1875-1942
Sheridan, located 1/2 mile NE, now 30 feet under water, was named for General Philip Sheridan and founded in 1875 on Cheyenne-Deadwood Trail, as Golden, in the belief that fabulous placer gold existed here. Still Indian Country and everybody a trespasser until 1877 Sheridan was named county seat of Pennington County on April 19 and in October of that year Judge Granville G. Bennett held first term of Court in Black Hills there. The first gold seekers here came in early July 1875 and were Andre J. Williams, Ernest Barthold, John W. Allen, J. Carlin, Ed Flaherty, Frank Bethune, William Nasten, Ezekial Brown and Deacon Dillard. Williams got $2.00 in gold in first pan on July 18 and hastened to Custer to apprize his partners and on return found his own claim jumped.HM Number | HMMWL |
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Year Placed | 1958 |
Placed By | William & Clark Williamson and State Highway Commission |
Marker Condition | No reports yet |
Date Added | Thursday, September 25th, 2014 at 3:35am PDT -07:00 |
UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 13T E 621540 N 4869425 |
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Decimal Degrees | 43.96791667, -103.48486667 |
Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 43° 58.075', W 103° 29.092' |
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 43° 58' 4.50" N, 103° 29' 5.52" W |
Driving Directions | Google Maps |
Area Code(s) | 605 |
Closest Postal Address | At or near 12792-12798 Calumet Rd, Rapid City SD 57702, US |
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