Deadwood, South Dakota

Deadwood is a city located in Lawrence County, South Dakota. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 1,380. It is the county seat of Lawrence County{{GR|6}}.

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Lawrence County, South Dakota - 2000 - County seat

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At high noon on November 1, 1989, the City of Deadwood celebrated the official start of limited-stakes gambling, becoming the third place in the United States to legalize gaming (after Atlantic City and the state of Nevada). Since then, over $170 million in public and private funds have been invested in restoring the community, making it one of the largest ongoing historic preservation projects in North America. Its frontier history, regular public entertainment events and the surrounding Black Hills National Forest have turned it into a popular visitor destination, attracting more than two million tourists annually.

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Atlantic City - Nevada - North America - Black Hills

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The town's early history forms the basis for the storyline of the HBO TV series named Deadwood.

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HBO - Deadwood

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For other uses of the term Deadwood see this page.

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