Hill died several years later from complications from his wounds. Alan, thanks for the trip back through time. as the agent on the Bitter Creek Division. climbed to the top while the driver whipped up his horses leaving the road agents in the dust. 1) Become a member. I crossed into Niobrara County on U.S. Route 85, the least populated county in the least populated state in the nation. Some have indicated that the letter was to his long time
In consequence, the country was filled with the most noted bandits and desperadoes of the plains, who openly pounced upon their prey, the treasure-laden stagecoaches being their favorite, objects. He then decided to leave Gotham for a while after having a parent's association, and later the police, on his case (which resulted in Gordon becoming alcoholic and cheating on his wife) and had to shift his focus on the countryside, spending most of his time in scouts camps, wearing a scout chief uniform over his Batsuit, to cover his identity as the Batman. Thousands of passengers, tons of freight and express, and millions of dollars in gold passed over this trail until it was superseded by a railroad. He actively studied Wyoming history and was a charter member of the Wyoming State Historical Society. the two-story, hip-roof stage station that stands today was erected and the second stage station was torn down. At the
potatoes from St. Joseph to Salt Lake City. , 2. Trails that are marked and mowed lead from the clubhouse to the bottom of the Red Canyon, and to the Conlon homestead, located in the center of the ranch. The building in the background is not the Hat Creek Stage Station. At "Cachlepowder" [Cache La Poudre] Plumb took
The Jenney Stockade was a stage station on the Cheyenne-Deadwood route near Newcastle, Wyoming. The
Among those given
to Berry, $10,000, never to be seen again. In all, there were about 26 different roads or trails that led to Deadwood, but many branched off from the seven primary routes. Recommended option Bus 9h 52m Take the bus from Spearfish, SD to Buffalo, WY Minneapolis The Deadwood Line operated between Cheyenne, Wyoming, and the Black Hills of the Dakotas. While the Overland Stage Line helped open the West, the Cheyenne-Deadwood Stage Line serviced locations in South Dakota. . Aside from their helpful staff, they offer maps, brochures, tickets for tours which often start here, displays on Deadwood history . allegedly wounded by Indians on the Deadwood to Wild Birch run. Dodge and
An armored stage known as
William Cody used it in his Wild West Show. Established in 1876 by Red Cloud Agency trader, Captain F. D. "Frank" Yates, the Deadwood Stage was the only successful attempt to establish the route between Cheyenne, Wyoming and the mines. First Elected Teton County Officials, 1894. near Canyon Springs Station. The senior partner, John T. "Jack" Gilmer (1841-1892), started his career as a bullwhacker for
explanation into the pages of history.
Nor is there agreement as to whom the letter was addressed. While Indian strays killed mainly for
revenge, the outlaws were bent on plain stealing, with their killings of
company employees and passengers incidental to that main objective. but turned back due to the danger of marauding Indians following their
She was called "Featherlegs" because her pantalettes
, The U.S. Military established a single-company infantry post called Fort Hat Creek in 1875. Over the two days, Macke repeatedly claimed that he had been shot by Gay. The 11 map series details the "Emigrant, Stage, Pony Express, and Freight Roads" of early Wyoming. a posse attempted to serve an arrest warrant on Gay and his brother-in-law, Harry Gross, for larcenies in Wyoming. For another view of a Deadwood stage, see view of
Towle's demise and the reward had been cancelled. Lusk is located at the northern margin of the High Plains physiographic region of the Great Plains. [1] Known informally as the Deadwood Stage, the Cheyenne and Black Hills Stage Line operated from 1876 until February of 1887 when railroads made stage travel into the Black Hills obsolete. Shots rang out. With the stages carrying gold, the danger from road agents was always present, indeed,
This was the Hegira to the Black Hills and the development
of heavy commercial traffic to and from Cheyenne. Jane, as a result of alcoholism
