Bicentennial Story #27-Stage Station at Young Mans Butte-I
Title
Bicentennial Story #27-Stage Station at Young Mans Butte-I
Description
Relay station established near Young Mans Butte along the Fort Keogh mail route in 1878.
Date
6/6/1975
3/4/1976
Contributor
Father Louis Pfaller
Jack Hjort
Jack Hjort
Rights
This recording cannot be copied or reproduced without the written permission of the Dickinson Museum Center. This recording may be freely used for education uses, so long as it is not altered in any way. No commercial reproduction or distribution of this recording file is permitted without written permission of the Dickinson Museum Center.
Format
mp3
Medium
audio reel, analog, 1/4 inch polyester tape
Language
English
Identifier
BS-027
Spatial Coverage
Young Mans Butte, ND
Rights Holder
Copyright Stark County Historical Society and Dickinson Museum Center
Transcription
In 1878 the Fort Keogh Mail Route was established between Bismarck and Miles City. Relay stations were established every 15 to 25 miles, and stock tenders enticed to man the stations in this Indian country. The springs and the oak-filled ravine near Young Man's Butte was an important station, one where travelers could find lodging and drivers stay after a day's run from Fort Lincoln. The first stocktenders Sherman and W.A. Slater, lived in a dug-out deep in the ravine, but later the Government built a large log house, a long log barn and a blacksmith shop a few rod's south. In 1879 and 1880 the stage station became a veritable "city" when railroad builders and a detachment of soldiers camped on the site.
This is Bicentennial Story No. 27, prepared by Father Louis Pfaller, for the Stark County Historical Society.
NDH, Vol. 21, p. 109
This is Bicentennial Story No. 27, prepared by Father Louis Pfaller, for the Stark County Historical Society.
NDH, Vol. 21, p. 109
Original Format
Sound recordings
Duration
1:16
Bit Rate/Frequency
128kbps
Decade
1970 1979
Physical Location
Bicentennial tape #3, Bicentennial stories 23-45
Geolocation
Collection
Citation
“Bicentennial Story #27-Stage Station at Young Mans Butte-I,” Southwestern North Dakota Digital Archive At the Dickinson Museum Center, accessed May 5, 2024, https://dmc.omeka.net/items/show/416.
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