HORSESHOE CREEK STATION

It is a pity that nothing now remains of the Horseshoe Creek Station except this tawdry Mormon sign. The Mormons burned it down, but it was rebuilt by the Central Overland as Headquarters for the Sweetwater Division. Jack Slade enjoyed many jolly times here until he rerouted the stage line through Virginia Dale. It was then an important telegraph outpost.

HYSTERICAL JOURNEY TO HISTORIC PLACES

September 27th 2014
SEPTEMBER 5, 2014 Woke up this morning to a rather cool and dreary day. A light mist was falling from the clouds and persisted for about 30 miles northward from Cheyenne. The skies remained dark and threatening all day, but did not get serious about rainfall until I returned to within 30 miles of Cheyenne from the eastward on my way back from a sort of loop up through Glendo, Guernsey, F ... read more

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Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the origina... ... read more

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