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The Murder of Wild Bill Hickok

"Wild Bill Hickok Portrait"
Wild Bill Hickok Portrait

Famous lawman, James “Wild Bill” Hickok, was shot while gambling at the Saloon #10 in Deadwood, South Dakota. His shooter, Jack McCall, who was able to get away with the shooting by claiming that Hickok had murdered his brother. Eventually, McCall was turned over to a US Marshall in Dakota Territory where he would be re-tried for Hickok's murder.

Available Resource(s):

  • * - Additional archives can be accessed by contacting city archivist Michael Runge at .
  • * - Locate the historical markers for both the trial and hanging of the notorious Jack McCall for the murder of Wild Bill Hickok.
  • * - Information on how to visit the Grave of Wild Bill in Deadwood's Mount Moriah Cemetery.

Image Citation:

“File:Wild Bill Hickok sepia.png” . Accessed June 27, 2018.