We next went into the Black Hills then stopped in Deadwood, South Dakota.  Left - This is a postcard of Main Street.   
Photo by P. Niemann.  Right - We visited Boot Hill where "Calamity Jane" is buried.  
Jane is buried next to Wild Bill.  It started to snow!!
"Wild Bill" Hickock's grave site.  Right - A postcard of the site.  Mt. Moriah Cemetery.  Photo by Centennial Distributors.
Left - When we got to Mt. Rushmore, it was still snowing.  
Right - Bust of the sculptor, Gutzon Borglum (1867-1941).
A postcard showing the dimensions of George Washington and the dates of dedication
of each sculpture.  ©  Rushmore Photos & Gifts, Inc.
08/13/06, 05/12/20
Las Vegas and National Parks, 1996 - Page H




"Nearly
one-half
million
tons
of rock
was
removed
from the
mountain
during the
14 years
(1927-1941)
of
carving".  
Photo
Courtesy of
S.D. Dept.
of
Tourism
©  RP
Enterprises.
Photo by Bill Groethe, sculpture by Glenna
Goodacre.  Postcard purchased in Grand Rapids

Please click here to see photos of the 2013 National Parks Tour.  We did not visit Deadwood in 2013.
It was only September 25th but we were caught by a snow storm.  Left is the town of Deadwood.  Right are
fir trees covered in snow.  It was a beautiful sight.  Both photos taken from the coach.