Sol StarFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Sol StarBorn Solomon Star December 20, 1840 GermanyDied October 10, 1917 (aged 76) Deadwood, South DakotaKnown for Early resident and entrepreneur of Deadwood, South DakotaSolomon Sol Star (December 20, 1840 October 10, 1917) was an early resident of the town of Deadwood, South Dakota. Star was born in Germany to Jewish parents. When he was ten years of age, his family moved to Ohio. When he grew older he moved to Helena, Montana, where he served as territorial auditor and personal secretary to the governor. He partnered with Seth Bullock in a hardware store, and in August 1876, the partners, attracted to Deadwood by the promise of a great deal of business stemming from the gold rush, purchased a lot there from Sam Schwartzwald and Henry Beaman, and opened the Office of Star and Bullock, Auctioneers and Commission Merchants. They eventually also partnered in livestock ranching as the S&B Ranch Company, and with Harris Franklin in the Deadwood Flouring Mill, in 1880, where Star was general manager. The duo expanded their business interests to the towns of Spearfish, Sturgis, and Custer. Bullock and Star contributed further to the economic development of the region by convincing the Fremont, Elkhorn, and Missouri Valley Railroad to build a track, by offering them 40 acres (162,000 m Show less «