[Today, the coach is at the Buffalo Bill Historical Center, an affiliate of the Smithsonian Institution in Cody, Wyoming.]. As Dolan died, he confessed to Bret to killing a man during a bank robbery in. Bandits haunted the Cheyenne-Deadwood Stage line during the gold boom that began in Deadwood in 1876. For another view of a Deadwood stage, see view of Hickok's demise at the hand of Jack McCall, continued hope of mercantile success in that city. As I entered South Dakota, the highway finally bent into delicious curves. Freight was then loaded onto wagon trains at Fort Pierre, each holding up to 20,000 pounds of goods. The Romanesque circa-1887 depot is a testament to that history, and a resulting National Historic Landmark. Following the robbery Coffee Siding, just across the Disputes over these Black Hills are ever ongoing, and have reached the Supreme Court on several occasions. Collins and Heffridge were killed by a sheriff's posse near Buffalo Station, with Sometimes there was no way to tell whether a given atrocity was the handiwork of red man or white. 1) Become a member. Service was, thus, discontinued I entered the Soldiers Barroom and met a gent in character, laying out playing cards of the era upon the bar. to such an extent that the line used a ironclad coach named the "Monitor" for Nor is there agreement as to whom the letter was addressed. At the 1914 Wyoming State Fair, he explained: "It was not supposed that a gang of robbers running around through the a pleasant ride ovdr the Cheyenne & Northern and a grand picnic at Chug. Bass, Joel Collins, Tom Nixon, Bill Heffridge and Jim Berry. In 1927, the Daughters of the American Revolution erected a monument to the memory of those who operated the stage line and traveled the route. A group of vigilantes caught up with the stage, about eight miles north of Buffalo Gap. Rather than dying with that on his conscience, Dolan made Bret promise to do whatever he could to get Ferris freed. Bishop to begin mapping the emigrant trails of Wyoming. Established in 1876 by Red Cloud Agency trader, Captain F. D. "Frank" Yates, the Deadwood Stage was the only successful attempt to establish the route between Cheyenne, Wyoming and the mines at Deadwood, S.D., due to many Indian attacks. [Writer's note: Originally Needles, California, was Id stopped in Rapid City that evening for a steak and a beer, and happened to ask the waitress how far it was to Newcastle on U.S.-16. Rawhide Buttes Station north of Fort Laramie was the next stage stop. defeat of Custer at had little difficulty in breaking open the supposedly impregnable safe used for Wrong in a big way. A lawman took him to Chadron to catch a stage traveling back to Deadwood for trial. the throes of a revolution. The first driver killed was Johnny Slaughter on March 25, 1877, driving a stage delirious, in Terry, S.D with her last words being Indoors, the Children's Museum shares an island with Jungle Island. American History. In 1877 it became a stage station at one end of a 18-passenger coaches pulled by six horses. It got real cold in the Black Hills. An objective, I understand, is to embark on a scavenger hunt to locate all 17 or so oversized boots stepping around the city. in order to collect the reward. In 1875, he moved men again held up the stage near Cheyenne Crossing, removed the prisoners and hanged them leaving their Is this marker missing? July 9, Ft. Laramie. *DO NOT USE THESE MAPS AS YOUR "OFFICIAL" TRAVEL MAP use AVENZA MAP. a livery stable and was elected to the Unita County Commission. In 1876, she served several terms The sole clue as to his intentions and where he planned to travel was the letter which, unfortunately, On July 7, 1863, he was a participant in an all day's Stagecoaches followed a 300-mile Cheyenne-Deadwood Stage Road carrying passengers and mail. [2], Home | The Maverick Saga | Trail Maps | Chronology | Maverick Lore | Production | The Inside Straight | Contact Maverick Trails, Maverick Trails is not endorsed, sponsored or affiliated with Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc. or the Maverick franchise. His partner, Monroe Salisbury, was sued by the federal government in the hashtag #HM1UQ9 in tweets, and any The station attendant, in this case, William Miner, would have It was established in 1876 by Red Cloud Agency trader, Captain F. D. "Frank" Yates and his father-in-law, W. H. Brown, who formed F. D. Yates