Deadwood is an environmental enigma; it changed the Black Hills forever, yet the Black Hills have not changed.
Consider this: you are standing near the spot where the photo on this marker was captured. The ridgeline beyond Main Street is relatively unchanged after a century of Deadwood development. To the east you can see the recently restored Mount Moriah Cemetery, where Wild Bill Hickok, Calamity Jane and Seth Bullock have all been laid to rest.
Farther north, on the same side of the street, you’ll find interpretive sign No. 12.