<P> Smith's body was buried in a hillside cemetery in Deadwood, the service conducted by C.E. Hawley, a member of Smith's flock, in the absence of other clergy . The casket was later moved to Mount Moriah Cemetery, with a life - sized statue marking his grave . </P> <P> In 1914 the Society of Black Hills Pioneers erected a monument on the road between Deadwood and Spearfish, South Dakota, in the approximate area where Smith's body had been found . In 1994, Highway 85 north of Deadwood, along with the Preacher Smith Monument, was relocated by construction of a four - lane road . A copper time capsule that had been buried in 1914 was opened, providing some period artifacts, such as newspapers; after examination, they, along with additional contemporary items, were returned to the capsule and reburied under the new monument, three miles south of Deadwood on the rebuilt Highway 85 . The new monument was rededicated on August 20, 1995, on the 119th anniversary of Smith's murder . The highlight of the ceremony was a reading by local resident, historian, and lawyer Reed Richards of the sermon Preacher Smith had planned to deliver at Crook City that fateful day, 119 years delayed . </P> <P> Smith was portrayed in the American television series Deadwood by Ray McKinnon . The letter written by the character of Seth Bullock in the third season episode "Unauthorized Cinnamon" is similar to the August 21, 1876 letter to Reverend J.S. Chadwick written by the real Seth Bullock . The circumstances of his fictional demise were changed to a gradual decay due to a brain tumor and was later given euthanasia by Al Swearengen . </P>

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