Wednesday, July 25, 2012

Day 12: Deadwood, Crazy Horse and Mount Rushmore Night Ceremony

Days of '76 in Deadwood, SD, too bad we could not make it to any of the Rodeos

Neil and I took the Deadwood Boot Hill Tour, an hour long bus ride through Historic Deadwood and up to Mt Moriah Cemetery where Wild Bill Hickok was laid to rest.

The Historic Franklin Hotel...that is not where Neil and I stayed.

Mt Moriah Cemetery where many Western Legends found their final resting place.

Madame Dufran, owner of many western brothels in the 19th Century. Her epitaph reads simply "business woman"


Calamity Jane's burial site, she requested to be buried next Wild Bill Hickok even though the two only met in passing once.

Wild Bill Hickok's grave site.

The view of the black hills for Mt Moriah Cemetery


Wild Bill was shot and killed in the back of his head by Jack McCall here at Saloon Number 10.

Scale of the finished crazy horse memorial in front of the statue

The scale model of the Crazy Horse Memorial

The view today of Crazy Horse Memorial

Mount Rushmore at night

Shout Out to Minnesota

This is the tribute flag the hung at the unveiling of Mount Rushmore, at the time it was the largest US flag ever made. I thought this picture was neat since the glass reflected the image of Jefferson and Lincoln from the exhibit in the back ground.

Lighting ceremony at Mount Rushmore

The flag ceremony at the end by Veterans in the crowd.

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