History Stories
SCLT works to tell our local and regional history through the lens of our natural resources, landscapes, and diverse cultures. SCLT’s historic projects offer community members and visitors to Sheridan insight into the local history of Sheridan County and the heritage of regional Plains Tribes.
Monarch Bridge
The Monarch was constructed in 1909. It served as the main vehicle and pedestrian crossing in and out of the Monarch Coal Mining Camp to the railroad lines on this side of the Tongue River.
Monarch Lutheran Cemetery
The Monarch Lutheran Cemetery Preservation Project utilized volunteers to provide a little TLC to the historic cemetery while documenting marked and unmarked graves on the site.
Stephen George Homestead
When Stephen George built his cabin on a site along Prairie Dog Creek in 1881, there were just two other homes in what would soon be Sheridan. But the homestead’s story goes as far back as 360 million years with the fossils contained in its barn’s bricks.
The Star Man of Sheridan College by Sue Simonich, Museum of Discovery Mohns Center at Sheridan College
Color photo of the Mohns Center circa 1982, courtesy of the Wyoming Room, Sheridan Fulmer Library, Sheridan Wyoming. For over seventy years, Sheridan College has been the mecca of learning for north central Wyoming. Developed as an agricultural junior college in the rich farming territory of Big Goose Valley, its development over the years was [...]
Throw Back Thursdays #TBT
Throw Back Thursdays #TBT is a weekly social media post that highlights elements from current SCLT historical projects and to announce upcoming historical activities.
Historic Preservation
SCLT works with property owners to preserve the historic buildings, structures, and places that tell the story of our region. Through tools like Historic Preservation Easements, we help landowners protect important historic features while keeping properties privately owned and in use. SCLT can also assist property owners in exploring and preparing National Register of Historic Places nominations, helping recognize and safeguard sites that hold cultural, architectural, or community significance.
Recent News
What We Learned from the 2025 Archaeological Survey at the Big Goose Natural Area
This past May, the Sheridan Community Land Trust partnered with Cultural Resource Analysts, Inc. (CRAI), which donated its time, and community volunteers to complete a professional archaeological survey of the 117 acres owned by [...]
History Unearthed: SCLT’s Black Diamond Byway Shines with Fresh Updates
The Black Diamond Byway Driving Tour, an award-winning exploration of Sheridan County’s coal mining past, now officially begins at the Sheridan Community Land Trust’s Big Goose Natural Area (BGNA) — giving visitors a new [...]
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