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Facts about Calamity Jane:
Martha Jane Canary (1848-1903) was born in Princeton, Missouri.
This hard drinking woman wore men's clothing, used their bawdy language, chewed tobacco and was handy with a gun. She traveled
from Arizona through the Dakota territories during her rough life. At her death, the "White Devil of the Yellowstone" was
remembered as a saint by the citizens of Deadwood, where she helped nurse the sick during a smallpox plague. She is buried
near Wild Bill Hickock at Deadwood, South Dakota.
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And The Stories.....
Many people believe that Calamity Jane was married to Wild Bill Hickock, when
in actual fact the pair probably only ever met once or twice, although Calamity Jane did ask to be buried by him. Calamity
Jane, is however suposed to have had several marriages, and a son, however, there is little to no evidence of that.
Hollywood have romanticized this hisotic figure, and turned her into a singing,
dancing cowgirl-to-be-admired. She has become and icon of what the West was, when in reality, she played a very minor role
in the identity of the West.
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