Sheridan, South Dakota

Coordinates: 43°58′37″N 103°28′14″W / 43.9769321°N 103.4704676°W / 43.9769321; -103.4704676
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Sheridan, South Dakota
Golden City
Ghost town
GNIS feature ID[2]
1264593

Sheridan, originally called Golden City, was an early

mining camp in Pennington County, South Dakota, United States. It was the first county seat of Pennington County, from 1877 to 1878.[3] It is now submerged under Sheridan Lake.[4]

History

Founding and growth

Sheridan began as a

U.S. Circuit Court west of the Missouri River.[4]

Decline and abandonment

The circuit court later moved to Deadwood and the stage line changed course.[3] In 1878, the county seat moved to Rapid City.[4] In the mid-1880s, the town caught fire, and many buildings were destroyed. By 1920, there were only 10 residents in Sheridan, and the nearby mines were quickly failing.[3] Eventually, Sheridan became a ghost town. In 1939, Spring Creek was dammed and Sheridan was submerged under the new Sheridan Lake.[4]

The only thing that remains of Sheridan is a one-story house that was moved six miles (9.7 km) to the south just before the creek was dammed, on the edge of a small meadow. This house once belonged to Johnny and Kit Good and had 12 outside doors.[3]

Geography

Sheridan is located in the Black Hills of Pennington County.[4] It is eight miles (12.9 km) north of Hill City, along U.S. Route 385. Sheridan is submerged approximately 20 feet (6.1 m) below the surface of Sheridan Lake. Spring Creek empties into the north end of Sheridan Lake. The Good house is located on the east side of U.S. 385, six miles south of the lake and 1.5 miles (2.4 km) north of Hill City.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b "Sheridan (historical)". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. September 26, 1986. Retrieved October 19, 2013.
  2. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ^ a b c d e f Dickson, Gary. "Sheridan (Golden City)". Ghost Towns. Retrieved October 19, 2013.
  4. ^ a b c d e "From Pennington County's History…". Pennington County, SD. Archived from the original on October 22, 2013. Retrieved October 19, 2013.
  5. ^ a b Wolle, Muriel Sibell (1966) [1953]. The Bonanza Trail: Ghost Towns and Mining Camps of the West (5th ed.). Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press. p. 444.
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