Explore History at The Hub Big Goose Creek Walking Tour

The Sheridan Community Land Trust and The Hub on Smith will take on the Big Goose Walking Tour for their next Explore History program, which is set for Tuesday, April 12 at 10:30 a.m. Attendees are asked to meet at The Hub on Smith.

SCLT Historical Program Manager Carrie Edinger will guide the tour, which features sites in the Historic Downtown Sheridan area and Whitney Commons. Edinger will talk about how Big Goose Creek has been an essential natural resource for the valley’s early inhabitants, into the settlement era and right up to today. Participants will learn about the Big Goose Creek Buffalo Jump, Sheridan Brewery, Sheridan Manufacturing Company Flour Mill, the Mandel Cabin and Sheridan’s first cabin, along with the historic rerouting of Big Goose Creek.

The National Society of The Colonial Dames of America in Wyoming will have the Mandel Cabin open during the walking tour.

The walking tour is about three quarters of a mile and stops at 10 sites. Please Note: there is hardly any shade on this tour and the following items are possibly needed on the tour depending on weather conditions: hat, water bottle, sunscreen or shade umbrella.

This Explore History program offers open conversation for community members to share their memories or historical information about these sites.

If the walking tour is canceled due to weather the Big Goose Creek virtual tour will be shown in the Hub on Smith Café.

The Explore History program is generously funded by the Next50 Initiative, and Chris Vrba, Director of Marketing and Development, said that they recently learned that Next50 is awarding SCLT the grant to support a second year of Explore History programs.