The Golden Link
The Golden Link embedded in Interstate 80 just north of here commemorates completion of the final portion… Read More
Fort Sidney
Sidney Barracks, when established in 1867, was a temporary camp with one permanent structure, a blockhouse… Read More
Sidney-Black Hills Trail
Gold was discovered in the Black Hills in August, 1874. By the spring of 1876, the Army had stopped enforcing… Read More
Cheyenne County
Cheyenne County was organized in 1870 from lands ceded by the Cheyenne, Arapaho, and Dakota Sioux Indians.… Read More
Geology
Exposed on these slopes are two Tertiary age sedimentary rock formations, the Brule and the Ogallala.… Read More
Sioux Army Depot
Sioux Army Depot was established on 23 March 1942 as Sioux Ordnance Depot. It was the only U.S. Army… Read More
Sidney-Cheyenne County
In 1867 an Army tent camp was established near here to provide protection for Union Pacific Railroad… Read More
Discovery Oil Well-Marathon Oil Company
On August 9, 1949, the first successful oil well in western Nebraska came in for 225 barrels of oil per… Read More
Lodgepole and the Union Pacific Railroad
The history of Lodgepole has been closely associated with railroad development and overland travel in… Read More