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Sundance in Crook County, Wyoming — The American West (Mountains)
 

Matthew S. Driskill

 
 
Matthew S. Driskill Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Doda, September 1, 2018
1. Matthew S. Driskill Marker
Inscription. "What is there more kindly than the feeling between host and guest?"
- Aeschylus

Matthew S. Driskill, a valued member of Wyoming's tourism industry, embodied the true meaning of hospitality by always treating strangers as friends.

In honor of his service to the Devils Tower community, Wyoming and the United States of America, and in memory of a great neighbor, friend, husband and father, this Black Hills Spruce is dedicated on May 2, 2013.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Parks & Recreational Areas. A significant historical date for this entry is May 2, 2013.
 
Location. 44° 31.652′ N, 104° 12.387′ W. Marker is in Sundance, Wyoming, in Crook County. It is on Old U.S. 14 when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Sundance WY 82729, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Wyoming’s Powder River Basin. It is also in the American Mountain West, in the Black Hills, on the Great Plains, on the Northern Plains, and specifically on the High Plains. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Louisiana Purchase.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The Custer Trail (within shouting distance of this marker); Rich Colors, Rich Lands (within shouting distance of this marker); Bird of the Black Hills (within shouting distance of this marker); The Vore Buffalo Jump (within shouting distance of this marker); Petrified Trees (within shouting distance of this marker); Paha Sapa, Black Hills
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(within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Vore Buffalo Jump (approx. 2½ miles away); Understanding Bison Behavior Brought Success (approx. 2½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Sundance.
 
Matthew S. Driskill Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Doda, September 1, 2018
2. Matthew S. Driskill Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on November 30, 2021. It was originally submitted on November 23, 2021, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 284 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on November 23, 2021, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
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