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Deadwood Alive, Deadwood, SD
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Deadwood Alive

Deadwood Alive is an attraction in Deadwood, SD, part of the Black Hills guide. Cost: free. Shows run Monday-Saturday, mid-May through September.

Main Street · Deadwood, SD

Why you should go…

Deadwood Alive stages historically inspired gunfight reenactments on Main Street in Deadwood, South Dakota, three times a day, six days a week during the summer season. The troupe's centerpiece show, the Trial of Jack McCall, dramatizes the real trial held the day after Jack McCall shot Wild Bill Hickok, ending at the Wild Bill Theatre. Shows run seasonally from mid-May through September and are free to watch.

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