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L Holiday Inn Atrium
Hotel & Conference Center
1809 Sugarland Dr in Sheridan. 672-8931 or
672-6388. www.holiday-inn.com/sheridanwy
A 2006 Quality Excellence Winner in the #1
Western Town is an unbeatable award-winning
combination. Details make the difference at the
recently renovated Sheridan Holiday Inn. From
well-appointed guest rooms featuring complimentary
high-speed wireless Internet and the knowledgeable
staff to full-service banquet and
conference facilities, this hotel specializes in comfort
and style. Utilize the onsite fitness center and
personal trainer, visit the massage therapist, enjoy
a cup of Starbuck’s Coffee in the Brew Garden, or
relax in the indoor pool, sauna, and whirlpool.
Hungry for a delicious meal? Visit The Greenery
and Scooters Bar & Grill onsite for breakfast,
lunch, or Sugarland Mining Company for dinner.
During your stay, don’t miss the area’s shopping,
year-round outdoor recreation, and historical sites
just minutes away. Conveniently located off I-90
halfway between Yellowstone and Mount
Rushmore, the Sheridan Holiday Inn welcomes
you to enjoy their real Wyoming hospitality!
L Days Inn - Sheridan
1104 E Brundage Ln in Sheridan. 672-2888 or
(reservations) 800-329-7466
The Days Inn in Sheridan is close to I-90 at exit 25
and convenient to local attractions, shopping, and
dining. This property offers plenty of amenities at
reasonable rates. All rooms are provided with free
local calls, cable TV and HBO, and free wireless
internet. Wake up and start your day right with
their complimentary continental breakfast. Guests
can choose from smoking or nonsmoking rooms,
suites with in-room spas, and fully equipped handicapped
facilities. There are some larger rooms
available with three queen beds. Relax year around
in the indoor pool or hot tub.
Wyoming Tidbits
The geographical center of Wyoming is
Fremont, 58 miles northeast of Lander.
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Big Horn
Pop. 217, Elev. 4,059
At the foot of the mountains of the same name,
Big Horn was once just a couple of cabins that
sheltered outlaws. Officially founded as a town in
1878 by O.P. Hanna, this was a much-needed rest
stop on the Bozeman Trail. By 1881, it was the
first real town in Sheridan County. Later, in 1894,
it became the home of the first college in the area,
the Wyoming College and Normal School, begun
by the Congregational Missionary Society. The
school had to close in 1898 when the students
couldn’t pay the $100 tuition.
T The Bradford Brinton
Memorial Museum
S of Big Horn on State Hwy 335. 672-3173
This is ranch country; some of the finest in
Wyoming and the Rocky Mountain West. It was
settled late, in the 1870s and 1880s, but the
well-watered, rich grasslands have produced
excellent cattle and horse herds. The Quarter
Circle A Ranch dates from this period and is typical
of the more prosperous ranches of the Big
Horn area. Here Bradford Brinton raised horses
and cattle, entertained distinguished guests,
enjoyed the scenic mountains and plains, and
collected aspects of an older West. When he died
in 1936, his sister, Helen Brinton, became the
owner of the ranch. She kept it as a summer
home until her death in 1960.
The house was built in 1892 by two Scotsmen,
William and Malcolm Moncreiffe, and in 1923 was
purchased by Bradford Brinton, who enlarged it to
its present 20 rooms. Bradford, and later Helen,
tastefully decorated and furnished the house with
fine furniture, his collections of western art, Indian
crafts, books, and historic documents.
Though a native of Illinois, Brinton loved the
West and was particularly enamored of the work
of western artists. He numbered many now
famous artists among his friends, and they benefited
from his encouragement and patronage.
Helen Brinton, wishing to share her brother’s fine
collections with future generations, established
the Bradford Brinton Memorial Ranch in her will
to commemorate western art and culture. The
Bradford Brinton Memorial Ranch opened in
1961. It is maintained and administered by The
Northern Trust Company of Chicago, Illinois.
The Indian conflicts, nature’s wonders, the
harsh elements, and the often lonely but always
exciting life of the cowboy inspired the artists of
the West. The Brinton collection contains over
600 oils, watercolors, and sketches by American
artists including: Charles M. Russell, Frederic
Remington, Edward M. Borein, E. W. Gollings,
Hans Kleiber, Will James, Frank W. Benson, John
J. Audubon, Joe De Yong, Winold Reiss, and
Frank Tenney Johnson.
Each year a different art exhibit is featured in
the reception gallery, which is the only addition
made to the ranch.
The memorial is open daily 9:30 a.m. until 5
p.m. May 15th through Labor Day.
T Bozeman Trail Museum
Main St in Big Horn
Built in 1879 by the Rock Creek Stage Line, the
Blacksmith Shop we now call the Bozeman Trail
Museum originally satisfied the needs of travelers
on the nearby Bozeman Trail, which connected
southeastern Wyoming to Virginia City, Montana.
O.P. Hanna was the first settler to make his per-
manent home here, also in 1879. John DeWitt,
another early settler, was the original owner of
the Blacksmith Shop. It changed hands several
times before Mr and Mrs Goelet Gallatin bought
it and restored it in 1936. Eventually, it became a
storehouse for a variety of historic items, and was
completely refurbished in 1976 by the Big Horn
Bi-Centennial Committee. In 1990, with the official
establishment of the Big Horn Historical
Society, the site became an official museum.
T Bonanza
Big Horn Basin
Early travelers lubricated their wagon wheels in
the natural oil seeps of this area. Settlers hoped to
develop the town into an oil production center,
but the industry never blossomed here. It is now
a ghost town.
H Bozeman Trail
Blacksmith Shop
Big Horn
Near here emigrants traversed the Bozeman
Trail, 1864-68, to Virginia City, Montana gold
mines. Confronted with hostile Indians unwilling
to share their hunting grounds, the trail became
known as the “Bloody Bozeman” and was discontinued.
Crossing Little Goose Creek to the south
and Jackson Creek to the west, the trail was
later used from 1879-94 by the Patrick Brothers
Stage Line from Rock Creek near Laramie,
Wyoimng to Fort Custer on the Big Horn River
in Montana.
This building was a blacksmith shop in the
early 1880s to serve the stage line and ranchers
of the valley.
L Wingate Inn
1950 E 5th St in Sheridan. 675-1101 or
800-228-1000. www.wingateinnsheridan.com.
wingatesheridansales@vcn.com
The Wingate Inn offers beauty and views along
with comfortable accommodations. Every room
features complimentary high-speed Internet
access, two-line cordless speakerphone with dataport,
voicemail and conference call capabilities,
free local calls and long distance access,
microwave, refrigerator, coffeemaker, hairdryer,
safe, iron/ironing board, 27-inch cable TV,
Nintendo 64 games, and more. Their complimentary
deluxe continental breakfast buffet, catering
services, guest laundry, dry cleaning, free weekday
newspapers, free fitness center, indoor pool,
whirlpool, and a complimentary 24-hour selfservice
business center with PC, printer, fax, and
copier accommodate both business and leisure
travelers. They offer affordable luxury conveniently
situated just off I-90. The Wingate Inn welcomes
you to experience its friendly retreat-like
setting, outstanding service, free airport and shuttle
service, and their spectacular views!
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