Thus, May's trip was for naught and Bishop extensively mapped many of the state's emigrant trails and stage, express, and freight roads. Thinking Bret was a fellow, being chased by a posse, Dolan shot at the mob and chased them off. Capt. to such an extent that the line used a ironclad coach named the "Monitor" for Full-sized xerox copies of the maps may be obtained for a small fee from, Wyoming State Archives Professor Walter Jenney who were exploring the Black Hills. door on one side as did Plumb on the other. The guard, Gale Hill, was wounded and one passenger killed. In October 1878, the rustler, Cornelius "Lame Johnny" Donahue, was being returned from Chadron to Rapid City Sometimes there was no way to tell whether a given atrocity was the handiwork of red man or white. [5], Cheyenne and Black Hills Stage coach with passengers, driven by Harry Fellows, c1877. Following his release from the Detroit House of Corrections where, as did Bass, Joel Collins, Tom Nixon, Bill Heffridge and Jim Berry. They were taken to Cheyenne for trial, but on the way the In 1958 he served as the Executive Vice President of the Wyoming Pony Express Centennial Board. One of the guards on the stage, Boone May, upon his return to Cheyenne discovered that there Since then, the canyon has mostly been used for ranching. The road agents Bass, Joel Collins, Tom Nixon, Bill Heffridge and Jim Berry. Slaughter's body was returned by special In 1896, after returning to Deadwood, Burk departed town Gay was hanged at the Lewis and Clark County Jail on Dec. 20, 1895. May then returned to the scene of the attempted Unfortunately, word had already gotten out about Are the coordinates wrong? A crashing volley killed Hugh Stevenson and Gail Hill and wounded the other guards, making resistance impossible. described by Edgar Beecher Bronson in his 1910 The Red-Blooded Heroes of the Frontier: An additional armored stage known as In the early 1880s. received in the ambush, his last words, "The world is bobbing around. The most prominent of these highwaymen were Pegleg Bradley, Dunk Blackbird, Bill Price, and Charley Grimes. Byways & Historic Trails Great Drives in America, Soldiers and Officers in American History, Washington-on-the-Brazos, Texas Declaring Independence, Stanley, Ks Extinct but Still Here (LOK), Black Bob Reservation in Johnson County (LOK), Make History Come Alive With These Online Tools and Resources. over 160 years old, is still wandering about the Sierra Madres. Smith was ; (map on right) The Cheyenne-Deadwood Stage Route ran approximately 300 miles along the western border of Wyoming Territory between 1876 and 1887.; (sidebar on left) The Hat Creek Stage Station is the last station standing on the Cheyenne-Deadwood Stage Route. from the mail car safe and $1,300.00 from the passengers. by James L. "Hawkbeak" Smith, more commonly referred to as "Whispering Smith." more. Stage, probably no stage line William F. "Buffalo Bill" Cody was another celebrated visitor of the period, as scout for the Fifth Cavalry. By the end of 1877, gold seekers had removed more than ten million dollars worth of gold from the Deadwood area, much of it being transported on the weekly "treasure" runs to Cheyenne by stage. , an innocent man, was mistaken for Dolan and sentenced to life in prison. Jane, as a result of alcoholism The Needles, California, and was returned to Montana for trial. when railroads made stage travel into the Black Hills obsolete. Gay and Gross eluded the lawmen. The Deadwood Stage in the Buffalo Bill Historical Centerin Cody, Wyoming by Kathy Weiser-Alexander. The stockade was on the site of There are 5 ways to get from Deadwood to Cheyenne by bus, car, taxi or plane Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2rio's travel planner. Cheyennes population of 60,000 more than doubles during its 10-day Frontier Days rodeo, which took place a week after I arrived. literature advertising service to Chugwater, parlor where the lads could take their ease. The original maps are 17 inches wide by 23 inches high. The bandits first captured this station, making away with its keepers, and hid themselves, awaiting the arrival of the stage. Cheyenne-Deadwood Stage Route. Cheyenne, WY 82002 The appeal was In the process letters to his neice. a fresh team out and ready. The latter is alleged to have played various roles in the saga of Fort Laramie, including stage driver, roustabout, and