Jack Carmody received a phone call from a city official explaining the situation. He promptly filed a protest with Town Manager Jack Healey and the local newspaper picked up the story. Probably thought living near the dump was enough to deal with. It's unknown, by the way, if he was mollified by Healey's return letter, which explained that the protester's neighbor actually chose the new name, and that the protestor's wife allegedly told the neighbor she didn't care what name was chosen. The column drew a quick response from Carmody.
Deadwood is located in the beautiful Black Hills of South Dakota.
Greats like Wild Bill Hickok and Calamity Jane are resting in peace in Mt. Moriah Cemetery. My wife has been doing many years of research about the history of Deadwood and was very excited about the new street name. It was such a wonderful gift he gave me. With or without the neighbor's approval, the bright red street sign went up, putting Deadwood Avenue on Middleboro's city map. And Robin Carmody sent an address change for her Deadwood Magazine subscription, along with a letter, photos, and clippings from the Gazette.