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Bullock Hotel

Deadwood, South Dakota

Sheriff Seth Bullock was one of the most successful and famous lawmen ever to inhabit this town. It is said that even his stare could prevent a brawl from coming about. The hotel was founded in the 1870s by the sheriff, and he has supposedly roamed the halls of the building since his death in 1919. .

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Jessy Houston says:

February 15, 2007, 3:24 pm

Mary-Kate did u ask n-e body?????????

Josh says:

February 18, 2007, 2:04 am

I have heard this story many times but what I was really wondering about was a ghost supposedly in northern south dakota somewhere neear aberdeen I believe. I remember seeing a story about on a show called sighting and it was quite strange they even had a whole team go in with special equipment. This ghost is named dolly and apparently hates men. The couple and their young that lived there said it was only the man who was tormented and also physicaly harmed. Any info on this would be nice. Sorry I don’t remember the name of the town I believe it’s a farmhouse.

imp says:

February 27, 2007, 4:23 pm

THAT REALLY HELPS JOSH. I’LL SEE WHAT I CAN FIND OUT. I LIVE CLOSE TO ABERDEEN.

Kyle says:

March 31, 2007, 2:12 am

Lindy, there is no Sheridan Lake Blvd in Rapid City. But there is a Jackson Blvd and a Sheridan Lake Road. Yep there was a flood 09 June 1972 but there aren’t any houses, haunted or otherwise, left along Rapid Creek because of the flood plain. As for the satanist and witches comment – LMAOAFOTF!

Cassandra says:

June 11, 2007, 1:44 pm

My sister and I stayed in the Bullock Hotel once. I normally don’t really believe in ghost stories but I believe my sister. She was in the shower and she swears that while rinsing her hair, she saw the outline of a cowboy (she could tell by his hat) through the shower curtain. She ran out of the bathroom crying and screaming. She was so scared that she didn’t even grab a towel. Now when my sister lies she can’t keep a straight face, but this time she was pale white and she looked more terrified than I have ever seen her. How’s that for a true life account?

Kendra says:

July 7, 2007, 3:18 pm

I recently took the ghost tour at the Bullock Hotel… we were allowed to take pictures… I took one down the hall on the 2nd floor and in the picture you can see several large orbs…. also, there is an old dresser with a mirror on it on the same floor acrossed from the Roosevelt Suite. President Roosevelt stayed at the Bullock because he was good friends with Seth. I guess the faint face of Roosevelt has been showing up in pictures of this dresser in the last few weeks. They are currently investigating this phenominon. I took a picture, but didn’t see the face…

Patti says:

July 16, 2007, 11:46 pm

I recently went on the ghost tour at the Bullock Hotel in Deadwood. I took many pictures and got orbs on the chair outside the Roosevelt suite, an “A” in the mirror, and other orbs at various places. The actor playing Seth Bullock had orbs on him in many of my pictures. It was a great tour, even without the ghosts!

LISA HWM says:

July 18, 2007, 3:44 pm

ALL OF THESE STORIES ARE TRUE IN DEADWOOD.iVE LIVED IN RAPID CITY 32 YEARS AND HAVE BEEN TO DEADWOOD AT LEAST 6 TIMES A YEAR AND ONE INCIDENT WAS IN THE FRANKLIN HOTEL ME AND MY BOYFRIEND WAS STAYING IT WAS ABOUT 2:00AM WE WENT TO BED AFTER A NIGHT OF GAMBELING AROUND 4:30AM I HEARD A BANG IN NEXT ROOM SO I WOKE UP MY BOYFRIEND,HE WOKE UP THEN YOU WOULD HEAR A COUPLE FIGHTING AND THROWING THINGS AROUND ,SO I CALLED THE FRONT DESK TO HAVE SOMEONE COME CHECK IT OUT INCASE SOMEONE WAS IN TROUBLE, YET TO FIND OUT WE WERE THE ONLY ONES IN THAT PART OF THE HOTEL NOONE ELSE WAS BACK THERE, THEN THE SECURITY SAID IT HAPPENS SOMETIMES! THAT WAS TOO REAL FOR ME, :0

Jazzeh jayeh says:

July 27, 2007, 2:16 pm

OKAY THAT AINT NUTHIN COMPARED TO PINE RIDGE RESERVATION!!! I LIVED THERE FOR LIKE ALL ALL MY LIFE ND I SEEN MORE STUFF THEN U CAN AMAGIN!!!! ITS SCARY!! GO AND CAMP OUT IN THE HILLS OF PINE RIDGE ND YOU’LL SEE SOME FREAKY STUFF!!