and Co. Following his release from the Detroit House of Corrections where, as did Not far out of Lusk I encountered historical signage for the stage lines Hat Creek Station, where its said Buffalo Bill and Wild Bill bedded down. One of the guards on the stage, Boone May, upon his return to Cheyenne discovered that there in Cheyenne. of the law abiding. Along the Cheyenne to Deadwood Stage: Hat Creek Stage Station Historical (HM1UQ9). Thorp also had worked as a freighter for Russell, Majors & Waddell carrying to a stage driven by one Jack McCall, Within an hour: Mt. You can toggle between map views using the buttons above. Image: https://www.flickr.com/photos/auvet/21305647399. a member and you'll be able to add historical markers, post comments, save favorites, check in, and Riders I talked to were coming from Devils Tower and Custer. engagement with the Ute Indians in South Pass, in which several soldiers Today, the Hat Creek Stage Station is the last station standing on the Cheyenne-Deadwood Stage Route. 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. Arrange meets have been made to prevent the winning team from making . The coach was taken by Cody to Europe twice The rest of the journey was apparently uneventful. There ensued three shoot-outs with members of the posse. But they can be dangerous curves, evidenced by a trauma helicopter that had landed because a motorcyclist was down. were killed and several wounded. a first cousin once removed of Webmaster's grandfather. has attracted more attention than Established in 1876 by Red Cloud Agency trader, Captain F. D. "Frank" Yates, the Deadwood Stage was the only successful attempt to establish the route between Cheyenne, Wyoming and the mines. [1], According to Hoyle: In 1876, Bret Maverick and Samantha Crawford arrived in Cheyenne, where they traveled by stage[3] on the Cheyenne and Black Hills Stage Line[4] to Wagon Wheel, Wyoming Territory. Along the Cheyenne to Deadwood Stage: Hat Creek Stage Station Marker. Dolan shot and killed one of the bandits, but received a mortal shot himself. In all, there were about 26 different roads or trails that led to Deadwood, but many branched off from the seven primary routes. 2301 Central Avenue Deadwood Stage purchased by Col. Cody in 1911. Gross again made good an escape. Cheyenne and Black Hills Stage coach with passengers, driven by Harry Fellows, c, The Cheyenne and Black Hills Stage and Express Routes, On This Day in Wyoming History: Death of Johnny Slaughter. 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. the express business, it was lost in mining. Along the Cheyenne to Deadwood Stage: Robber's Roost Marker. in the Cheyenne jail for disturbing the The site was first occupied in 1857, when Lieutenant G.K. Warren and geologist Dr. F.V. It is now on display at the Buffalo Bill Historical Center in Cody, Wyoming. We are building the largest online collection of historical markers, along with other markers that but Moffat threw open the Wyoming, Dakota Territory housed some of its prisoners, Gay ended up in Meagher County, Montana. Hill was wounded, Campbell killed and Davis lit out for the 42 56.34 N, 104 22.182 W. Marker is near Lusk, Wyoming, in Niobrara County. were made to reach Deadwood by stage from Cheyenne 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. During the eleven years that the stage line was in service, it was often the target of road agents, anxious to get their hands on the gold and money coming out of Deadwood. It's simple to do. Over $60,000 in gold was secured by the outlaws. allegedly wounded by Indians on the Deadwood to Wild Birch run. Photographed By Barry Swackhamer, June 8, 2016, 3. parlor where the lads could take their ease. Though the stage line was more familiarly called the Deadwood Stage, it was officially called the Cheyenne & Black Hills Stage. This coach, in company with many others, was shipped to San Francisco, California via Cape Horn, in 1864, and was used for many years in the mountains of California. when her gender was discovered. horses and giant was a continuous calamity. bullion in Deadwood City. Captions: (top center) Mule drawn Deadwood stagecoach. Discover where Bret bought his first dandy frock coat, where Bart spent a Christmas confined to a wheelchair, and where The Town That Wasn't There really was. "Old Ironsides" was also used for a three-year period on the Deadwood-Sidney run and was robbed only once. View Road Map. Mail from Cheyenne was delivered and gold from the mines transferred to strong boxes and the cycle repeated itself for the return trip. 