FIRST Lawrence County Treasurer - Mt. Moriah Cemetery - Deadwood, SD
N 44° 22.547 W 103° 43.548
13T E 601511 N 4914400
"Colonel" John Lawrence is buried not far from Wild Bill Hickok and Calamity Jane in Deadwood's historic Mt. Moriah Cemetery. His headstone notes that he was Lawrence County's first treasurer.
Waymark Code: WM12XNR
Location: South Dakota, United States
Date Posted: 08/02/2020
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As the headstone itself notes, this is a newer grave marker, made of red granite, with Colonel Lawrence's name and dates in a light box, with a few sound bytes below:
Col. John Lawrence
1839
April 26, 1889
Territorial Legislator
First County Treasurer
"Father of Lawrence County"
Placed by the Citizens
of Lawrence County
1986
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Colonel Lawrence's final resting place is stop "V" on the self-guided tour through the cemetery, a copy of which you'll receive when you pay your $2 admission at the gate. Its entry provides some background:
V - COLONEL JOHN LAWRENCE - Although the title of "Colonel" was only an honorary title bestowed by an early governor of Dakota Territory, John Lawrence will be remembered as the first county treasurer and as the namesake of Lawrence County. He came to the Black Hills in April 1877 following a varied political career as a Dakota Territorial Legislator, Sergeant-at-Arms of the House of Representatives in Washington, D.C., and Deputy United States Marshall of Dakota. After serving as treasurer, he was sought out for his advice on matters of importance in the county, and for several years served as road supervisor for Central City and the surrounding mining camps and as an election
judge.
FIRST - Classification Variable: Person or Group
Date of FIRST: 04/01/1877
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