Sheridan, Wyoming
A wide variety of local artists and artisans - from photographers and painters to quilters and dollmakers - are featured monthly in the Mezzanine Gallery.
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Sheridan, Wyoming
With the mission to inspire and build community through the visual arts, SAGE wants people to see art, create art and promote art! They do this through a member’s gallery showcasing the work of local and regional artists, fun and engaging classes and workshops, and an active membership program. SAGE is located on the first floor of the historic Montgomery Building.
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Sheridan, Wyoming
A variety of student and faculty art displays are featured at the Martinson Gallery (located in the administration building), along with exhibits by other artists.
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Ucross, Wyoming
The Ucross Foundation is situated on a 20,000-acre working cattle ranch at the confluence of Piney, Clear and Coal creeks, near the Big Horn Mountains. Located in the historic Big Red Barn, the gallery presents work by contemporary artists and historic exhibits of regional interest. Visitors may also tour the adjacent 1880s ranch house.
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Sheridan, Wyoming
The museum houses over three decades of the King family's dedication to collecting Western and cowboy memorabilia from all over the world. In addition to the hundreds of saddles that line the walls, the Don King Museum also showcases perfectly preserved wagons, coaches, Indian artifacts, guns, Western tack and original artwork. Visitors are invited to browse and linger in the museum, located off the Rope Shop behind Kings Saddlery.
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Dayton, Wyoming
Maintained and operated by the Town of Dayton, the cabin was the studio of renowned "Artist of the Bighorns" Hans Kleiber (1887-1967). It is furnished with his art supplies, books, press, furniture and personal effects from his days as a forest ranger, as well as original art and etchings. Known for his outdoor scenes, Kleiber was inducted into the Wyoming Outdoor Hall of Fame in 2007 in honor of his contributions to the Wyoming wilderness - as artist and writer as well as forest ranger and conservationist.
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Ranchester, Wyoming
Nestled deep in the heart of cattle country, Ranchester is located just nine miles south of the Montana state line and just minutes away from the Bighorn National Forest. The Ranchester Museum explores the fascinating history of the tiny town, so-named by English-born stockman S. H. Hardin, who helped settle the area.
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Story, Wyoming
The Story Centennial Museum contains an eclectic collection of items and memorabilia from early-day inhabitants of this small resort community located in the foothills of the Big Horn Mountains.
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Sheridan, Wyoming
First occupied by troops of the 25th U. S. Infantry, the fort was named for Brigadier General Randall Slidell Mackenzie. It operated from 1899 through 1918, at which point it was abandoned. In 1922, the site was transferred to the Bureau of Health and reopened as a recovery hospital for World War One veterans . Today, the Fort is a state-of-the-art hospital offering both inpatient and outpatient care to military veterans of all ages. Most of the red brick buildings on the grounds were built between 1902 and 1913.
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Big Horn, Wyoming
Since the the early 1880s, the downtown historic district of Big Horn City, Wyoming Territory, has not changed significantly. Now known as Big Horn, the town's historic buildings continue to be used as gathering places for local ranch workers, polo players, tourists and the surrounding community. The mercantile is still in operation, as is the post office. The International Order of Odd Fellows lodge served the town well until the interior was remodeled to serve as a private residence.
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Sheridan, Wyoming
Since 1882, Sheridan's Main Street has been the dynamic center of the community, containing businesses, theaters, restaurants, private homes and government buildings. Unlike many communities, Sheridan still embraces Main Street as the town's primary retail district. While most of the original wood-framed, false-front buildings are gone, dozens of sturdy brick and stone structures built between 1900 and 1930 still line the street. The area was enrolled in the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.
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Sheridan, Wyoming
Sheridan's Railroad Historic District is associated with the social, commercial and industrial activities that contributed to the early development of Sheridan. The District retains many of the original buildings dating back to the early railroad era, including two depots (1892 and 1909), the historic Sheridan Inn, Rotary Park and its steam locomotive, as well as 100 more historic structures comprised of railroader housing and commercial establishments.
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Ranchester, Wyoming
In the summer of 1865, this area was occupied by an Arapaho village filled with 500 men, women and children. When attacked by U. S. Army troops under the command of General Patrick E. Connor, the Arapaho warriors fought back ferociously in order to protect their families. The skirmish is known as the Battle of the Tongue River. No physical evidence of the battle remains, but a visit to this National Register of Historic Places site shows why Native peoples fought so hard to protect their lands.
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Sheridan, Wyoming
At the corner of Fifth and Broadway sits a National Historic Landmark called the Sheridan Inn. With its impressive 69 gabled windows, broad wrap-around veranda, support pillars and expansive lawn, one immediately steps back in time to 1893, the year the Burlington Missouri Railroad built the imposing structure. Once owned in part by William F. "Buffalo Bill" Cody, the Inn was the site of many Sheridan firsts: electric lights, steam heat, bathtubs, telephones, running water.
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Ranchester, Wyoming
The Owen School - better known as the Little Blue Schoolhouse - was originally painted white, but became blue one year when the men who went into Ranchester to buy new white paint spent part of their money at the saloon and had to settle for cheaper, bluer paint instead. The Owen School was restored and moved to Tongue River Elementary School property in 1990, where it serves as a hands-on education center for TRE students, and as a reminder of what rural schools of days gone by were all about.
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Sheridan, Wyoming
The restored Mandel Cabin, built from the logs of one of the Sheridan area's earliest structures, makes its home in Whitney Commons Park (Edward A. Whitney, for whom the park is named, established Sheridan’s first bank in the building). Cared for by Whitney Benefits and members of the National Society of Colonial Dames of America, the cabin was originally built by George Mandel in 1880. He sold it to Sheridan founder John D. Loucks in 1882, who used it as a post office, bank, school and home.
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