A modern vehicle pulls a covered wagon in Deadwood, South Dakota, USA.

A modern vehicle pulls a covered wagon in Deadwood, Lawrence County, South Dakota, USA. After the discovery of large placer gold deposits in Deadwood Gulch in 1875, thousands of gold-seekers flocked to the new town of Deadwood from 1876 to 1879, leading to the Black Hills Gold Rush, despite the land being owned by the Sioux. At its height, the city had a population of 25,000, and attracted larger-than-life Old West figures including Wyatt Earp, Calamity Jane, and Wild Bill Hickok (who was killed there). The entire city is now designated as a National Historic Landmark District, for its well-preserved Gold Rush-era architecture.

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A modern vehicle pulls a covered wagon in Deadwood, Lawrence County, South Dakota, USA. After the discovery of large placer gold deposits in Deadwood Gulch in 1875, thousands of gold-seekers flocked to the new town of Deadwood from 1876 to 1879, leading to the Black Hills Gold Rush, despite the land being owned by the Sioux. At its height, the city had a population of 25,000, and attracted larger-than-life Old West figures including Wyatt Earp, Calamity Jane, and Wild Bill Hickok (who was killed there). The entire city is now designated as a National Historic Landmark District, for its well-preserved Gold Rush-era architecture.