SCLT is excited to unveil a driving/cycling audio tour that celebrates the legacy of the 25th Infantry Regiment Bicycle Corps – better known as The Iron Riders.

The story of these Buffalo Soldiers had largely been lost to history. Thankfully, citizen and professional researchers took an interest in them. The men pedaled through Sheridan County on a 1,900-mile journey as part of the U.S. Army’s Great Bicycle Experiment.

SCLT will preserve this unique history and tell the Iron Riders’ story through a new, innovative driving/cycling audio tour, a first of its kind, funded by a $50,000 African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund Grant from the National Trust for Historic Preservation.

The new tour will launch this Juneteenth, June 19, complete with a special celebration featuring reenactors from the 10^th Cavalry Buffalo Soldiers who will be available for photos and to answer questions.

This special tour unveiling will feature special guests Bobby McDonald, 9th and 10th Horse Cavalry Association – Buffalo Soldiers; Kevin Smith, Interpretative Ranger, Missouri State Parks; Sen. Dave Kinskey; and Sheridan Mayor Rich Bridger.

This event is free to attend. Refreshments will be provided. Bring lawn chairs and blankets if you would like.

Afterward, the Iron Riders tour will be available on the TravelStorys GPS app.

After the unveiling, a special screening of the soon-to-be-released documentary “The Ride Continues” will be held at the WYO Theater in downtown Sheridan at 6:30 p.m. This documentary will air on Nevada PBS this July.

This program has been made possible with partial funding by Wyoming Humanities and the Anne and Scott Nickerson Family Foundation.