Mount Moriah Cemetery

The Mount Moriah Cemetery in Deadwood in South Dakota , USA was established in 1877 shortly after the town was founded. The cemetery is partly on a slope and is divided into different areas. There are e.g. B. Areas for unknown dead, for children, for Jews and for veterans of the Civil War including the Indian Wars .

Important tombs

• James Butler Hickok "Wild Bill" - Famous western hero, marshal and gambler
• Martha Canary "Calamity Jane" - western heroine
• Henry Weston Smith "Preacher Smith" († 1876 ) - The first pastor in town to be murdered on the way to a sermon
• Seth Bullock - famous western hero and the first marshal of Deadwood
• WE Adams († 1934 ) - Pioneer and Mayor of Deadwood
• Colonel John Lawrence - Governor and namesake of Lawrence County
• Willis H. Bonham ( 1847 - 1927 ) - Editor of The Deadwood Pioneer

See also

• List of burial places of famous people

Web links

• Deadwood Internet Map Server
• Find a grave
• Official Guide
• Description and photos

Coordinates: 44 ° 22 ′ 33.1 "  N , 103 ° 43 ′ 32.8"  W.