Stagecoach Roads in Sheridan County

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 connections in south eastern Montana. The road used for route 37110 was the Bozeman Trail from Sheridan to the Wyoming-Montana line. The stage road came up from Soldier Creek valley to this spot, the continued northwest across the hills to the post office at Bingham on the Tongue River.

After the first two contractors failed, M.T. Patrick and A.H. Brown were awarded the contract for postal star route 37110 in April, 1879. Over the next three years, service varied from three to seven trips per week to a frequently changing Montana terminus. During this time the contract amount rose steadily to a peak rate of $100,165.83, the highest star service contract in the West. A new contract was assigned in July 1892 and the route number was changed. All subsequent contracts were let to the lowest bidder and ranged from $15,000 to $30,000. Postal star service continued between the Union Pacific and Northern Pacific railroads until 1886. After that, as railroads were built across Wyoming, the stage lines contracted into shorter, more numerous routes.

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The Pipe of Peace
Trail End
General George Crook
First Cabin in Sheridan
Historic Sheridan Inn
Class 0-5-A Mohawk Locomotive
The Black Diamonds of Sheridan County
The Black Diamond Trail
The Sheridan Railway Company
Big Horns

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