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. The Wyoming State Legislature appropriated money to map the historic trails of Wyoming and placed the responsibility for the mapping in the hands of Bishop and the Historical Landmark Commission of Wyoming. In 1964 a 3,500 lb. Bear Springs, Chugwater, Chug Springs, Eagle's Nest, Fort Laramie, rides in the coach on its European tours was the Prince of Wales, later Edward VII. With the stages carrying gold, the danger from road agents was always present, indeed, all he had for his efforts was a rather unusual souvenir. Nebraska and Wyoming highway maps show the approximate routes of . stopped when the lead horses became entangled in the leads. The rest of Deadwood is a tourist scene I just as well avoided. of $60,000 in freshly minted double eagles from the San Fransisco Mint, $450.00 after Slaughter's death. The stage was fitted up as a treasure-stage to carry the gold from Deadwood to the railroad, and a number of shotgun messengers accompanied the coach on its trips to and fro. I was here to follow the stage out of town, but first, to take a looksee. Apr 17, 2014 - On March 25, 1877, Johnny Slaughter became the first driver killed on the Cheyenne-Deadwood stage line. Visit Site (307) 746-4494; . Two miles outside of Towle's head by burying it outside of Cheyenne. Stage Barn near Lusk, below right), Cheyenne Crossing and on up to Deadwood In April, 1893, Two main stage lines ran from Sidney to the Black Hills, Marsh and Stephenson and Gilmer and Salisbury. At its peak as many as five train loads of Two years later, the stage line was sold to Jack Gilmer and Monroe Salisbury of Ogden, Utah who formed the Gilmer, Salisbury & Company and hired a man named Luke Voorhees as their general superintendent. Copyright20062023,Somerightsreserved. cattle would be shipped daily from Coffee Siding. At Rawhide Buttes, south of present day Lusk, Mother Cheyenne and Black Hills Stage Line Major stage line originating in Cheyenne, Wyoming Territory and terminating in Deadwood, Dakota Territory. The Black Hills booms were then in full sway, filled with men of all characters, with every business or vocation running in full blast, and prosperity at its fullest height. Are the coordinates wrong? Aside from their helpful staff, they offer maps, brochures, tickets for tours which often start here, displays on Deadwood history . In 1879 Mother Featherlegs was murdered Berry was captured at Mexico, Missouri and Nixon disappeared carrying, according May then returned to the scene of the attempted Mar/2023: Lego 70815 - Detaillierter Ratgeber Die besten Lego 70815 Aktuelle Angebote Smtliche Testsieger Direkt les. check in. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); You have entered an incorrect email address! In the first shoot-out no one was hurt, but Later that year, William Mansfield and Archie McLaughlin attempted to sell stolen The Cheyenne-Deadwood Stage Route, map detail from Along the Cheyenne to Deadwood Stage Marker. Cheyenne, WY 82002 Using modern horsepower I could likely do it in five, but I was here to poke along. bearing eleven passengers and $15,000. Among those given Another stage station is preserved here, the Jenney Stockade Cabin, dating from 1875. The Wyoming State Historical Society coach. The Deadwood Line operated between Cheyenne, Wyoming, and the Black Hills of the Dakotas. The agents Like us on Facebook, Judge and Mrs. Percy W. Metz Memorial Award, Julia Yelvington Adams Memorial Publication Fund, Annals of Wyoming: The Wyoming History Journal, Artwork offered by the Wyoming Historical Foundation, Fort Casper, Independence Rock & South Pass. had borrowed at a neighboring ranch. If these Hills could talk, they'd surely share the tale of the Cheyenne to Black Hills . Not a problem. with road agents and danger. Stagecoaches followed a 300-mile Cheyenne-Deadwood Stage Road carrying passengers and mail. A crashing volley killed Hugh Stevenson and Gail Hill and wounded the other guards, making resistance impossible. 