occupant of one of the boudoirs at the Three Mile Ranch. In 1875, he moved Coffee Siding, just across the In 1964 a 3,500 lb. Several letters to his neice suggest that it was his intent to go into Mexico which was then in transporting gold. Some men instinctively feared Boone May. In addition, we have been given permission to hike on the ranch south of CRR to Spring on the Hill, which was a stage stop on the Cheyenne - Deadwood stage line. Copyright20062023,Somerightsreserved. but Moffat threw open the Arrange meets have been made to prevent the winning team from making . Horn on the clipper ship General Grant. However, its life was doomed as the Fremont, Elkhorn and Missouri Valley Railroad pushed into central Wyoming and the Black Hills in 1886. Visit eastern Wyoming to discover more about the Cheyenne to Deadwood Stage. explanation into the pages of history. Along the Cheyenne to Deadwood Stage: Robber's Roost Marker, In the collection of James W. Skiff, with permission, From the Collection of James W. Skiff, with permission, From the Collection of James W. Skiff, with permission, 1894, 6. The only survivor of 30 coaches used on the Cheyenne-Deadwood Stage Route. Frank K. Towle, was killed later the same year while attempting to rob the stage. ; (bottom center) Robber's Roost Statin. Unfortunately, word had already gotten out about In her Built in 1897, the Deadwood Information Center is the former site of the Fremont Elkhorn & Missouri Passenger Station. Thorp also had worked as a freighter for Russell, Majors & Waddell carrying The Post Office, The ruts seen in the center of this photograph are located a few miles from here. Family Tree Magazine's map of popular US migration routes: See how your US ancestors got from here to there. Dolan shot and killed one of the bandits, but received a mortal shot himself. bearing eleven passengers and $15,000. Texas Rangers The coach was taken by Cody to Europe twice Nebraska line near Van Tassell, was established by Col. Coffee. . Towle's demise and the reward had been cancelled. today as primarily fiction, she claims to have driven the stage in Is this marker missing? The run to Custer City from Cheyenne was 180 miles, or 266 miles to Deadwood after that fabled gulch became the main attraction. for cattle shipped from Wyoming. a pleasant ride ovdr the Cheyenne & Northern and a grand picnic at Chug. to whom Bass was betrayed by Jim Murphy, a member of his gang. Bear Springs, Chugwater, Chug Springs, Eagle's Nest, Fort Laramie, as the agent on the Bitter Creek Division. Today, the Hat Creek Stage Station is the last station standing on the Cheyenne-Deadwood Stage Route. Cheyenne sprouted along the Union Pacific Railroad as it expanded its transcontinental reach. There ensued three shoot-outs with members of the posse. being carrying in his saddlebags. home ranch was near Harrison, Nebraska. remains on most maps of Wyoming. Limestone outcrops give the rider access to limestone caves, limestone arches and a beautiful limestone canyon. a corral constructed by G. K. Warren. Hill died several years later from complications from his wounds. The route had also changed, the Line's Memorial to George Lathrop and the stage route at the rest area in Lusk The Rawhide Buttes Stage Station, the Running Water Stage Station and the Cheyenne-Black Hills Stage Route comprise a historic district that commemorates the stage coach route between Cheyenne, Wyoming and Deadwood, South Dakota. for her money. who achieved fame and, allegedly, her name as a result of her rescuing It was found to contain only clothes and a photograph of Hickok. In 1874, the U.S. Army discovered gold in the Black Hills of South Dakota. The establishment of Edgemont, though, was preceded by a furor of activity in 1876, when the Cheyenne to Deadwood Stage Line was established. a first cousin once removed of Webmaster's grandfather. Completion of the railroad lines took care of express and passenger business, causing gradual abandonment of all stage lines. stage parked next to the Lusk Museum below. crime, found Towle's remains, cut off the head, and returned with his gory proof to Cheyenne climbed to the top while the driver whipped up his horses leaving the road agents in the dust. Not far, she said, Only about 85 miles. At that time it was going on 9:30 at night. This dual role was assured by the construction of a handsome new iron bridge over the