The stage run began in 1876 to link the railroad at Cheyenne to the gold fields surrounding the new town of Deadwood, but only lasted 11 years as new rail lines began to join the two cities. Since the stage was often carrying gold, highwaymen would lie in wait at favorite spots like this. home ranch was near Harrison, Nebraska. (Fort Wayne, Indiana), Marker is on the right when traveling North. It's a Virtual size geocache, with difficulty of 1, terrain of 1. . As Dolan died, he confessed to Bret to killing a man during a bank robbery in. The stage run began in 1876 to link the railroad at Cheyenne to the gold fields surrounding the new town of Deadwood, but only lasted 11 years as new rail lines began to join the two cities. The U.S. Military established a single-company infantry post called Fort Hat Creek in 1875. The whole town has been described as illegal anyway since it lies within the territory granted to Native Americans in the 1868 Treaty of Laramie. L.C. This marker can also be identified by its HM code. This dual role was
assured by the construction of a handsome new iron bridge over the North
Platte, just in time to accommodate the new wave of Argonauts. All content protected by a Creative Commons License According to Scott Davis, one of the Company's
John T. Gilmer The senior partner, John T. "Jack" Gilmer (1841-1892), started his career as a bullwhacker for Russell, Majors & Waddell. The 300-mile trip was made in 50 hours. Cheyenne sprouted along the Union Pacific Railroad as it expanded its transcontinental reach. Touch for directions. In November the Wyoming territorial legislature authorized the survey
and designation of a road from Cheyenne via Chugwater Creek and Fort
Laramie to Custer City. Unfortunately, word had already gotten out about
five miles west of
In 1958 he served as the Executive Vice President of the Wyoming Pony Express Centennial Board. the fatal shot came from Gay. a photography studeo in Deadwood City. to drift. Image: https://www.flickr.com/photos/auvet/21305647399. There will be a game of ball at the park this afternoon between the Cheyenne club and a nine irom Fort Russell. Some 60 miles later Newcastle intruded on my highway reverie. F. Cody's Wild West Show, photo of Cody next to Deadwood Stage,
Normally as a coach nears a station, the
History comes alive here. Motorcycle traffic picked up as I closed in on the Black Hills. Deadwood Stage Start (GCEAF6) was created by archuka on 3/23/2003. Cheyenne and Black Hills Stage Line Major stage line originating in Cheyenne, Wyoming Territory and terminating in Deadwood, Dakota Territory. Wrong in a big way. The coach continued its daily trips on the Black Hills stage line until Buffalo Bill organized his Wild West shows. "Autobiography", regarded
The appeal was
Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. rear wheels of the coach. By that time ownership of
Memoirs of a pioneer: Indian fighter, Cheyenne-Deadwood stage driver, one of the first to help in the opening of the great West. The attack upon the Deadwood Stage was a centerpiece
drivers often in arriving at their final destination
The Cheyenne -Deadwood Stage Road, from Cheyenne north to the gold fields of Dakota Territory, operated from September 1876 to February 1887. Other nearby markers. Both quickly
Today, Coffee Siding does not
Hill was wounded, Campbell killed and Davis lit out for the
. Another alleged member of the Bass Gang,
In December of
However, Yates was successful and the first stage was run on September 25, 1876. crime, found Towle's remains, cut off the head, and returned with his gory proof to Cheyenne
The shortest and easiest route went west from Fort Pierre to Deadwood, a distance of about 195 miles. The route had also changed, the Line's
Unfortunately, word had already gotten out about
Two years later she died,
been put forth, would be one that he ran away with Etta Place. The stage route was in operation from 1876 to 1887 between Cheyenne, Wyoming and Deadwood, South Dakota. Davis contended that much of it was recovered later. Bishop to begin mapping the emigrant trails of Wyoming. Not far out of Lusk I encountered historical signage for the stage lines Hat Creek Station, where its said Buffalo Bill and Wild Bill bedded down. the Deadwood Stage, more properly, the Blackhills Stage and
stopped when the lead horses became entangled in the leads. Two miles outside of
"The first vehicle our attention was directed to was a coach that has been thoroughly overhauled and is to be put on the road between Rapid City and Deadwood at an . I walked its wooden planks, thinking I was likely treading where the wagon wheels of the stage line rolled. Otherwise, we're going to continue to suffer as we're seeing right now." "Put aside all of these issues of concern about liberties and personal liberties and realize we have a common enemy, and . Eventually traveling the trails across the Rocky Mountains, it came into possession of the stage company operating in eastern Wyoming and the Black Hills. Thus, Bierce achieved immortality by disappearing without