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. On appeal, Gay also claimed that the jury was The successful bidder was the King Bridge Company of Cleveland, Ohio. Before the organized large-scale fighting against the Indians reached its climax there began an upsurge of civilian activity vitally affecting Fort Laramie. In October 1878, the rustler, Cornelius "Lame Johnny" Donahue, was being returned from Chadron to Rapid City With the stages carrying gold, the danger from road agents was always present, indeed, Corn hole tournaments and a team-driving contest amused the locals during the pageant. A cattle drive crossing the road ahead of me was another reason for caution I slowed to approach cautiously so as not to spook them, but was too late to capture a photo. indicated that the letter was to his neice Lora Bierce. Using modern horsepower I could likely do it in five, but I was here to poke along. Cheyenne from in front of the Inter-Ocean Hotel on Feb. 19, 1887. Deadwood road agents led by Sam Bass attempted to rob the stage a fifth time. The coach depicted was constructed by the Abbot-Downing Co., Concord, ; (bottom center) The Stagecoach Museum in Lusk displays the only survivor of 30 coaches used on the Cheyenne-Deadwood Stage Route. Dakotas and Montana. It was dug up by prairie dogs who used it as One archivist of the stage journey described the scene this way: There is something on the Plains that cannot be found elsewhere, something which can be felt better than described, something you must go there to find. These are reasons why I wear an open-face helmet while on tour. A few days later, riding back to Newcastle at night from Devils Tower, somewhere on WY-16 Id never seen a sky so vast, or so many stars in my life. Sixteen months after the killing of Slaughter, Bass was ambushed at Round Rock, Texas, by Soon the stage arrived, and Jean Barnet, not suspecting danger, drew his teams to a standstill at the stable door. This was the Hegira to the Black Hills and the development of heavy commercial traffic to and from Cheyenne. The most prominent of these highwaymen were Pegleg Bradley, Dunk Blackbird, Bill Price, and Charley Grimes. left. The stageline was first owned by F. D. Yates & Co., owned by Capt. 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. Although Cheyenne was almost 325 miles from Deadwood by available road, about 40 miles more distant than its rival, Sidney, it held certain advantages that led to its initial ascendancy as the major jumping-off point for the Black Hills. Inside were messengers Scott Davis and Eugene Smith and company Regular passengers were not permitted and extra guards Ft. Laramie, Lusk, Douglas, Buffalo and Deadwood. It took Justus Fey was born in Hesse, in present day Germany. In the process During one two-month period the Deadwood stage was held up four times by the Sam Bass Gang, consisting of Bishop had criticized some of the marking efforts of the Commission, and he won political support for his concerns. Its been years since my last motorcycle trip to the Black Hills. The guard, Gale Hill, was wounded and one passenger killed. A stagecoach heads for Deadwood, South Dakota, John C.H. by James L. "Hawkbeak" Smith, more commonly referred to as "Whispering Smith." Jane's daughter was taken from her There are no width restriction trails on the Bluebird Ride. What historical period does the marker represent? a posse attempted to serve an arrest warrant on Gay and his brother-in-law, Harry Gross, for larcenies in Wyoming. Wyoming State Archives is caretaker of several of Bishop's map series, including Ranch Maps, Site Maps, and Emigrant Trail Maps. Captions: (top center) Stagecoaches following the Cheyenne-Deadwood Stage Route left wheel ruts in the soft sedimentary rock of this region. A compatriot, Nebraska line, about two miles after Cottonwood Station, the coach was halted by road agents, Actors in period costumes strolled the grounds. Cheyennes population of 60,000 more than doubles during its 10-day Frontier Days rodeo, which took place a week after I arrived. The road agents The Jenney Stockade was originally constructed on Beaver Creek in 1875 by a party under Richard I. While the Overland Stage Line helped open the West, the Cheyenne-Deadwood Stage Line serviced locations in South Dakota. He related in a newspaper article how he himself was a victim of an attempted robbery while carrying $30,000 in cash on the trail outside of Deadwood, when his accompanying messenger shot the perpetrator dead. Another alleged member of the Bass Gang, [3], The Long Hunt: In 1877, Lefty Dolan was lying in ambush on a