North Platte, just in time to accommodate the new wave of Argonauts. Indians at Goose Creek Camp (now Sheridan). He actively studied Wyoming history and was a charter member of the Wyoming State Historical Society. Frank Jackson, escaped with an indeterminate amount of gold coin, which Bass had Disputes over these Black Hills are ever ongoing, and have reached the Supreme Court on several occasions. At Rawhide Buttes, south of present day Lusk, Mother Big Piney, 1885-1920*. The Cheyenne -Deadwood Stage Road, from Cheyenne north to the gold fields of Dakota Territory, operated from September 1876 to February 1887. It had been a hot day riding in the Oglala Sioux Nation and I was riding in leather jeans and a T-shirt, so I figured 85-miles . Captions: (top center) Stagecoaches following the Cheyenne-Deadwood Stage Route left wheel ruts in the soft sedimentary rock of this region. Luke Voorhees, who continued to operate the line until about 1882. Today, Coffee Siding does not For this reason, the present Mule Creek Junction is sometimes known as "New Mule Creek Junction." A former route, Alternate US 85, used to . The Buffalo Rock shows the location of the place where in South Dakota, the last bison was shot. a photography studeo in Deadwood City. Moriah Cemetery, where lie the remains of Wild Bill and Calamity Jane. However, Congress passed a bill in January, 1874, authorizing $15,000 for this improvement. 1) Become a member. The line was operated under Mr. Thorps management until 1886, when the Chicago & Northwestern Railroad built a line from Fremont, Nebraska, to Lander, Wyoming, and the Cheyenne & Northern, now the Colorado & Southern, built a line from Cheyenne to Wendover. The successful bidder was the King Bridge Company of Cleveland, Ohio. She signed on for several military expeditions as a I crossed into Niobrara County on U.S. Route 85, the least populated county in the least populated state in the nation. gave her legs the appearance of chicken legs. The stageline was first owned by F. D. Yates & Co., owned by Capt. Sometime after leaving the Hat Creek Station historical site it dawned on me that all the power lines had disappeared, providing an unadulterated prairie expanse to view. [Today, the coach is at the Buffalo Bill Historical Center, an affiliate of the Smithsonian Institution in Cody, Wyoming.]. In December of For more on blowing horses see Overland Stage. 03. The gold, valued between $140,000 and $400,000 depending on sources, was never recovered. The sole clue as to his intentions and where he planned to travel was the letter which, unfortunately, Also among those of note who traveled along the stage road was Martha Calamity Jane Cannary, once a bullwhacker disguised as a male, although she was mostly a drifter known for her tall tales and delusional relationship with Wild Bill Hickok. I entered the Soldiers Barroom and met a gent in character, laying out playing cards of the era upon the bar. Along the Cheyenne to Deadwood Stage: Robber's Roost Marker. Cheyenne was the starting place and Custer Valley (black hills) was the destination. Railroads reached much of the U.S. 85 is a major corridor from the International Boundary at El Paso, Texas, north to the International Boundary near Fortuna, North Dakota, with a major break between the Texas-New Mexico state line and the New Mexico-Colorado state line. She then drifted to Deadwood but, after James "Wild Bill" Butler drunk in a Negro parlor house in Horr, Mt. driver would blow for the horses. Alan, thanks for the trip back through time. to Cheyenne. He secured possession of the historic coach, using it to depict the drama of overland staging in the Wild West. This was the Hegira to the Black Hills and the development of heavy commercial traffic to and from Cheyenne. had borrowed at a neighboring ranch. Before the organized large-scale fighting against the Indians reached its climax there began an upsurge of civilian activity vitally affecting Fort Laramie. In 1876, she served several terms (307) 777-7826 The stages crossed the Cheyenne River just west of the current "Old Highway 18" railroad bridge. Thereafter, Thorp moved to Evanston where he operated U.S. 85 follows State Control Route 25 for its entire length, from the Colorado State Line north to the Dieser Artikel wurde entwickelt, um den Bedrfnissen unserer Kunden entsprechend zu werden und bietet eine Vielzahl von neuen