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Wil Bill Hickok born in Troy Grove (Homer at the time of birth), Illinois.
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Hickok moved west in 1855 and joined General James Lane's Free State (antislavery) forces in Kansas.
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Hickok's iconic status is rooted in a shootout in July 1861 in what came to be known as the McCanles Massacre in Rock Creek, Nebraska.
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Hickok had a quickdraw duel with David, a former friend, in Springfield, Missouris town square.
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Wild Bill Hickok murdered by Jack McCAll in Deadwood, South Dakota.