ledge in preparation to rob the south-bound stage when Bret Maverick, chased and shot at by a mob of angry poker players, fell off his horse nearby. Family Tree Magazine's map of popular US migration routes: See how your US ancestors got from here to there. Copyright20062023,Somerightsreserved. Lusk is located at the northern margin of the High Plains physiographic region of the Great Plains. to such an extent that the line used a ironclad coach named the "Monitor" for other place where you might refer to this marker, including when searching on this site. Meanwhile at the Jenney Stockade station, three relief messengers, Boone May, Jesse Brown, and Bill Sample, awaited the arrival of the 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. Deadwood road agents led by Sam Bass attempted to rob the stage a fifth time. on the Cheyenne and Black Hills Stage Line, was lying in ambush on a ledge in preparation to rob the south-bound stage when, players, fell off his horse nearby. harrowing journey on the Overland Stage. While the Overland Stage Line helped open the West, the Cheyenne-Deadwood Stage Line serviced locations in South Dakota. She then drifted to Deadwood but, after James "Wild Bill" Butler for her money. The Historical Landmark Commission of Wyoming in 1957 worked with L.C. Along the Cheyenne to Deadwood Stage: Robber's Roost. Recognizing how much their prosperity depended upon freighting contracts to supply new camps and agencies north of the Platte, and disturbed by competition from a new road north from Sidney, Nebraska (with a timber bridge near Courthouse Rock), Cheyenne business interests agitated for a proper bridge at Fort Laramie. transporting gold. The land is rolling plains, slightly sloped to the east and watered in the north by the Cheyenne River and its tributaries. I walked its wooden planks, thinking I was likely treading where the wagon wheels of the stage line rolled. Trails that are marked and mowed lead from the clubhouse to the bottom of the Red Canyon, and to the Conlon homestead, located in the center of the ranch. peace. It has been written of May, reputedly the "fastest gun Dodge and Agnes Wright Spring, The Cheyenne and Black Hills Stage and Express Routes (1948), University of Nebraska Press, 02. . Cheyenne was the starting place and Custer Valley (black hills) was the destination. to drift. after embezzling money. Indians at Goose Creek Camp (now Sheridan). John T. Gilmer The senior partner, John T. "Jack" Gilmer (1841-1892), started his career as a bullwhacker for Russell, Majors & Waddell. After Dolan died, Bret continued on the stage to the end of the line in Cheyenne, wondering how he could ever keep such a promise. Subsequently, the structure was moved to Historical that the Mexico adventure was a ploy to conceal his intended suicide in the Grand Canyon. The whole town has been described as illegal anyway since it lies within the territory granted to Native Americans in the 1868 Treaty of Laramie. had little difficulty in breaking open the supposedly impregnable safe used for Deadwood South Dakota . In 1901 Calamity Jane was found ill and coaches "licky-cut", pulled by a matched team of six horses. The Buffalo Rock shows the location of the place where in South Dakota, the last bison was shot. The first was built in 1876 but burned later the same year. Two days later on his 27th . Among incidents in the Fort Laramie neighborhood were several killings at the Three Mile Ranch, the lynching of horse-thieves by masked men just north of the iron bridge, and stage hold-ups along Laramie River. Imagine . The museum is stuffed with all kinds of historic items and we got a great tour by the owner and her grand daughter. American Heritage. The Deadwood coachs first baptism came with the killing of a driver, John Slaughter, in the White Wood Canyon. The stage route was in operation from 1876 to 1887 between Cheyenne, Wyoming and Deadwood, South Dakota. I approached Lusk, population 1,567. Moriah Cemetery, where lie the remains of Wild Bill and Calamity Jane. Bite-Size Bits of Local, National, and Global History, Photographed By Barry Swackhamer, June 7, 2016, 1. Buy Wyoming State flags at Flagstore.com! In one, he wrote. The stop just below the fort was Three Mile Ranch, just off the military reservation, which doubled as a place of entertainment, completed with assorted belles, for off-duty soldiers. Normally as a coach nears a station, the ", Sixteen months after the killing of Slaughter, Bass was ambushed at Round Rock, Texas, by For this reason, the present Mule Creek Junction is sometimes known as "New Mule Creek Junction." A former route, Alternate US 85, used to . coach was stopped by masked men who extracted a confession by threat of a rope. The first driver killed was Johnny Slaughter on March 25, 1877, driving a stage bearing eleven passengers and $15,000. At the south end . 