Adams Museum & House, History museum in Deadwood, South Dakota, United States
Adams Museum is a history museum in Deadwood with three floors displaying artifacts from the Black Hills gold rush era. The collection includes personal items from pioneers and a famous gold nugget known as Potato Creek Johnny.
W.E. Adams, a Deadwood businessman and former mayor, founded this museum in 1930 to preserve the region's heritage from the gold rush era. The building itself reflects the town's importance during the mining boom.
The exhibits show items from Lakota traditions and personal belongings of Wild Bill, Calamity Jane, and other frontier figures who shaped this region. These objects reflect the lives of people who lived through this era.
Entry is through the main entrance located in downtown Deadwood where parking is available nearby. A tour through all three floors typically takes two to three hours depending on how thoroughly you explore the exhibits.
The Historic Adams House at 22 Van Buren Avenue was built in 1892 by pioneers Harris and Anna Franklin in Queen Anne style. W.E. Adams bought it in 1920 as a tribute to Black Hills pioneers and in memory of his deceased first wife, daughter and granddaughter. It is furnished with original Adams family furniture.
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