SDgal says:

August 20, 2007, 12:06 am

I just went on the Ghost Tour at the Bullock Hotel on Saturday. I took some pics and got a couple anomalies — one in a hallway on the second floor looked like a large woman in a dress, the other was in the cellar in the mirror above the bar. That one had a face in it that either appeared to be yawning or screaming. Very creepy. Also, right when “Seth Bullock” the tour guide was going through his spiel on the second floor and talking about people smelling cigar smoke throughout the hallways, right then I got a whiff of cigar smoke. Quite strange.

I hope to spend the night there some time and do sort of a paranormal investigation. That would be hella awesome.

Canuck Mark says:

September 13, 2007, 1:48 am

Took many pictures in the hotel and didn’t think I had anything… until I started to magnify them when I got them on my computer. In the mirror by the Roosevelt room I got a perfect reflection of a little girl standing right beside my daughter. Behind the little girl is an older girl or maybe her mother, however she is more of a grey transparent image. Apparently a young girl and her mother had succumb to smallpox when the basement was used as a treatment facility in 1876. Very, very strange.

Tabitha says:

October 13, 2007, 2:35 am

Have you heard that the Alex Johnson Hotel was haunted well its true if you want to belive that once my mom and dad went there and they saw a ghost well if you belive in ghost because god is a ghost and it freaked them out and they have told me that story every time i say something about that hotel and everyone has said at least 10 times that its haunted well if you know if it realy is true then coment back on this website and i will read it every day well i luke this websit beause it realy is true facts about these hotels that you mite stay in some times wellnever go alone just to be safe it helps to know that you are safe in a placeyou have never been before in you r life well gots to go well night you people.

LM says:

October 15, 2007, 6:55 pm

My son works at the Bullock and says that his hair stands on end when he enters the basement. He believes strongly that he feels a presence. He thinks it is the children from the small pox epidemic, not Seth that he feels there.
Many ghost stories abound in Deadwood, and I believe that most are probably true. I rented an old victorian home that was once lived in by Stan Bullock. It was definately haunted. I had to have the house saged in order to continue living there.

Patty B. says:

November 20, 2007, 3:58 am

I live in Sioux Falls, SD. and work at Raven Ind. This building was once the Manchester biscuit and cookie factory. I have workers that tell me they see shadows and hear odd noises. My co-worker was back by where the ovens are, they are still there, and he saw a man going by him really fast. I asked if maybe someone was really in there. He said if there was he had to have gone through the wall to get out. I know when I have to go back there it creeps me out. The doors will close and you at times can hear almost a breathing noise. The hair on my arms always stands up back there. Another lady I work with saw a shadow on her mag-lite and thought it was one of us behind her and when she turned no one was there. I work nights so it just makes it even more creepy. I think a lot of the buildings in the downtown area are in fact haunted. Good thing I don’t believe they are here to hurt anyone or I would be unable to continue to work there. I can’t imagine being there alone all night and what must go on when we all leave. Creepy!!!!!

andy says:

November 27, 2007, 2:36 pm

I am from south dakota and living near deadwood an i am most deffiantly going to check this place out people please keep adding your stories and acounts on here.

your mom says:

January 16, 2008, 9:28 pm

I actually live a few miles away from here. Im trying to try to spend a night in this hotel whenever i get the chance. I think in a few weeks ill try. ill tell u about it whenever i go.

Charlie says:

February 28, 2008, 2:33 pm

Thats all the ghost storie in South Dakota. I know there has to be more from what I heard. I heard alot more ghosts stories and stuff.

Melissa van Niekerk says:

March 30, 2008, 5:13 am

Hi, I’m from South Africa and we have loads of ghosts. If anybody is interested in listning to a few stories you can email me at tongringdrummer@gmail.com

chris says:

May 23, 2008, 12:04 am

The only thing scary on this thread is the spelling and grammar.

Dixie says:

June 6, 2008, 6:24 pm

Would love to hear more about the hauntings near Aberdeen that I read above, the farmhouse that someone mentioned? Normally Ghosts are nothing anyone need to fear, it’s just those that have not fully passed over and have something they feel needs to be done, or possibly residual hauntings, where it’s a type of Ghost that just keeps reliving the same thing over and over again and does not acknowledge “people” in it’s way. Intelligent haunts are the type that do mischievious things and know they are doing them. Demon type hauntings are really the only type to be afraid of. I find all of them interesting. I’ve lived in SD for about four years now, formerly from MN for 40 years, so love to hear about hauntings. Thanks everyone for sharing. I hope to visit some of these places again with more knowledge than I had on previous visits. Thanks

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