General Custer's 1874 expedition to
the Black Hills reported "gold in the grass roots." The race was
on. Prospectors, gamblers, and fortune hunters flocked to the
Black Hills in search of the mother lode. Deadwood was one of the
mining camps that sprang up during this period. It was a wild and
lawless town.
One of those coming to the Hills during this period was Seth Bullock. He arrived in 1876 with his partner, Sol Star. They opened up a successful hardware business catering to the needs of the miners and others in the camp. Eventually, they bought a lot on the corner of Main and Wall streets -- the future site of the Bullock Hotel.
Bullock found himself appointed sheriff of Deadwood and was reported to "have a stare that could stop a gunfight." Law and order had come to Deadwood.
Bullock died in September of 1919 in the Bullock Hotel. He was buried in Mt. Moriah at the top of the trail leading up out of the cemetary. His gravesite provided a view of Mt. Roosevelt across the gulch. Mt. Roosevelt is named in honor of Teddy Roosevelt, a close friend of Bullock's. Bullock's grave is located above Mt. Moriah. A hike up a dirt road will lead you to the gravesite.
But the story doesn't end there....
All types of paranormal activity have been reported at the Bullock Hotel over the years. The reports have come from guests and hotel employees alike.
Plates and glasses have been known to shake and fly off the tables in the restaurant. Lights turn off and on by themselves, objects move untouched, shower curtains opening and closing by themselves. People have heard their name whispered by an unseen male voice. Others have heard whistling in the empty hallways and the sounds of boots with spurs walking across the floors. Broken clocks suddenly chime the time and mysterious cloudy images have been noted in photographs taken within the hotel.
One of the most widely circulated stories of Bullock's ghost involves a young boy staying at the hotel with his parents. The boy wandered away from his parents and became lost. While walking around the hotel crying, the boy came in contact with a cowboy. The man calmed the child and helped him back to his room. When the family checked out of the hotel the next day, the boy pointed to a photo of a man hanging on the wall. He identified the man as the one who had helped him the night before.
It was a photo of Seth Bullock.
One of those coming to the Hills during this period was Seth Bullock. He arrived in 1876 with his partner, Sol Star. They opened up a successful hardware business catering to the needs of the miners and others in the camp. Eventually, they bought a lot on the corner of Main and Wall streets -- the future site of the Bullock Hotel.
Bullock found himself appointed sheriff of Deadwood and was reported to "have a stare that could stop a gunfight." Law and order had come to Deadwood.
Bullock died in September of 1919 in the Bullock Hotel. He was buried in Mt. Moriah at the top of the trail leading up out of the cemetary. His gravesite provided a view of Mt. Roosevelt across the gulch. Mt. Roosevelt is named in honor of Teddy Roosevelt, a close friend of Bullock's. Bullock's grave is located above Mt. Moriah. A hike up a dirt road will lead you to the gravesite.
But the story doesn't end there....
All types of paranormal activity have been reported at the Bullock Hotel over the years. The reports have come from guests and hotel employees alike.
Plates and glasses have been known to shake and fly off the tables in the restaurant. Lights turn off and on by themselves, objects move untouched, shower curtains opening and closing by themselves. People have heard their name whispered by an unseen male voice. Others have heard whistling in the empty hallways and the sounds of boots with spurs walking across the floors. Broken clocks suddenly chime the time and mysterious cloudy images have been noted in photographs taken within the hotel.
One of the most widely circulated stories of Bullock's ghost involves a young boy staying at the hotel with his parents. The boy wandered away from his parents and became lost. While walking around the hotel crying, the boy came in contact with a cowboy. The man calmed the child and helped him back to his room. When the family checked out of the hotel the next day, the boy pointed to a photo of a man hanging on the wall. He identified the man as the one who had helped him the night before.
It was a photo of Seth Bullock.