Historic haunted places in Deadwood, SD. Each page gives the ghost story, whether visitors can go, and a link to the site the story came from. The stories are folklore, not documented fact.
Seth Bullock came to Deadwood to sell hardware and became its sheriff and a U.S. Marshal before he died in 1919. His spirit is said to keep an eye on his hotel, moving chairs until…
Open (ghost and paranormal tours; pizza restaurant).
Built in 1898 in Deadwood's old Badlands district, the Fairmont has been a brothel, a Turkish bath and a speakeasy. Several deaths and at least one murder happened inside, and the …
Seasonal (museum tours; paranormal investigations in October).
After civic leader W.E. Adams died in 1937, his wife Mary closed the house and moved to California, telling friends it was haunted. Visitors report moved objects, voices and footst…
Billed as the only museum with a bar, Saloon No. 10 displays the chair Wild Bill Hickok was allegedly sitting in when he was shot. Some say past patrons had too much fun to leave, …
The restored Franklin Hotel is named for early investor Harris Franklin, who some say still checks in. Staff tell of his spirit appearing to make sure everyone is doing their job.