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Sheridan end-of-track railroad town
Ghost town Documented siteGray area
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Coins and tokens
Buttons and buckles
Nails and fittingsAlso reported: Indian Head cents, cartridge cases and bullets, buffalo hunting cartridges.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: West Yorkshire Archaeology Advisory Service, Amy Downes, (CC BY-SA 2.0), Unknown (Public domain), North Lincolnshire Museum, Martin Foreman, (CC BY 2.0).
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Why this spot
1868-1870 end-of-track railhead
Sheridan sprang up in 1868 at the end of the Union Pacific Eastern Division and, while construction stalled, boomed to about 2,000 people as a freighting point for the Santa Fe Trail and a base for buffalo hunters and hide traders, notorious for saloons and frequent killings. When the railhead moved to Kit Carson, Colorado in 1870, residents dismantled the buildings and shipped them west by flatcar.View source →
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
remote, rattlesnakes, railroad
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