First Gold

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Local Deadwood

December Featured Prospector: William Remer, a miner, sheriff and bank clerk

(Photo Caption -William Remer standing next to a placer mine, undated. Deadwood History, Inc., Adams Museum Collection.) In the festive ambiance of Deadwood during Christmas, the spirit of giving and...

Featuring miners and a forgotten gulch in October

In collaboration with Deadwood History, Inc., this month, we proudly feature Joe Seelig, Pete Stankovich, and Laurence Seelig in “Rudebaker” Gulch, 1898. Adams Museum Collection. While...

November featured prospector: Portrait of a lady

In Deadwood, Thanksgiving assumes a special significance, drawing parallels between the bountiful harvests celebrated during the Gold Rush era and the gratitude expressed on this traditional holiday...

Featured Prospector of the Month: Burros and Deadwood Gulch 

In Deadwood, where the echoes of laborers and prospectors from the Gold Rush era still resonate, Labor Day takes on a special significance. Celebrated on the first Monday of September, it honors this...

Featured Prospector of the Month: A man named Ray

We’re named First Gold because of our proximity to where people made the first gold discoveries in Deadwood, and we’re collaborating with Deadwood History, Inc. to celebrate that history by featuring...

March Miner of the Month: Potato Creek Johnny

We’re excited to announce a new feature: a Miner of the Month, where we highlight one of the local miners who helped form this region. And we’re starting with one of the most famous Black Hills...

Why are we named First Gold?

We’re proud of our history, so we chose the name First Gold because of our proximity to where the first gold was discovered in the northern Black Hills. Our friends at the Deadwood Chamber...

May Prospector of the Month: Calamity Jane

As we celebrate strong women, who better to feature as our May Prospector of the Month than Calamity Jane, the legendary frontierswoman of the American West. Mother’s Day is this month, and we want to...

June Featured Prospector pays tribute to all the dads on Father’s Day

As Father’s Day approaches (it’s June 16, 2024, for those of you who still need to get a card), we’re pondering how paternal roles are intertwined with the history of Deadwood, where the pioneering...