James T. Saban Fire Lookout tower
Before the use of airplanes for locating fires became common, there were Fire Lookouts, such as Sheep Mountain Lookout and High Park, now James T. Saban Lookout, above Buffalo, and Black Mountain Lookout above Sheridan. Saban was a Civil Conservation Corps forema
With Don King Days Happening this coming weekend, September 3 and 4th, and spectators can watch polo games as well as bronc riding and steer roping, so this week the history column will look polo in the area.
Polo is an ancient equestrian game and was called “The Sport of Kings". Variants of the
Labor Day is an old holiday in the United States, it was declared a federal holiday in 1894 by President Grover Cleveland. But, before it was an official federal holiday, Labor Day was recognized as a holiday in several individual states.
Sheridan Enterprise, September 7, 1909 - Labor Day and its
Photo of Chief Plenty Coups house. (Vannoy photo)
The Crow Tribe has always been a part of Sheridan’s history, with the reservation being only 70 miles away in neighboring Montana. At one time the land that Sheridan occupies was once Crow County.
Chief Plenty Coups was a Crow leader who help
Leiter, Wyoming, has been a stopping point for tourist traveling Highway 14/16 between Clearmont and Gillette since 14/16 was called the Black and Yellow Trail. The town of Leiter, like many small Wyoming towns, started with a post office.
In 1892, the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy railroad came