Near Lusk in Niobrara County, Wyoming — The American West (Mountains)

Cheyenne-Deadwood Trail

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, June 7, 2016

1. Cheyenne-Deadwood Trail Marker

Inscription. Here you stand on the Cheyenne-Deadwood Trail over which freight wagons and stagecoaches traveled between Cheyenne and the Black Hills gold mining area from 1876 to 1877. One of these stages may be seen in the Lusk museum. The nearby monument is at the grave of George Lathrop, pioneer stage driver. South you can see Rawhide Buttes, west of which was located the home station of the Cheyenne and Black Hills Stage Lines.
One and a half miles northeast was running water (sic) or Silver Cliff stage station, forerunner of Lusk.
Last straggler of the great buffalo herds in this area was killed nearby in recent years.

Erected by Wyoming State Archives & Historical Department and State Historical Society Niobrara County.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Roads & Vehicles.

Location. 42° 44.872′ N, 104° 28.979′ W. Marker is near Lusk, Wyoming, in Niobrara County. It can be reached from U.S. 18 at milepost 39 near Silver Springs Road, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3925 U.S Highway 18, Lusk WY 82225, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Wyoming’s Laramie Basin. It is also in the American Mountain West,

on the Great 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: George Lathrop (within shouting distance of this marker); Lusk Rest Area

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(about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Breaks in the Prairie (about 400 feet away); The C & H Refinery (approx. 1.4 miles away); The Iron Clad Store (approx. 1.8 miles away); The Lusk House (approx. 1.8 miles away); Wyoming National Guard Armory (approx. 1.8 miles away); Niobrara County Courthouse (approx. 1.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lusk.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Oldest Building in Lusk (was approx. 1.8 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

More about this marker. This marker is located at the Lady Bird (Lusk) Rest Area, about 1 1/2 miles west of Lusk on U.S.Highway 18 (also U.S. Highway 20).

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, June 7, 2016

2. Cheyenne-Deadwood Trail Marker

Cheyenne-Deadwood Stagecoach in the Lusk Museum image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, June 7, 2016

3. Cheyenne-Deadwood Stagecoach in the Lusk Museum

Credits. This page was last revised on October 3, 2016. It was originally submitted on September 29, 2016, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. This page has been viewed 915 times since then and 45 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 29, 2016, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California.