Big Horn in Sheridan County, Wyoming — The American West (Mountains)

Bozeman Trail Blacksmith Shop

Photographed By Barry Swackhamer, September 15, 2015

1. Bozeman Trail Blacksmith Shop Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Near here emigrants traversed the Bozeman Trail, 1864-68 to Virginia City, Montana gold mines. Confronted with hostile Indians unwilling to share their hunting grounds, the trail became known as the "Bloody Bozeman" and was discontinued.
Crossing Little Goose Creek to the south and Jackson Creek to the west, the trail was later used from 1879-94 by Patrick Bros. Stage Line from Rock Creek near Laramie, Wyoming to Fort Custer on the Big Horn River in Montana.
This building was a blacksmith shop in the early 1880's to serve the stage line and ranchers of the valley.

Erected 1976 by Big Horn Wyoming Bicentennial Committee.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Roads & Vehicles.

Location. 44° 40.77′ N, 106° 59.489′ W. Marker is in Big Horn, Wyoming, in Sheridan County. Marker is on Johnson Street near Creighton Street, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 258 Johnson Street, Big Horn WY 82833, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within

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9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Big Horn Blacksmith Shop (here, next to this marker); Bozeman Trail (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); a different marker also named The Bozeman Trail (approx. 4.3 miles away); Sheridan (approx. 4.3 miles away); a different marker also named Bozeman Trail (approx. 8.1 miles away); General George Crook (approx. 8.4 miles away); First Cabin in Sheridan (approx. 8.4 miles away); Trail End (approx. 8½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Big Horn.

More about this marker. The former blacksmith shop is now the Bozeman Trail Museum.

Photographed By Barry Swackhamer, September 15, 2015

2. Bozeman Trail Blacksmith Shop Marker

Bozeman Trail Blacksmith Shop image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Barry Swackhamer, September 15, 2015

3. Bozeman Trail Blacksmith Shop

Photographed By Barry Swackhamer, September 15, 2015

4. Bozeman Trail Blacksmith Shop

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on December 10, 2015, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. This page has been viewed 298 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on December 10, 2015, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California.