Dolan offered not to rob the stage and buy his passage as an honest customer if Bret would give him $30 and a new outfit at the end of the line, to which Bret agreed. territory served by the line in 1886. These shotgun messengers were men of a reputation as killers. The trussed iron superstructure, consisting of three
bowed spans each 140 feet in length and plank roadway, was completed in
time to accommodate the military traffic of the 1876 campaigns. executed by Pancho Villa; that he was suspected by being a spy and killed by federalistas in
The ghost town Pringle is located here. Along the Cheyenne to Deadwood Stage: Hat Creek Stage Station Marker. After the campaign Buffalo Bill learned that the coach had been abandoned during an Indian attack and was lying neglected, away out in the hostile country, so, with a few companions, he proceeded to rescue and bring it back to camp. 3. "History does not record a more foul and dastardly murder than was perpetrated by highwaymen on the night of the 25th instant, when Johnny Slaughter was shot dead from the front seat on the stagecoach. No vehicles were in sight for miles ahead or behind, just me and the breezes rippling the prairie grassland and softly patting my cheeks behind the windscreen, bringing fragrant aromas of sage and lupine. Although not as significant as the Overland
Mail from Cheyenne was delivered and gold from the mines transferred to strong boxes and the cycle repeated itself for the return trip. ; (bottom center) Robber's Roost Statin. Actors in period costumes strolled the grounds. with road agents and danger. today as primarily fiction, she claims to have driven the stage in
The Conjectural Maverick, Maverick Trails. Is this marker missing? Maverick, War of the Silver Kings (1957), Warner Bros. Pictures, Inc. 04. "Featherlegs" Shephard kept a
the throes of a revolution. The Cheyenne-Deadwood Stage was not the only stage line that had problems
The road map above shows you the route to take to your destination. The only ranches were miles down dusty side roads. (307) 777-7044 FAX Two years later Gilmer and Salisbury sold their interest to their superintendent. was drawn by six dappled grays matching the team he had driven in Deadwood. The Wyoming State Historical Society It was dug up by prairie dogs who used it as
Nor was that the only time prisoners were removed from the stage to insure that they met their
The road agents
During one two-month period the Deadwood stage was held up four times by the Sam Bass Gang, consisting of Bass, Joel Collins, Tom Nixon, Bill Heffridge and Jim Berry. described by Edgar Beecher Bronson in his 1910 The Red-Blooded Heroes of the Frontier: An additional armored stage known as
The Blackhills route lasted only 11 years. Deadwood road agents led by Sam Bass attempted to rob the stage a fifth time. It had been a hot day riding in the Oglala Sioux Nation and I was riding in leather jeans and a T-shirt, so I figured 85-miles . Dolan offered not to rob the stage and buy his passage as an honest customer if Bret would give him $30 and a new outfit at the end of the line, to which Bret agreed. Byways & Historic Trails Great Drives in America, Soldiers and Officers in American History, Washington-on-the-Brazos, Texas Declaring Independence, Stanley, Ks Extinct but Still Here (LOK), Black Bob Reservation in Johnson County (LOK), Make History Come Alive With These Online Tools and Resources. to proceed on to the next station without a change of horses. Thus, May's trip was for naught and
birthday, July 27, 1878, Bass died from gunshot wounds
At the fort itself, in the west bottoms, the Post
Trader was permitted to build a log structure known as the Rustic Hotel,
which doubled as the Fort Laramie stage station. granite monument was erected along the Cheyenne-Deadwood Stage Road in her memory. She then drifted to Deadwood but, after James "Wild Bill" Butler
Numerous notorious characters got themselves shot dead just up the road in Deadwood, and I trudged the hills of Mt. you can trace Custer's 1874 route into the Black Hills, drive the Cheyenne - Deadwood Stage Trail, or tour the short grass prairie's open and never-ending spaciousness - its sagebrush, ranches, tumbleweeds, antelope, prairie dogs . Built in 1897, the Deadwood Information Center is the former site of the Fremont Elkhorn & Missouri Passenger Station. literature advertising service to Chugwater,
Smith was
When they returned,
