Deadwood, South Dakota

Deadwood

Deadwood is a city in South Dakota, and the county seat of Lawrence County. Pictured is a view of Deadwood courtesy of Gorilla Jones. Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons.

Adams House

The Adams House was built in the Queen Anne-style in 1892 by Deadwood pioneers Harris and Anna Franklin. It is now a museum.

It is supposedly haunted by the sound of booted footsteps on the second floor.

The smell of cigar smoke has also been reported. These are said to belong to W.E. Adams.

The rocking chair in Mary's room is said to move of its own accord.

Pictured left is the Adams House courtesy of DWSD.

Adams Museum, 54 Sherman Street, Deadwood, SD 57732, USA.

www.deadwoodhistory.com

For further information, please read Apparition Atlas: Ghost Hunter's Travel Guide to Haunted America by Mark P. Donnelly and Daniel Diehl.