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Wednesday, 22 February 2012 14:11 |
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DEADWOOD, S.D. (AP) _ The historic St. Ambrose Cemetery in
Deadwood needs a facelift, and city officials say about $1 million
in gambling proceeds are about to do the trick.
A renovation project expected to take two to three years kicked
off Wednesday as workers began marking for removal dead or
encroaching trees.
The cemetery is one of two in the historic city dating back to
the late 1800s. The city's other high-profile graveyard is Mount
Moriah Cemetery, where notorious legends Wild Bill Hickock and
Calamity Jane rest.
Deadwood historic preservation officer Kevin Kuchenbecker says
St. Ambrose is just as historic. Some of the headstones bear faded
dates of death from the 1870s.
The planned upgrades include securing loose ironwork, removing
dead limbs, repairing retaining walls and fixing loose monuments.
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