Sheridan, WY Summary

The handsome town of Sheridan, at the foothills of the Bighorn Mountains, boasts a rich lineage tracing back to cattle barons and ranchers of the late nineteenth century. Though coal mining has become its mainstay economy, its heritage is reflected by the many late-Victorian homes and commercial buildings on its historic Main Street. The most resplendent is the Sheridan Inn, an intermittent home to Buffalo Bill Cody.

Main Street also flaunts a classic neon sign of a cowboy on a bucking bronco, and the King’s Saddlery, one of the finest Western-wear stores, houses a little cowboy museum at the rear of the store.

Also worth a glance is the Trail End Historic Center, which was the former summer home of John Kendrick, a cattle baron who became Wyoming’s governor and long-term US senator. In the summer, Sheridan hosts the North American Cowboy Roundup and the Sheridan County Rodeo at the Sheridan County Fairgrounds.

Surprisingly, the town of Sheridan is quite gentrified, with polo games held most summer weekends near the Old West town of Big Horn. The village features the largest collection of original false-fronted edifices in the state including the Big Horn Mercantile Building and the Bozeman Trail Inn. Off Route 331 is the Bradford Brinton Memorial Museum at Little Goose Creek. Brinton’s Asian-style Quarter Circle A Ranch features a collection of Western paraphernalia and art.

Sheridan has daily flights to Denver and there is also bus service that travels between Billings, Montana, and Denver.