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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1UM5_crook-county-historical_Sundance-WY.html
Serving as a western gateway to the Black Hills, Crook County, Wyoming is a place of beauty and diversity. The varied terrain includes the state's lowest elevation, 3,125 feet, situated north of the town of Aladdin, while rugged Warren Peak rises …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1UM4_custer-expedition-historical_Sundance-WY.html
Commemorating the Passage
of the Custer Expedition
to the Black Hills
- 1874 -
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1UM3_black-hills-historical_Sundance-WY.html
The Black Hills area currently boasts Wyoming's largest population of white-tailed deer and wild turkeys. Pronghorn antelope, mule deer, red squirrels and sharp-tailed grouse are also common.
Excerpts from journals of the Colonel George Custer e…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1ULD_the-hoist-house-historical_Aladdin-WY.html
The hoist house (directly west) is a later addition to the coal mine. An internal combustion engine replaced the beasts of burden who originally hauled the coal from within the depths of the hillside. The hoist house is a simple 2 x 4 framed shed …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1ULC_bioremediation-historical_Aladdin-WY.html
The gray substance that you see surrounding the tipple, and upon which this sign is located, is coal waste known as "coal slack". Coal slack provides a unique site for land surface healing by natural life processes (bioremediation). Interaction of…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1ULA_preparing-for-impending-blizzards-historical_Beulah-WY.html
Plains Indians required large quantities of meat and hides for food, shelter, clothing, and other material needs. Harvesting as many buffalo as needed by hunting on foot in the severe winter weather would be nearly impossible. Therefore, northern …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1UL9_the-ideal-hunting-ground-historical_Beulah-WY.html
Look around you! This valley was an excellent habitat for buffalo. The herd-gathering area was open grassland north, west, and southwest of the sinkhole. Natural drainage supplemented by man-made structures provided drivelines. The sinkhole was an…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1UL8_understanding-bison-behavior-brought-success-historical_Beulah-WY.html
Buffalo are fast, strong, and often unpredictable animals, but Indians understood bison behavior and used this knowledge effectively. For example, the Indians knew that manipulating herds of buffalo was easier than controlling individual animals. …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1UKR_coal-production-historical_Aladdin-WY.html
Coal Production
The Aladdin Coal Mine began operation in 1898. One of the earliest descriptions of the coal operations at Aladdin is provided by this 1899 Wyoming Coal Mine Inspector report:
Aladdin No. 1 - This mine is situated at Aladdin and…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1UKQ_adit-entrance-historical_Aladdin-WY.html
The adit, a horizontal entrance (located north of you), was extended into the sandstone cliff face with cut native sandstone blocks. The blocks were capped with large log beams spanned with small diameter ponderosa pine decking and then cover with…