DeadwoodYouBetApril09 by Black Hills Pioneer

Territory Timeline ')* 19DEs

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~ Many o( Deadwood-s historic Main Street structures undergo renovations8 additions8 or change the types o( businesses they house during this time. Many also change hands. ~ Automobiles open Black Hills to tourism.

19DE ~ Deadwood-s Chinese population dwindles to less than 5E Chinese residents. ~ Air mail service to the Midwest begins.

~ 11D8589 cars8 788E6 trucks Vmost (armerQownedW8 & 777 motorcycles take to the state-s expanding highway system.

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19DD

~ New Kork Kankees Babe Ruth & Bob Meusel play in AllQStar game against Deadwood-s Rlympic Club nine8 winners o( this year-s Black Hills league pennant8 (or a seasonQcloser treat in Deadwood. ~ First state highway map published.

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TUVW

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JUNE 5, 2007 T5e se?ent5 <i((est IGT Me(aPa#0potR in Deadwood 5istory totaled S41V,W0Y.9[. It was won at t5e Wild West Winners Clu< on Pune 5, V00W on a Quarter 6a#5ine. Wild West Winners Clu< is one of se?eral Deadwood #asinos <elon(in( to a town-wide pro(ressi?e (a6in( networ0. Deadwood #asinos were so6e of t5e first in t5e nation to #arry IGT pro(ressi?e (a6es. T5e pro(ressi?e Na#0pots for ea#5 (a6e are lin0ed. Any ti6e a #oin is played on a 6a#5ine at any #asino, t5e Na#0pot (rows and #ontinues to <uild until it is won.

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   @:F   (  N F : : O:AFHA9; %LO:' :    ;9 ;;@ Q9 : FF  ::   N F99F ; ON H $: $ ;;  B: B [ : H@L  @ !::NB[!;' DOA:; H DDD  A:   -FHDDD ?HF\@' %:(9;F: H@F@LF:'   ; $  ;'     :@  @: A@L  %: (   H T:;MDDE;   FL  H ::  9:@F ? H @@ ;Q9  HF F:   A9; H  @]O?A9:@F:' DHFO:$L;9: 9  B [ ? : ;:[; O: ^A:  H  A9' ;L  9:@  FA 9  HFA9;:9: S:__`L@9;< 9A:PHH:;<H H  ]O ?A 9:@    HF H  S: _N FF@ A _ ^;@L  <:   S:_A9;;LH@ :F9::H ;9;A\; _   : #:  `L  [ ;A: L<F:@::H' H:@9;;H9A  9 A H  9 \?;9':!:: (; B9 ;9 ::N A 9 DDL   @   _'

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<9  ;H M;< !FF   L  9 #9 (N M: B;< HF D  DDL@L9:L;F ;FA;;<;9]@  F\   DD : DD` H 9AAF;^:   L#9 (N (A<L  FAL HF' 9L   H9:N(;B9 -F ` F<:  ;: @@ 9:@ ;Q9 H  P HF ? A; TH A  A9;: HF ! : O9 #9; : T P :  ;' 9;;::F 9:@ FF:L   < @:F;A ;: O9:O;@9@H A:H@FH  H  #A H ` ? A F:9FA:^HH 9:@L;F:F :F\9:<@F M ;:   F;    ::A:a9H`:;:' TN;H;FA@< ? ;:  Q9    ::;<'@H F9FEL_N@ M9;<L:':: $HFS:LLH@  H: H  ;9    HF T(:H`L    ` H @L H   %: (;;L<cA' A:EH@ _ ;\9;     L ;F<;^AL;FA: ]9H`L;A:9A HF!::(; B9 H :@ : H9  H9^ A@ :  :@ H M S9FA #9HF:L?AH   $ :  M A:  a9H`L@^A:::@ :HAA ?PF^H 9:@?FH @ O 9:@ :  Q9 FL  H9 <'  ;' LH9<AL:@FH $:M:;9F?' F H  ]O ?A 9:@   9H(-;@: 9 ?H9P@LTPL O:^LO9O::O P;999:    : ? %: ( ( -   ;9 H  H F