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Calamity
Jane, 1895
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Martha Jane
"Calamity Jane" Cannary (1852-1903)
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Calamity Jane was renowned for
her excellent marksmanship, preference for men's clothing, and bawdy
behavior.
Jane was said to have been an
Army scout, a bullwhacker, a nurse, a cook, a prostitute, a prospector, a
gambler, a heavy drinker and one of the most foul-mouthed people in the
West. In June of 1876, she partnered with
Wild Bill
Hickok as an outrider for
Colorado
Charlie Utter's
wagon train, galloping into
Deadwood with a
shipment of prostitutes, fresh
from Cheyenne. For the remainder of her days,
Calamity Jane claimed to have
been
Hickok’s
lover. But the record shows that
Wild Bill
had just recently married and his letters home from
Deadwood indicate
that he was happily wedded.
Calamity Jane requested to be
buried next to
Wild Bill Hickok when she died,
and there she rests.
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