Big Goose Creek Walking Tour

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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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2023-12-12T09:01:36-07:00

TBT – Sibley Scouts

On this #TBT, we look to the Bighorn Mountains and imagine a fast-moving, three-day game of cat and mouse across steep, rocky terrain. This was the experience of a group known as the Sibley Scouts. The peace achieved by 1868’s Fort Laramie Treaty was broken as a rush of prospectors flooded into Indian [...]

2023-11-30T09:51:43-07:00

TBT – Kendrick Park – Tongue River Water Trail

For this week’s #TBT, we continue our journey down the Tongue River Water Trail checking out our newly installed signs which highlight historic events, themes, and figures nearby. This time, we’ll come ashore at Kendrick Park. You are standing in front of Big Goose Creek. This waterway was a natural resource to the regional [...]

2023-11-30T10:02:31-07:00

TBT – NB Avenue – Tongue River Water Trail

On this #TBT, welcome aboard as we paddle to our next stop on the Tongue River Water Trail at NB Avenue. In 1868, the Crow sold around 30 million acres of their 1851 territory and agreed to live in a reservation. The reservation is in parts of Big Horn, Yellowstone, and Treasure counties in southern Montana. Previously, though, the [...]

2023-11-30T10:15:36-07:00

TBT – College & Downtown – Tongue River Water Trail

On this #TBT, we continue our lazy float along the Tongue River Water Trail, checking out SCLT’s newly installed signs which highlight historic events, themes, and figures nearby. As we approach downtown Sheridan and the confluence of Big and Little Goose Creeks, we reflect on the historical importance of flood control. Little Goose and [...]

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