The first stage was run on September 25, 1876. Service was, thus, discontinued
of $60,000 in freshly minted double eagles from the San Fransisco Mint, $450.00
In 1863, George Plumb, a young military officer had a harrowing journey on the Overland Stage. The ghost town of Gilmore, Idaho, was named for him. The land is rolling plains, slightly sloped to the east and watered in the north by the Cheyenne River and its tributaries. Meanwhile at the Jenney Stockade station, three relief messengers, Boone May, Jesse Brown, and Bill Sample, awaited the arrival of the
The bandits first captured this station, making away with its keepers, and hid themselves, awaiting the arrival of the stage. Search the Encyclopedia Mavericana: ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ, 01. Lead (pronounced Leed) was named for the heavy ore deposits in the area. The Rawhide Ranch was owned by Col. Charles F. Coffee whose
Approaching Fort Laramie I encountered a bowstring-style iron truss bridge spanning the North Platte River built in 1875. Sierra Mojada; that he returned ill to Texas and died at Marfa, Texas; or
My visit to the Old West Museum provided me with an appreciation of the rugged rodeo riders who consider being battered and bruised a badge of honor. Then, with a crack of the whip, they were off once again. B. bill gallauer. Dime novelist Edward L. Wheeler described the essence of stagecoach travel well in an 1877 missive: Rumbling noisily through the black canyon road to Deadwood, at an hour long past midnight, came the stage from Cheyenne, loaded down with passengersthere were six plunging, snarling horses attached, whom the veteran Jehu on the box, managed with the skill of a circus man, and all the time the crack, snap, of his long-lashed gad made the night resound as like so many pistol shots.. Along the Cheyenne to Deadwood Stage: Robber's Roost Marker, In the collection of James W. Skiff, with permission, From the Collection of James W. Skiff, with permission, From the Collection of James W. Skiff, with permission, 1894, 6. The Cheyenne-Deadwood Stage Route, map detail from Along the Cheyenne to Deadwood Stage Marker. The Historical Landmark Commission of Wyoming in 1957 worked with L.C. Ft. Laramie, Lusk, Douglas, Buffalo and Deadwood. It was established in 1876 by Red Cloud Agency trader, Captain F. D. Frank Yates and his father-in-law, W. H. Brown, who formed F. D. Yates and Co. The Cheyenne-Deadwood Stage was not the only stage line that had problems with road agents and danger. Contributor Names Lathrop, George, 1830-1915. Hill died several years later from complications from his wounds. In 1901 Calamity Jane was found ill and
document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); You have entered an incorrect email address! Bite-Size Bits of Local, National, and Global History, Photographed By Barry Swackhamer, June 7, 2016, 1. Eighteen miles from Newcastle is Four Corners, site of at least one stage robbery in 1878. Disputes over these Black Hills are ever ongoing, and have reached the Supreme Court on several occasions. Captions: (top center) Stagecoaches following the Cheyenne-Deadwood Stage Route left wheel ruts in the soft sedimentary rock of this region. Barrett Building Thus, May's trip was for naught and
; (bottom center) The Stagecoach Museum in Lusk displays the only survivor of 30 coaches used on the Cheyenne-Deadwood Stage Route. Informacin detallada del sitio web y la empresa: tochostels.com, +35313931170, +35313932000, +34952911264 Best Hostels in Spain - TOC hostel & suites Laura Patton. At the 1914 Wyoming State Fair, he explained: "It was not supposed that a gang of robbers running around through the
. In 1876 and 1877, the Cheyenne to Deadwood stagecoaches came through what would become present day Edgemont over what was known as Pollock's Cutoff Route. "Old Ironsides" was also used for a three-year period on the Deadwood-Sidney run and was robbed only once. The stageline was first owned by F. D. Yates & Co., owned by Capt. Where to stay: At the north end of the island, Ritz-Carlton Bal Harbour has the best kids' beach club. horses and giant
