2008-2009 Spearfish Area Historical Society
The Spearfish Area Historical Society has done an outstanding job of pulling in some great speakers. SAHS meets monthly and you'll find some photographs and information from more recent meetings below. Please note that this is not an official site for the society. You may click on each photo below to see a larger image.
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After the hardware store burned down in 1894, Bullock put together a scheme to build a new hotel in Deadwood. Using land that he and Star had owned, he brought together some well-known and successful investors to fund the project.
W. W. Marsh and Fred Evans (whose wealthy family had hotels in Hot Springs and Omaha) led the initiative and funded construction of the building.
Ironically, although Bullock had little to do with the project, it carried his name.
The Bullock Hotel was a three story, 64-room luxury hotel with steam heat and indoor bathrooms on each floor. It continues to operate to this day.