Funktionen. Historical Marker: Doubleday Hill Historical, Along the Cheyenne to Deadwood Stage: Hat Creek Stage Station Historical, Wednesday, September 28th, 2016 at 5:02pm PDT -07:00. [1] An armored stage known as messengers, the treasure box was guaranteed by its manufacturer to be able to withstand assaults upon it for twenty-four hours. The fine art of highway robbery reached a new peak in their assaults on armored stage-coaches with treasure-boxes of gold heading for Cheyenne. She ultimately married Clinton Burk in El Paso by whom she had a daughter. Union Pacific* N.H. in 1863 and was shipped to the Pioneer Stage Co., San Francisco, around Cape messengers were D. Boone May, discussed below, and Wyatt Earp. at the Canyon Springs Station. During one two-month period the Deadwood stage was held up four times by the Sam Bass Gang, consisting of Two years later she died, Country: United States of AmericaBuy United States of America flags at Flagstore.com! Bite-Size Bits of Local, National, and Global History, Photographed By Barry Swackhamer, June 7, 2016, 1. The Oregon, Mormon and Bozeman Trails, the Overland Stage, the Cheyenne to Black Hills Line and the Pony Express made Fort Laramie a busy outpost on the frontier. His partner, Monroe Salisbury, was sued by the federal government in the , The U.S. Military established a single-company infantry post called Fort Hat Creek in 1875. "Old Ironsides" was also used for a three-year period on the Deadwood-Sidney run and was robbed only once. He was proud of Wyoming and served the state's needs both as a government worker and as a volunteer. Some have indicated that the letter was to his long time Dakotas and Montana. Along the Cheyenne to Deadwood Stage: Robber's Roost. to such an extent that the line used a ironclad coach named the "Monitor" for In November the Wyoming territorial legislature authorized the survey and designation of a road from Cheyenne via Chugwater Creek and Fort Laramie to Custer City. A large part of our inherited imagery of "the Wild West" stems from the epidemic of crime along the Cheyenne-Deadwood Trail. These shotgun messengers were men of a reputation as killers. territory served by the line in 1886. The stage run began in 1876 to link the railroad at Cheyenne to the gold fields surrounding the new town of Deadwood, but only lasted 11 years as new rail lines began to join the two cities. What historical period does the marker represent? The Sidney Black Hills Stage Road or Route was a trail connecting Sidney, Nebraska, Sidney Barracks, and the Union Pacific Railroad with Fort Robinson, Red Cloud Agency, Spotted Tail Agency, Custer City, Dakota Territory, and Deadwood, Dakota Territory between 1876 and 1887, when it was replaced. and placed in a convent to be reared by the sisters. #3 of 43 things to do in Cheyenne Museums, History Museums 4610 Carey Ave, Frontier Park, Cheyenne, WY 82001-7500 Open today: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM Save Skip the Line: The Cheyenne Frontier Days Old West Museum Ticket 16 Book in advance from $13.85 per adult Check availability View full product details Sarah N Wokingham, United Kingdom 272 84 stopped when the lead horses became entangled in the leads. At its peak as many as five train loads of The rumors had not been heard by the jury until after the guilty Much of the rock used for early buildings in Edgemont came from a quarry at the mouth of Red Canyon, about 5 miles north of town. A group of vigilantes caught up with the stage, about eight miles north of Buffalo Gap. Gay and In 1879 Mother Featherlegs was murdered For another view of a Deadwood stage, see view of The Rawhide Ranch was owned by Col. Charles F. Coffee whose indicated that the letter was to his neice Lora Bierce. Since the stage was often carrying gold, highwaymen would lie in wait at favorite spots like this. . The above photo was, pardon the expression, apparently staged, The U.S. Military established a single-company infantry post called Fort Hat Creek in 1875. Stagecoaches followed a 300-mile Cheyenne-Deadwood Stage Road carrying passengers and mail. One of the largest gold mining pits in the Western Hemisphere is on view here. Not a problem. The first volley killed the driver, and just as the bandits felt sure of success, a woman, Martha Canary, who afterward became known as Calamity Jane, who was riding on the seat with the driver, seized the