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The End of the Trail
History doesn't happen in a magazine. History unfolds every day.
By T.D. Griffith
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CREDIT: TDG
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Sadly, with this issue, Deadwood Magazine marks the end of the trail.
In nearly two decades of existence, this publication has recounted the colorful cast of characters in whose footsteps we walk each day, and the impact this fabled town had on the settlement of the American West.
Since the advent of legalized gaming 20 years ago this fall, we’ve witnessed and remarked on a modern-day renaissance that saved a National Historic Landmark, created twice as many jobs as Deadwood has residents, and doubled visitation to the community. Frankly, it’s been one helluva ride.
In this concluding issue of Deadwood Magazine we extract the best columns and features published since 2005, exploring the exploits of a dynamic country duo named Big & Rich, whose Main Street concert attracted the largest crowd to the gulch since the lure of gold brought a wave of miners here in the summer of 1876. We also remember the Girls of the Gulch, the demise of the Wing Tsue building, the special relationship between lawman Seth Bullock and Theodore Roosevelt, the mystery of Hooker’s Head, and the wagon train that commemorated the Fort Pierre to Deadwood Trail in the summer of 2008.
But, magazines don’t make history; they merely document it. In their endless pursuit of perfection, success, dominance or just a little fun, people leave their mark in many ways, both for good and sometimes, not. We’ve been most pleased when this modest magazine shined a light on the unusual man or woman who changed history and our collective future. And, we’ve been gratified by so many friendships made in telling the enduring story of a small town in the middle of America known simply as Deadwood.
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