Sheridan Inn - Sheridan, Wyoming
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BruceS
N 44° 48.400 W 106° 57.220
13T E 345503 N 4963330
Historic former inn once operated Buffalo Bill Cody now listed as a National Historic Landmark, located in Sheridan, Wyoming.
Waymark Code: WM2Y8T
Location: Wyoming, United States
Date Posted: 01/09/2008
Views: 74
"The Sheridan Inn represents the establishment of modern culture in areas
still "wild and woolly" prior to the coming of the railroad. When the Sheridan
Inn opened in 1893, it was said by many to be the finest hotel between Chicago
and San Francisco. It immediately became the social center for the Big Horn
country area which at that time attracted many big game hunting parties,
including notables from all parts of the United States. The Chicago, Burlington,
and Quincy Railroad built into Sheridan, Wyoming, and constructed the hotel as a
feature of its development program. George Holdrege, general manager for the
railroad, conceived the idea for the hotel and gave to Thomas R. Kimball, an
architect of Omaha, Nebraska, the task of designing the structure. Kimball
modeled the Inn generally after a Scottish inn that he had visited and liked.
The Sheridan Inn is credited with having had the first bathtub and electric
lights in that part of Wyoming. William F. Cody, better known as Buffalo Bill,
is said to have led the grand march at the opening of the Inn. He operated the
Inn from 1894 to 1896." ~
Wyoming State
Historic Preservation Office website
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