Adams Museum - Deadwood, SD
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N 44° 22.540 W 103° 43.761
13T E 601228 N 4914383
Located on Sherman street and sometime tied with a house on Van Buren Ave.
Waymark Code: WMPG93
Location: South Dakota, United States
Date Posted: 08/27/2015
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member MikeGolfJ3
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County of museum: Lawrence County
location of museum: 54 Sherman St., Deadwood
Phone: (605) 578-1714

"In 1930 pioneer businessman W.E. Adams founded the Adams Museum in downtown Deadwood with the purpose of preserving and displaying the history of the Black Hills. He donated the building to the City of Deadwood and placed the operation of the organization in the hands of a board of directors.

"In 1989 South Dakotans gave Deadwood a second renaissance by voting to allow limited stakes gaming with tax proceeds benefiting historic preservation. This breathed new life into the Adams Museum, giving the City of Deadwood and the Adams Museum board the opportunity to hire a professionally trained museum staff with the goal of restoring the building, instituting professional collections management practices, creating engaging and educational exhibitions and developing community based public programming. In 2005, the Adams Museum underwent a major renovation of the then 75-year-old building to address safety issues, make the facility more accessible to people with disabilities and to improve public programming spaces. The Adams Museum is wheel-chair accessible. In addition to exhibits on all three levels, a western history bookstore is included on the main floor and restrooms and a meeting room are located on the lower level." ~ Adams Museum

Theme:
The board oversaw the collecting of some of the Black Hills’ greatest treasures including Potato Creek Johnny’s gold nugget, beloved American illustrator N.C. Wyeth’s pencil sketch drawing of Western legend Wild Bill Hickok, the mysterious Thoen Stone record of the Ezra Kind party’s discovery of gold in the Hills in the 1830s and a one-of-a-kind plesiosaur (marine reptile). Also a mining train, and Wild Bill and Calamity stuff

Street Address:
54 Sherman St, Deadwood, SD 57732

Hours of Operation:
Winter Hours: Open Tuesday - Sunday: 10 AM - 4 PM Closed Mondays and winter holidays. Summer Hours: Daily from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Suggested donation: $5 for adults, $2 for children

Cost: 5.00 (listed in local currency)

Museum Size: Medium

Relevant Web Site: [Web Link]

Food Court: Not Listed

Gift Shop: Not Listed
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