Tongue River Crossing

Tongue River Crossing (HM1M7B)

Location: Ranchester, WY 82839 Sheridan County
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N 44° 53.779', W 107° 13.825'

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          Historically, this area of the Tongue River served as a trail and stage road crossing. The Boseman Trail, road to the Montana gold fields, crossed here beginning in 1864. The Bozeman cut through the Powder River Basin, violating the Fort Laramie Treaties, which designated the area as tribal lands for the Northern Plains Tribes. Use of the trail contributed to the "Plains Indian War" and military occupation of the region.           In the summer of 1865 a road building expedition managed by James A. Sawyers set out from Niobrara, NE headed to Virginia City, MT. When the expedition reached the Dry Fork of the Powder River, its route merged with the Bozeman Trail. General Patrick Connor attacked and destroyed an Arapaho village downstream on August 29, three days before Sawyers' Expedition arrived at this crossing. In retaliation, an Arapaho war party laid siege to Sawyers' encampment for 13 days until a military escort arrived.           From 1879 through 1895, the Bingham Post Office operated near here on the north side of the Tongue River. Between 1879 and 1885, Bingham also served as a stage station along the Rock Creek Stage Line. This 400-mile line ran from Rock Creek on the Union Pacific Railroad in southern Wyoming to near present day Billings, MT. In 1882 the Northern Pacific Railroad stretched through Montana and the stage line served the important role of connecting the two railroads. By 1890 a variety of shorter rail and stage routes connected areas within the two states and the need for a Wyoming to Montana stage route came to an end.
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HM NumberHM1M7B
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Placed ByState of Wyoming State Parks and Cultural Resources
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Date Added Sunday, July 26th, 2015 at 10:01pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)13T E 323892 N 4973852
Decimal Degrees44.89631667, -107.23041667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 44° 53.779', W 107° 13.825'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds44° 53' 46.74" N, 107° 13' 49.5" W
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Area Code(s)307
Which side of the road?Marker is on the right when traveling West
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 8651 US-14, Ranchester WY 82839, US
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