Deadwood in Lawrence County, South Dakota — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Saloon Number 10

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, July 12, 2018

1. Saloon Number 10 Marker

Inscription. Historic Site
Saloon Number 10
where Wild Bill was shot
August 2, 1876

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Horticulture & Forestry. A significant historical date for this entry is August 2, 1876.

Location. 44° 22.692′ N, 103° 43.748′ W. Marker is in Deadwood, South Dakota, in Lawrence County. It is on Main Street north of Wall Street, on the left when traveling north. Marker is a large, painted wooden sign, hanging over the front entrance of the "Wild Bill Bar", perpendicular to the building front. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 624 Main Street, Deadwood SD 57732, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in West River.

It is also in the American Black Hills,

in the Lewis & Clark Corridor,

on the prairies,

and on the Northern Plains.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once Rupert’s Land

and also the Louisiana Purchase.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: The Badlands (a few

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steps from this marker); Jewish American Pioneers and Deadwood (within shouting distance of this marker); Early Placer Mining Operations in Deadwood (within shouting distance of this marker); Wall & Main Street: Commercial Center (within shouting distance of this marker); Historic Facade Replication (within shouting distance of this marker); Broadway Street (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Deadwood 1876 (about 500 feet away); The Fire of 1879 (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Deadwood.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Deadwood City 1876 (was about 500 feet away but has been permanently removed).

Regarding Saloon Number 10. The original "Saloon Number 10" site is currently occupied by the "Wild Bill Bar."

Also see . . .
1. August 2, 1876: Wild Bill Hickok is Murdered. In the spring of 1876, Hickok arrived in the Black Hills mining town of Deadwood, South Dakota. There he became a regular at the poker tables of the No. 10 Saloon, eking out a meager existence as a card player. On this day in 1876, Hickok was playing cards with his back to the saloon door. At 4:15

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, July 13, 2018

2. Saloon Number 10 Marker

in the afternoon, a young gunslinger named Jack McCall walked into the saloon, approached Hickok from behind, and shot him in the back of the head. Hickok died immediately. McCall tried to shoot others in the crowd, but amazingly, all of the remaining cartridges in his pistol were duds. McCall was later tried, convicted, and hanged. (Submitted on July 14, 2018, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)

2. Later history of the site. Nuttal & Mann's Saloon, the original building at the site, burned down in 1879. The I.H. Chase Building, which housed a clothing store, was built on the site in 1898. When Chase moved out, Frank X. Smith opened a beer hall. The building later housed the Eagle Inn, the sign of which still hangs on the upper portion of the building. The building (at 624 Lower Main Street) formerly housed the "Wild West Casino." It then was a vacant building until a couple bought it in March 2013 and re-opened it in July 2013 as "Wild Bill's Trading Post" where antiques and souvenirs are sold. The owners are remodeling the basement into a recreated scene of the shooting of James Butler Hickok by Jack McCall.

"Wild Bill Bar" interior view image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, July 12, 2018

3. "Wild Bill Bar" interior view

The building displays a sign that says it was the actual location at which Hickok was shot. (Submitted on July 14, 2018, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)

Additional commentary.
1. Lower level tours
Docent tours are offered of the basement level of the Wild Bill Bar. That basement was the original street level of Main Street before the Whitewood Creek Flood in 1883.

— Submitted January 22, 2023, by Bill Haas of Deadwood, South Dakota.

Additional keywords. Outlaws & Renegades

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, July 12, 2018

4. "Wild Bill Bar" interior view

Saloon Number 10 image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, July 13, 2018

5. Saloon Number 10

Credits. This page was last revised on November 26, 2024. It was originally submitted on July 13, 2018, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 2,830 times since then and 135 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on July 13, 2018, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on July 14, 2018, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.