when railroads made stage travel into the Black Hills obsolete. Location: Lusk, WY 82225 Niobrara County a fresh team out and ready. [1], According to Hoyle: In 1876, Bret Maverick and Samantha Crawford arrived in Cheyenne, where they traveled by stage[3] on the Cheyenne and Black Hills Stage Line[4] to Wagon Wheel, Wyoming Territory. There ensued three shoot-outs with members of the posse. The first driver killed was Johnny Slaughter on March 25, 1877, driving a stage bearing eleven passengers and $15,000. For this reason, the present Mule Creek Junction is sometimes known as "New Mule Creek Junction." A former route, Alternate US 85, used to . Few people stayed very longstopping only to rest a bit, wash clothes, and re-supply at Fort Laramie. secretary, Carrie Christiansen, and that the letter revealed a plan to travel to Ojinaga, Mexico. Today, the Hat Creek Stage Station is the last station standing on the Cheyenne-Deadwood Stage Route. crime, found Towle's remains, cut off the head, and returned with his gory proof to Cheyenne
Where did all these folks come from? The site was first occupied in 1857, when Lieutenant G.K. Warren and geologist Dr. F.V. left. Maverick, The Long Hunt (1957), Warner Bros. Pictures, Inc. Major stage line originating in Cheyenne, Wyoming Territory and terminating in Deadwood, Dakota Territory. A group of vigilantes caught up with the stage, about eight miles north of Buffalo Gap. refused to go on until Plumb agreed to ride shotgun. Marker Project, 3RiverDev Jane Cannary Burk, photo below,
a corral constructed by G. K. Warren. July 9,
An objective, I understand, is to embark on a scavenger hunt to locate all 17 or so oversized boots stepping around the city. Along the Cheyenne to Deadwood Stage: Robber's Roost Marker. U.S. 85 follows State Control Route 25 for its entire length, from the Colorado State Line north to the Among notable patrons
were Generals Sherman, Sheridan and Crook, Chiefs Red Cloud and Spotted
Tail, and the notorious Wild Bill Hickok and Calamity Jane. Inscription. However, the
aristocrat of the road, the trade-mark of the company and bright symbol
of Fort Laramie's new era was the colorful Concord stage, manufactured
by Abbott and Downing of New Hampshire. Not a problem. 2) Adopt this historical marker listing. By the end of 1877, gold seekers had removed more than ten million dollars worth of gold from the Deadwood area, much of it being transported on the weekly "treasure" runs to Cheyenne by stage. Along the Cheyenne to Deadwood Stage: Hat Creek Stage Station Historical (HM1UQ9). During one two-month period the Deadwood stage was held up four times by the Sam Bass Gang, consisting of
THE CHEYENNE-DEADWOOD STAGE ROAD Before the organized large-scale fighting against the Indians reached its climax there began an upsurge of civilian activity vitally affecting Fort Laramie. harrowing journey on the Overland Stage. The original maps are 17 inches wide by 23 inches high. After Dolan died, Bret continued on the stage to the end of the line in Cheyenne, wondering how he could ever keep such a promise. the express business, it was lost in mining. Jed Ferris, an innocent man, was mistaken for Dolan and sentenced to life in prison. of her daughter. Mar/2023: Lego 70815 - Detaillierter Ratgeber Die besten Lego 70815 Aktuelle Angebote Smtliche Testsieger Direkt les. In another shoot-out Deputy James Macke will killed. The men demanded to know . was drawn by six dappled grays matching the team he had driven in Deadwood. Some writers have
Keep up with everything we do We'll deliver our newsletter to your inbox each week. in Wyoming, population either 8, 9, or 10 depending on who is doing the counting,
She ultimately married Clinton Burk in El Paso by whom she had a daughter. Berry was captured at Mexico, Missouri and Nixon disappeared carrying, according
Bite-Size Bits of Local, National, and Global History, Photographed By Barry Swackhamer, June 7, 2016, 1. Completion of the railroad lines took care of express and passenger business, causing gradual abandonment of all stage lines. The only survivor of 30 coaches used on the Cheyenne-Deadwood Stage Route. Hayden set up a small base camp for their expedition. transporting gold. From now on the coach went through several baptisms of fire, generally escaping without loss of life or treasure, until a drummer from Chicago was killed and a companion injured. would make "a show of it", thundering into town with the red and yellow Gilman and Salisbury
This coach was built by the Abbott-Downing Company, of Concord, New Hampshire, in 1863, fitted with the thorough brace springs which made the Concord coaches the most popular used on the great trails. letters to his neice. Deadwood South Dakota . The stop just below the fort
was Three Mile Ranch, just off the military reservation, which doubled
as a place of entertainment, completed with assorted belles, for
off-duty soldiers. The
fine art of highway robbery reached a new peak in their assaults on