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. Barnett and Hill alit from the box, with Barnett going to look for Miner and Hill chocking the The birthday, July 27, 1878, Bass died from gunshot wounds In 1896, after returning to Deadwood, Burk departed town Rather than dying with that on his conscience, Dolan made Bret promise to do whatever he could to get Ferris freed. in the Dakotas," that "his corpses were invariably those of undesireable citizens, never stopped when the lead horses became entangled in the leads. Built in 1897, the Deadwood Information Center is the former site of the Fremont Elkhorn & Missouri Passenger Station. When the coach pulled into the station, no one was to be seen. Frank K. Towle, was killed later the same year while attempting to rob the stage. Two days later on his 27th ; (bottom center) Robber's Roost Statin. Though the stage line was more familiarly called the Deadwood Stage, it was officially called the Cheyenne & Black Hills Stage. The 300-mile trip was made in 50 hours. drunk in a Negro parlor house in Horr, Mt. Recommended option Bus 9h 52m Take the bus from Spearfish, SD to Buffalo, WY Minneapolis "treasure box" bolted to the floor on the inside. 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. through Custer City. It's a Virtual size geocache, with difficulty of 1, terrain of 1. . granite monument was erected along the Cheyenne-Deadwood Stage Road in her memory. Another witness confirmed that Do you have additional information that you would like to share with us? This marker can also be identified by its HM code. verdict. Brown, but was sold to the Gilmer and Salisbury Stage Co. in 1878. A large part of our inherited imagery of "the Wild West" stems from the epidemic of crime along the Cheyenne-Deadwood Trail. as the agent on the Bitter Creek Division. two days for Macke to die in agony. 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. last coach, drawn by six horses and driven by George Lathrop accompanied by John Noonan, leaving On his return to the fort he received orders to report to St. Louis. In February of 1887 the last stagecoach pulled through the Hat Creek station as the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad replaced the stage line. Historical Marker: Doubleday Hill Historical #HM1SVK #HistoricalMarker @TweetsByHMP about 5 hours ago. The Monitor, itself, was held up by road agents on September 26, 1878, Those who preyed on Black Hills travellers included unreconstructed Indians from the agencies, but most criminal activity was the work of white outlaws. This historic depot is open daily during the summer from 8am-7pm and in the winter from 9am-5pm. Eighteen miles from Newcastle is Four Corners, site of at least one stage robbery in 1878. William Cody used it in his Wild West Show. Congress passed a bill in January, 1874, authorizing $15,000 for this improvement. Memoirs of a pioneer: Indian fighter, Cheyenne-Deadwood stage driver, one of the first to help in the opening of the great West. Few people stayed very longstopping only to rest a bit, wash clothes, and re-supply at Fort Laramie. Noted author and humorist Ambrose Bierce managed one of the placer mining companies. The ghost town Pringle is located here. the Deadwood Stage, more properly, the Blackhills Stage and found the coach abandoned with the treasure box empty, Miner locked in the The attack upon the Deadwood Stage was a centerpiece First Elected Teton County Officials, 1894. the two-story, hip-roof stage station that stands today was erected and the second stage station was torn down. U.S. 85 follows State Control Route 25 for its entire length, from the Colorado State Line north to the This is the start of the famous Cheyenne-Ft. Laramie-Deadwood Stagecoach Trail. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. The only survivor of 30 coaches used on the Cheyenne-Deadwood Stage Route. 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