You Are Standing Near Carneyville/Kleenburn
The Carney Coal Company opened the Carney Mine in 1904 and established the company town of Carneyvlle. The town, described as neat and in excellent repair, boasted that it was never the point of . . . — — Map (db m189695) HM
Beginning in July 1878 the U.S. Postal Service awarded contracts to stage lines to operated mail and passenger service on start route 37110 between Rock Creek, on the Union Pacific Railroad in southeastern Wyoming, and Northern Pacific Railroad . . . — — Map (db m91430) HM
Founded only a few years after removal of Native American tribes from the Powder River Basin, the town of Sheridan retains the atmosphere of a bustling late 19th/early 20th century western town. The original downtown was platted in 1882 by John D. . . . — — Map (db m86160) HM
The holes in the ground pictured in this image are the result of underground mine subsidence. Subsidence occurs when a mine roof collapses, making a sinkhole on the land surface. These cave-ins endanger human and animal life through the potential . . . — — Map (db m189693) HM
Stretching north from Sheridan for about 15 miles, the Black Diamond Trail highlights Sheridan County mining districts that were integral to the settlement and development of the city and county of Sheridan. Although the peak of activity was the . . . — — Map (db m91450) HM
Stretching north from Sheridan for about 15 miles, the Black Diamond Trail highlights Sheridan County mining districts that were integral to the settlement and development of the city and county of Sheridan. Although the peak of activity was the . . . — — Map (db m189700) HM
What Began with "Wagon Mines" ...
Ranches in Sheridan County accessed outcrops of coal with pick and shovel as early as 1880. Known as "wagon mines" because people loaded the coal directly into wagons, these mines served the local . . . — — Map (db m91454) HM
You are Standing Near Kooi
Peter Kooi (pronounced "Coy) established the Kooi Mine in 1906, making it the only area coal mine established by an individual and not a company. Soon after, he organized a modern mining camp, where he promoted . . . — — Map (db m189704) HM
Jim Bridger first came west in 1822, working in the fur trade until that industry declined. He traveled throughout the west, becoming an expert on the Indians and the land. After working as a trader, he established the Bridger Trail through the . . . — — Map (db m86164) HM
The warfare and enmity which existed for generations between the
Cheyenne and Absaroka Nations
was solemnly terminated here on July 20 1932 when the chiefs of both Nations smoked the Pipe of Peace and took each others hands in friendship. . . . — — Map (db m91449) HM
In early 1910, Albert Emanuel and William Sullivan of the Electric Street Railway of Dayton, Ohio, proposed to build and operated an electric streetcar system in Sheridan. The proposed line would run through Sheridan and serve as a direct line to . . . — — Map (db m91366) HM
Welcome to Monarch
Mr. Stotts and Mr. Edleman founded the Monarch Mine in 1903, and L.H. Brooks, William C. Ervine, and J.B. Kendrick, future Wyoming U.S. senator and governor, later consolidated it. Mining began to decline in the early . . . — — Map (db m189689) HM
Inside the corral the small body of soldiers expected defeat and the same fate as Fetterman’s command. As they took up positions of their choosing, between, behind, or inside the wagon boxes, the men prepared for the worst. Some removed their shoe . . . — — Map (db m87381) HM
By 1868 the Union Pacific Rail Road had been completed through southern Wyoming and northern Utah and a new shorter road ran north to the southwestern Montana gold fields. The Bozeman Trail became obsolete. The U.S. Government once again sought . . . — — Map (db m87399) HM
By the end of the fight the Indians, through the heroics of fellow warriors, managed to remove all but one or two of their dead and wounded from the battlefield. These were taken to a spring near the present day Fish Hatchery for cleansing and . . . — — Map (db m87396) HM
On August 2, 1867, 51 men of Company C, 27th Infantry under the command of Captain James Powell and Lieutenant John Jenness are assigned to the wood cutting detail. Fourteen of these men escort a wood train toward the fort. Another 13 are . . . — — Map (db m87375) HM
Over the years a controversy has arisen about the exact location of the Wagon Box Corral, Indian casualties and the length of the battle. The most disputed fact is the location of the corral. In the early 1900’s area residents brought survivors of . . . — — Map (db m87398) HM
In July, 1867, many Lakotas of the Ogalala, Miniconjou and Sans Arc tribes gathered with the Cheyennes along the Rosebud Valley to participate in the sacred Sun Dance ceremony. After fulfilling the religious duties, the headmen and fighting chiefs . . . — — Map (db m87368) HM
The Indian leaders had hoped the soldiers would pursue a small decoy party of warriors led by Hump into an ambush, but the soldiers refused to follow, and the last pickets retreated safely into the corral after wounding the Ogalala warrior . . . — — Map (db m87385) HM
This monument is erected to perpetuate the memory of one of the famous battles of history. It is dedicated to the courage and bravery of twenty-eight soldiers in Company C, 27th United States Infantry, and four civilians, who held their . . . — — Map (db m86050) HM
In August 1867, a war party of hundreds of Sioux and Cheyenne warriors, led by Ogallala chief Red Cloud, left their camp on the Big Horn River, hoping to destroy military posts along the Bozeman trail. Some of the warriors rode toward Fort . . . — — Map (db m86062) HM
Before you stands a monument dedicated to the courage and bravery of the defenders in the Wagon Box Fight of August 2, 1867. This monument was built in 1936 by the Civilian Conservation Corps. The legend was written by local historians and although . . . — — Map (db m87401) HM
Though construction of Fort Phil Kearny was complete by August of 1867, the need of wood for burning and alterations continued. Colonel John E. Smith, the post commander, located wood cutting camps on Big and Little Piney Creeks five miles west of . . . — — Map (db m87369) HM
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