A. W. Merrick
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A. W. Merrick, from Denver, Colorado, published the first newspaper in Deadwood, South Dakota, the Black Hills Pioneer, along with W. A. Laughlin. The newspaper continues to be published today, but has moved its offices to Spearfish, South Dakota.
Merrick and the Pioneer are portrayed in the HBO television series, Deadwood. Jeffrey Jones plays Merrick.