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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1DLX_people-of-the-land_Devils-Tower-WY.html
The Tower and Black Hills area have been a gathering place and home to many people. Archeological discoveries show that native people lived here 10,000 years ago. As time passed, Arapaho, Cheyenne, Crow, Kiowa, Lakota, and Shoshone all developed c…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1D5M_life-above-and-below-ground_Devils-Tower-WY.html
Above ground, prairie dogs are usually looking for plants to eat, eating, or scanning for predators. At a warning bark, prairie dogs dive into a dark city of tunnels, where they spend more than half their lives. They play an important role in the …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMUMY_vore-buffalo-jump_Beulah-WY.html
Plains Indians depended upon buffalo for many of their material needs - food, shelter, clothing, tools, fuel, ceremonial objects, even toys. Prior to acquiring horses in the 18th century, hunting individual animals on foot with bows and arrows was…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMUMU_paha-sapa-black-hills_Beulah-WY.html
Also known as "Temple of the Sioux," Sundance Mountain rises majestically in the southwest. It belongs to the Bear Lodge Mountain Range, which defines the northwestern edge of the Black Hills. It was named for the Plains Indians' religious ceremon…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMUMS_petrified-trees_Beulah-WY.html
Giant cypress trees growing today in swamps (or forested wetlands), such as these found in Louisiana's Pointe Lake, used to grow in Wyoming back when it was a warm, subtropical swamp - about 55 million years ago during the Late Paleocene epoch. So…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMUMQ_the-vore-buffalo-jump_Beulah-WY.html
Located a short distance to the east and camouflaged by the red eroded landscape is the Vore Buffalo Jump. This sinkhole served early residents as a slaughterhouse. using the natural pit as a trap, hunters would capture bison in late fall by runni…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMUMP_bird-of-the-black-hills_Beulah-WY.html
The Red Valley surrounding you belongs to the transition zone between the flat, treeless Great Plains and the pine-forested Black Hills. Artesian springs and creeks draining from the hills and mountains create draws that provide water, shade, and …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMUMO_rich-colors-rich-lands_Beulah-WY.html
The first Caucasian residents of this area came as prospectors following the Black Hills Gold Rush. In 1876 the glitter of gold led them from the large mining camps of Lead and Deadwood westward to Sand Creek, located near this site. Instead of mo…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMUIO_the-custer-trail_Beulah-WY.html
Lieutenant Colonel George A. Custer's Black Hills Expedition crossed northeastern Wyoming from July 17-25, 1874, camping within three miles of this location. forged by 1000 men (cavalry, infantry, teamsters, scientists, miners, newspaper reporters…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMSJT_camp-devin_Hulett-WY.html
The Ft. Laramie treaties of 1851 & 1868 set aside the Black Hills for the Sioux, for as long as the grass shall grow and the river shall flow. Nevertheless, in 1874 Lt. Col. George Armstrong Custer was sent to investigate rumors of gold in the are…