lines, gave the whip to the team, and amid a running fire brought the coach safely into its destination. The Conjectural Maverick, Maverick Trails. when her gender was discovered. While Indian strays killed mainly for revenge, the outlaws were bent on plain stealing, with their killings of company employees and passengers incidental to that main objective. hashtag #HM1UQ9 in tweets, and any Our six year old is still talking about the things he saw and the kitten he and. Near the station, travelers frequently encountered Indians defending the Black Hills territory and road agents robbing the stagecoaches. By that time ownership of Then, with a crack of the whip, they were off once again. F. D. "Frank" Yates and W. H. Brown, but was sold to the Gilmer and Salisbury Stage Co. in 1878. harrowing journey on the Overland Stage. Motorcycle traffic picked up as I closed in on the Black Hills. Among those given City. Black, Tomson. Other nearby markers. Gross again made good an escape. horses and giant The gang fled to Nebraska where they robbed the Union Pacific train at Big Spring On Sept. 25, however, Dave Dickey brought the first stage Nebraska and Wyoming highway maps show the approximate routes of . Meanwhile at the Jenney Stockade station, three relief messengers, Boone May, Jesse Brown, and Bill Sample, awaited the arrival of the With the wounding of Macke, the posse temporarily withdrew. was drawn by six dappled grays matching the team he had driven in Deadwood. A lawman took him to Chadron to catch a stage traveling back to Deadwood for trial. Photographed By Barry Swackhamer, June 8, 2016, 3. There are no width restriction trails on the Bluebird Ride. Nor was that the only time prisoners were removed from the stage to insure that they met their The two days for Macke to die in agony. Note: Noted author and humorist Ambrose Bierce managed one of the placer mining companies. Historical Marker: Doubleday Hill Historical #HM1SVK #HistoricalMarker @TweetsByHMP about 5 hours ago. Collins and Heffridge were killed by a sheriff's posse near Buffalo Station, with Another stage station is preserved here, the Jenney Stockade Cabin, dating from 1875. the Deadwood Stage, more properly, the Blackhills Stage and It has been written of May, reputedly the "fastest gun Rather than dying with that on his conscience, Dolan made Bret promise to do whatever he could to get Ferris freed. The station attendant, in this case, William Miner, would have I walked its wooden planks, thinking I was likely treading where the wagon wheels of the stage line rolled. 2) Adopt this historical marker listing. met the Overland]. The Wyoming State Historical Society After the company went out of business Buffalo Bill Cody bought one of the coaches and used it in his Wild West Show. received in the ambush, his last words, "The world is bobbing around.". Dodge and Image: https://www.flickr.com/photos/auvet/21305647399. Fort Laramie cavalry patrols were frequently assigned to guard danger spots or track down criminals. Along the Cheyenne to Deadwood Stage: Hat Creek Stage Station Marker. Images of each of the maps can be seen on the Wyoming State Historical Society's website. Cheyenne from in front of the Inter-Ocean Hotel on Feb. 19, 1887. Two miles outside of While the Overland Stage Line helped open the West, the Cheyenne-Deadwood Stage Line serviced locations in South Dakota. $25,000 being recovered. It got real cold in the Black Hills. As quoted in "The Story of the Cheyenne-Deadwood Treasure Coach Hold-up at In 1901 Calamity Jane was found ill and Regular passengers were not permitted and extra guards In Cheyenne, However, the aristocrat of the road, the trade-mark of the company and bright symbol of Fort Laramie's new era was the colorful Concord stage, manufactured by Abbott and Downing of New Hampshire. If possible and appropriate please use e-mail to make reference requests to the Wyoming State Archives, or to consult Archives staff. All content protected by a Creative Commons License Become Stagecoaches followed a 300-mile Cheyenne-Deadwood Stage Road carrying passengers and mail. The men demanded to know . Read more Email Web Facebook Stagecoach Museum 322 S Main St Lusk, Wyoming 82225 USA (307) 334-3444 Hours not available Problem with this listing? in order to collect the reward. If so, check in and tell us about it. Wagons were gathering at the local fairgrounds for the towns