13 Facts About Watson Parker

Watson Parker was an American historian, author and academic.

Watson Parker was inducted into the South Dakota Hall of Fame in 2011 for his work.

Watson Parker was raised on his family's dude ranch and resort, the Palmer Gulch Lodge, at the base of Black Elk Peak near Hill City, South Dakota.

Watson Parker managed the Palmer Gulch Lodge from 1948 until 1960, when he left home to study history.

Watson Parker received a doctorate in history in 1965 from the University of Oklahoma.

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Watson Parker authored three books, as well as numerous papers and notes on the history of the Black Hills throughout his career.

Watson Parker devoted considerable research to the history of the Black Hills' ghost towns.

Watson Parker co-authored a survey of the region's ghost towns, Black Hills Ghost Towns, with historian Hugh Lambert.

Watson Parker taught history at University of Wisconsin–Oshkosh for twenty-one years before retiring to the Black Hills.

Watson Parker continued to write, research and lecture after retirement.

Watson Parker's works were used as research for the American television series Deadwood, which aired on HBO from 2004 to 2006.

In September 2011, Watson Parker was one of fourteen South Dakotans inducted into the South Dakota Hall of Fame at a ceremony held at the Cedar Shore Resort in Oacoma, South Dakota.

Watson Parker died in Rapid City, South Dakota, on January 9,2013, at the age of 88.