michael Runge can be purchased at Deadwood info centers.

Please remember, Mt. Moriah Cemetery is a sacred place and should be treated with respect. Please take only photographs and leave nothing but memories.

There is a $2.00 entrance fee to Mt. Moriah Cemetery. Funds generated from this entrance help with the ongoing maintenance and beautification of the cemetery.

Deadwood History
Deadwood: Historic Preservation Office