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Ft. Phil Kearny

Fort Phil Kearny State Historic Site is located just 20 miles south of Sheridan on Interstate 90, Exit 44. At the Fort location the visitor will find an interpretive center with exhibits, videos, bookstore, and self-guided tours of the fort and outlying sites.

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Fort Mackenzie (VA Hospital)

Today, this facility is a state-of-the-art hospital offering both inpatient and outpatient care. However, the stately architecture and lovely grounds from his historic past remain.

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Fetterman Battlefield

Fetterman Battlefield is the site of the U.S. Army’s worst defeat by Plains Indian groups next to the Battle of Little Big Horn. Sent to assist a wagon train in peril, Captain William J. Fetterman was lured by Crazy Horse and other Plains warriors over Lodge Trail Ridge.

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Eatons’ Ranch

Celebrating over 135 years of the ranching lifestyle! The oldest dude ranch in the United States, begun with 3 brothers, Howard, Willis and Alden in 1879 in Medora, ND. They moved in 1904 to the current Sheridan location for a more suitable riding terrain for their ever-growing number of guests.

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Connor Battlefield

Located in Ranchester of I-90, this was the site of the Battle of Tongue River between the Army and the Arapahoe tribe. It was the singlemost important engagement of the Powder River Expedition of 1865, and caused the Arapaho to ally with the Sioux and Cheyenne at the Fetterman Fight a year later.

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Bozeman Trail Museum

Built in 1879 by the Rock Creek Stage Line, the Blacksmith Shop, now home to the Bozeman Trail Museum originally satisfied the needs of the nearby Bozeman Trail, connecting south-eastern Wyoming to Virginia City, Montana

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The Powder Horn Golf Course

Its natural beauty features the Mountain Nine resembling a Scottish links course, the Stag Nine target golf with an Old West flavor, and the Eagle Nine’s surprising length and creative shot-making opportunities.

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Kendrick Golf Course

Kendrick Golf Course, established in 1935, is rated in the top 5 courses in Wyoming by Golf Digest magazine – 4th “Best Public Course” and the 5th “Best in State”.

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Hidden Bridge Golf Club

Conveniently located within minutes of downtown Sheridan and the walking paths, Hidden Bridge is a great place to spend your lunch hour, after work, and weekends.

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Kleenburn Recreation Area

Sheridan County owns and operates the Kleenburn Recreation Area that is located just east of the Acme exit of Interstate 90 north of Sheridan. The Wyoming Game and Fish Department’s Tensleep Fish Hatchery keeps the Kleenburn Pond well stocked with catchable size Rainbow Trout.  The Game and Fish stock the fish in mid to late …

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