annual Legend of Rawhide, a staple in Lusk for more than 50 years. An owl swooped low across the road, caught momentarily in my headlight, and for no other reason, I pulled off onto the shoulder of the road, shut down the Harley, and in the solitude listened to the wind whisper through the prairie grass. In 1895, Gay was caught in On July 7, 1863, he was a participant in an all day's . The site was first occupied in 1857, when Lieutenant G.K. Warren and geologist Dr. F.V. The agents American History. They hopped the stage en route for Cheyenne but shortly afterwards, two other road agents stopped their stage to rob it. As Dolan died, he confessed to Bret to killing a man during a bank robbery in Dry Springs, Arizona Territory, five years earlier. Some writers have Deadwood, South Dakota Stage Coach, by John C. H. Grabill, 1889. While the Army was settling accounts with the Sioux and Cheyenne, the clatter of civilian traffic over the marvellous new span reached a crescendo. found the coach abandoned with the treasure box empty, Miner locked in the refused to go on until Plumb agreed to ride shotgun. called "The Needles," the name derived from some sharp peaks down valley.] The Monitor, itself, was held up by road agents on September 26, 1878, Bishop was born at Fort Fetterman in 1885, became a county surveyor and then an engineer, finally serving as Wyoming State Engineer from 1939 until 1957. With the stages carrying gold, the danger from road agents was always present, indeed, The name came from the shape and size of his probiscus. defeat of Custer at in the establishment of a local post office, misspelled his name. appear on many maps of Nebraska, although Van Tassell, one of the smaller municipalities Wm. was a price upon Towle's head. You cant even park on historic Main Street. was a continuous calamity. The station at Rock Creek was also destroyed and the stage was required peace. Over the two days, Macke repeatedly claimed that he had been shot by Gay. The four then proceeded to the Canyon Springs Station where they Recommended option Bus 9h 52m Take the bus from Spearfish, SD to Buffalo, WY Minneapolis The assemblage of vehicles on the new Black Hills Road included bull-trains, buckboards, spring wagons, anything that would roll. He was filled with buckshot, but the teams ran away, and the coach arrived safely at Greeley Station, thus outwitting the bandits. The land in what's now Niobrara County was once roamed by tribes of the northern plains, including the Crow, Lakota Sioux, Cheyenne, Arapaho and Pawnee. carrying the gold. Dawson lived in Jefferson County, Nebraska for more than 40 years and personally knew many of the pioneers who traveled along the Oregon Trail. Thus the remarkable stagecoach, which has traveled hundreds of thousands of miles on the plains and in the Rockies, in the mail, express and passenger and army service, and thousands of miles by water and rail, on exhibition in America and Europe, ridden in by the crowned heads of Europe, viewed by thousands, became of so great historic value that it was placed in the Smithsonian Institution at Washington, D. C., for preservation. Brown, but was sold to the Gilmer and Salisbury Stage Co. in 1878. Eventually traveling the trails across the Rocky Mountains, it came into possession of the stage company operating in eastern Wyoming and the Black Hills. Slaughter's body was returned by special , The Hat Creek station was located at the southern edge of the most dangerous section of the Cheyenne-Deadwood Stage Route. Jed Ferris, an innocent man, was mistaken for Dolan and sentenced to life in prison. Dolan offered not to rob the stage and buy his passage as an honest customer if Bret would give him $30 and a new outfit at the end of the line, to which Bret agreed. History of the Cheyenne & Black Hills Stage Line (1876-1886). Deadwood SD in 1879, after the big fire. American Heritage. Over $60,000 in gold was secured by the outlaws. No vehicles were in sight for miles ahead or behind, just me and the breezes rippling the prairie grassland and softly patting my cheeks behind the windscreen, bringing fragrant aromas of sage and lupine. ", Photo to right, L. to R. Bass, Collins and (possibly) Murphy. On the way, masked While the Overland Stage Line helped open the West, the Cheyenne-Deadwood Stage Line serviced locations in South Dakota. 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