Seeing Our Country
Thursday, June 16, 2005
While in Deadwood we had to check out Wild Bill Hickcock's final resting place (yes, he is perported to actually being resting here). Interesting note; as a child, he had a protruding upper lip which is the reason he wore a mustache his whole life, and is partly responsible for his nickname of Wild Bill. Apparently, children being what they are had named him Duck Bill because of this protruding lip, but as he grew older, it became readily apparent that he would be a rather large man by then standards. Over 6 feet tall. After several "discussions" about his old nickname, the monicker changed to Wild Bill. Ain't history fun. At least history as dished out by the local tour guide.
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