In 1876 he joined the great rush to these Black Hills — not to mine gold, but to claim lives for God. Reading and writing poetry eased his loneliness. During the week he performed manual labor to send savings to his family in Kentucky and to sustain himself as he preached on Deadwood's main street.
On Sunday, August 20, 1876, after service in Deadwood, he tacked a note on his cabin door saying he had gone to Crook City to preach. On the way he was shot, in his pocket were the notes, now blood-stained, for the undelivered sermon. His Bible lay unopened. The Society of Black Hills Pioneers erected this monument in 1914 near where he was killed.
Today his body lies in Mt. Moriah Cemetery overlooking Deadwood.
| HM Number | HMUIJ |
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| Tags | |
| Placed By | South Dakota State Historical Society and Society of Black Hills Pioneers |
| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Saturday, October 18th, 2014 at 4:42am PDT -07:00 |
| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 13T E 601973 N 4917598 |
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| Decimal Degrees | 44.40450000, -103.71936667 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 44° 24.27', W 103° 43.162' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 44° 24' 16.20" N, 103° 43' 9.72" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 605 |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 10 Canam Hwy, Lead SD 57754, US |
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