James Butler Hickok

Alias "Wild Bill"

Born - May 27, 1837

Troy Grove, Illinois

Died - August 2, 1876

Deadwood, Dakota Territory

Victim of the

Assassin Jack McCall

Marker can be reached from Mount Moriah Drive.

Courtesy hmdb.org

James Butler "Wild Bill" Hickok

Pioneer of the Great Plains, born here May 27, 1837. Assassinated at Deadwood, August 2, 1876. Served his country as a scout and a spy in the western States, to preserve the Union in the Civil War. Equally great were ...