armored stage-coaches with treasure-boxes of gold heading for Cheyenne. General Crook used this stage in his campaign in 1876 against the Indians; and Buffalo Bill, who was his scout, used it on several occasions. Cheyenne-Deadwood Stage Route. coach to Cheyenne, where his hearse
There is no
Since then, the canyon has mostly been used for ranching. Also among those of note who traveled along the stage road was Martha Calamity Jane Cannary, once a bullwhacker disguised as a male, although she was mostly a drifter known for her tall tales and delusional relationship with Wild Bill Hickok. Informacin detallada del sitio web y la empresa: turkeyproperties4you.com, +905524485635 BEST TURKEY PROPERTIES|Turkey Properties/Villas in Fethiye-Ka-Kalkan Outside the mining camps of Deadwood, Dakota Territory, particularly on the road leading to Cheyenne, Wyoming Territory, violent men held dominion over an area along the Cheyenne River near the Robber's Roost stage station. If you have a picture, please share it with us. The stageline was first owned by F. D. Yates & Co., owned by Capt. Various writers have speculated that Bierce was killed in the seige of Ojinaga on January 11, 1914; that he was
to a stage driven by one Jack McCall,
The
assemblage of vehicles on the new Black Hills Road included bull-trains,
buckboards, spring wagons, anything that would roll. In 1895, Gay was caught in
had little difficulty in breaking open the supposedly impregnable safe used for
The latter
is alleged to have played various roles in the saga of Fort Laramie,
including stage driver, roustabout, and occupant of one of the boudoirs
at the Three Mile Ranch. In 1913, Bierce, at the age of 71, undertook a tour of Civil War battlefields. Lego 41027 - Der TOP-Favorit unserer Produkttester. Gross and Gay had made good their escape. The Buffalo Rock shows the location of the place where in South Dakota, the last bison was shot. to whom Bass was betrayed by Jim Murphy, a member of his gang. Russell, Majors & Waddell. The coach depicted was constructed by the Abbot-Downing Co., Concord,
He secured possession of the historic coach, using it to depict the drama of overland staging in the Wild West. In 1964 a 3,500 lb. over 160 years old, is still wandering about the Sierra Madres. The station attendant, in this case, William Miner, would have
Justus Fey was born in Hesse, in present day Germany. A little later the coach was again attacked. In the process
Striding around the Depot Plaza are eight-foot-high concrete cowboy boots painted by local artists to depict regional and state history. A large part of our inherited imagery of "the Wild West" stems from
the epidemic of crime along the Cheyenne-Deadwood Trail. Sorry, but we don't have a picture of this historical marker yet. *DO NOT USE THESE MAPS AS YOUR "OFFICIAL" TRAVEL MAP use AVENZA MAP. 05. parlor where the lads could take their ease. transporting gold. The other resides in the Buffalo Bill Historical Center in Cody, Wyoming, an affiliation of the Smithsonian. Following the robbery
rides in the coach on its European tours was the Prince of Wales, later Edward VII. Its a fitting tribute to Native American culture, and a fitting end to my ride along the stage route to Deadwood. that his destination in Mexico was "unknown." in the Cheyenne jail for disturbing the
indicated that the letter was to his neice Lora Bierce. One early diarist, Rolf Johnson,
Agnes Wright Spring, The Cheyenne and Black Hills Stage and Express Routes (1948), University of Nebraska Press, 02. had borrowed at a neighboring ranch. Deadwood road agents led by Sam Bass attempted to rob the stage a fifth time. Before the organized large-scale fighting against the Indians reached
its climax there began an upsurge of civilian activity vitally affecting
Fort Laramie. Using modern horsepower I could likely do it in five, but I was here to poke along. The most prominent of these highwaymen were Pegleg Bradley, Dunk Blackbird, Bill Price, and Charley Grimes. verdict. The guard, Gale Hill, was wounded and one passenger killed. Fort Laramie cavalry patrols were frequently assigned to guard danger
spots or track down criminals. telegraph operator H. O. Campbell, who was reporting to his new post at the Jenney Stockade station. all he had for his efforts was a rather unusual souvenir. You can toggle between map views using the buttons above. The Indians also attempted on several occasions to hold up the stage but were successfully repelled. ", Photo to right, L. to R. Bass, Collins and (possibly) Murphy. In October 1878, the rustler, Cornelius "Lame Johnny" Donahue, was being returned from Chadron to Rapid City
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