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Throw Back Thursdays #TBT is a weekly social media post that tells local historical stories, highlights elements from current SCLT historical projects, and/or announces upcoming historical activities.
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TBT – Wilson P. Hunt and the Astorians Part VII
On this #TBT, we return to our series on the adventures of Wilson P. Hunt and the Astorians. As John Jacob Astor’s agent in the fur trade, Hunt led an 1811 expedition of roughly 60 men to secure a fur trading post at the Columbia River's mouth. These explorers, dubbed the Astorians, were the [...]
TBT – Wilson P. Hunt and the Astorians Part VI
On this #TBT, we return to our series on the adventures of Wilson P. Hunt and the Astorians. As John Jacob Astor’s agent in the fur trade, Hunt led an 1811 expedition of roughly 60 men to secure a fur trading post at the Columbia River's mouth. These explorers, dubbed the Astorians, were the [...]
TBT – Wilson P. Hunt and the Astorians Part V
On this #TBT, we return to our series on the adventures of Wilson P. Hunt and the Astorians. As John Jacob Astor’s agent in the fur trade, Hunt led an 1811 expedition of roughly 60 men to secure a fur trading post at the Columbia River's mouth. These explorers, dubbed the Astorians, were the [...]
TBT – Fire in Sheridan County
On this #TBT, we look at an early history of forest fires in the Bighorn National Forest. The following excerpts from a history prepared by the first forest supervisor, James F. Conner, in 1940: Fires have occurred in the forest long before the advent of the white man. It is known that the Indians [...]
TBT – Monarch Bridge
On this #TBT, we offer a bridge to our past - the Monarch Bridge, that is. The Monarch Bridge, constructed in 1909, 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 was one of [...]
TBT – Sheridan County Fairgrounds
On this #TBT, we're taking a trip to the historic Sheridan County Fairgrounds. Two of the most anticipated events at the Sheridan County Fairgrounds are the county fair and the Sheridan WYO Rodeo. These two events and the historical buildings at the Sheridan County Fairgrounds off 5th Street made the site eligible for the [...]
TBT – Wilson P. Hunt and the Astorians Part VIII
On this #TBT, we conclude our series on the adventures of Wilson P. Hunt and the Astorians. As John Jacob Astor’s agent in the fur trade, Hunt led an 1811 expedition of roughly 60 men to secure a fur trading post at the Columbia River's mouth. These explorers, dubbed the Astorians, were the first [...]
TBT – Wilson P. Hunt and the Astorians Part VII
On this #TBT, we return to our series on the adventures of Wilson P. Hunt and the Astorians. As John Jacob Astor’s agent in the fur trade, Hunt led an 1811 expedition of roughly 60 men to secure a fur trading post at the Columbia River's mouth. These explorers, dubbed the Astorians, were the [...]
TBT – Wilson P. Hunt and the Astorians Part VI
On this #TBT, we return to our series on the adventures of Wilson P. Hunt and the Astorians. As John Jacob Astor’s agent in the fur trade, Hunt led an 1811 expedition of roughly 60 men to secure a fur trading post at the Columbia River's mouth. These explorers, dubbed the Astorians, were the [...]
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