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Elk View Inn

The Elk View Inn is nestled atop the Big Horn Mountains at Burgess Junction. At an elevation just over 8,000 feet, you are above the heat and congestion of the cities and towns below. Come and enjoy unbelievable views on the mountain as you travel the 600 miles of off hwy roads and ATV trails. …

January 6, 2022

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Bear Lodge Resort

Bear Lodge Resort is a year-round full-service resort. We are open 365 days a year. The lodge is owned by Rick and Roberta Young. Rick loves to hunt, snowmobile and ATV so is a great one to talk with about the mountains and the activities they offer. When Rick retired from the U.S. Air Force, …

January 6, 2022

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Trail End State Historic Site

Address: 400 Clarendon Ave City/State: Sheridan, WY 82801 Visit the seat of a cattle ranching empire of Texas cowboy turned U.S. Senator & Wyoming Governor John B. Kendrick. Trail End State Historic Site features a view of early 20th century lifestyle. Designed by Montana architect Glenn Charles McAlister, the mansion remains on of the few …

August 5, 2021

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Museum at the Bighorns

Immerse yourself in the colorful Cultures, Commerce, and Characters of Sheridan County history. The newly opened museum features a gift shop, interactive exhibits, dioramas, and Western art which present the local perspective on the history of the American West.

June 16, 2021

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Wagon Box Fight

In the midst of the Indian Wars on the western frontier, the Wagon Box Fight stands out for its unlikely outcome. On August 2, 1867 Chief Red Cloud and an estimated force of 1,000 Sioux Indians attacked a group of woodcutters and soldiers camped outside of Fort Phil Kearny.

June 16, 2021

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Rosebud Battlefield State Park

Rosebud Battlefield is associated with the lead up to the Battle of Little Bighorn. It represents the proactive position of the 1,500 Sioux and Northern Cheyenne as they forced the withdrawal of Brigadier General George Crook’s 1,000 troops at Rosebud Creek.

June 16, 2021

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Medicine Wheel

The Medicine Wheel National Historic Landmark, named by white men who discovered it at the end of the 1800s, is located near the Bighorn River and east of Lovell and the Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area.

June 16, 2021

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Mandel Cabin

Mandel Cabin One of Sheridan’s first buildings, the old Mandel Cabin makes its home in the Whitney Commons park. Edward A. Whitney, for whom the park is named, established Sheridan’s first bank in the building. Whitney resided in living quarters above the cabin for the remainder of his years.

June 16, 2021

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Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument

With the western expansion came the white man. The Sioux, of what is now South Dakota, refused to give up their land to the white man for the ensuing gold rush in to the Black Hills.

June 16, 2021

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Hole-in-the-Wall

Johnson County is home to one of the most notorious outlaw hideouts, a remote pass near Kaycee and the Big Horn Mountains known as the “Hole-in-the-Wall.”

June 16, 2021

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