Cheyenne-Black Hills Stage Route and Rawhide Buttes and Running Water Stage Stations
National Register of Historic Places

Cheyenne-Black Hills Stage Route and Rawhide Buttes and Running Water Stage Stations

Lusk, Goshen County, Wyoming
Listed
April 15, 1969
Type
District
Period
Civil War
Ref No.
69000190

About this property

The Rawhide Buttes Stage Station, the Running Water Stage Station and the Cheyenne–Black Hills Stage Route comprise a historic district that commemorates the stagecoach route between Cheyenne, Wyoming, and Deadwood, South Dakota, United States. The route operated beginning in 1876, during the height of the Black Hills Gold Rush, and was replaced in 1887 by a railroad. The Rawhide Buttes station was demolished in 1973 after having functioned as a ranch headquarters. The ruin of the stage station barn is the only remnant of the Running Water Station, which stood about 15 miles (24 km) north of Rawhide Butte near the stage route's intersection with the Texas Trail. Running Water saw a minor mining boom during the 1880s, but was superseded by Lusk. The district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1969.

Location

Lusk, Goshen County, Wyoming
42.55330, -104.51051

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Sources

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When was Cheyenne-Black Hills Stage Route and Rawhide Buttes and Running Water Stage Stations listed on the National Register?

Cheyenne-Black Hills Stage Route and Rawhide Buttes and Running Water Stage Stations was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on April 15, 1969.

What type of historic resource is Cheyenne-Black Hills Stage Route and Rawhide Buttes and Running Water Stage Stations?

Cheyenne-Black Hills Stage Route and Rawhide Buttes and Running Water Stage Stations is classified as a district in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Cheyenne-Black Hills Stage Route and Rawhide Buttes and Running Water Stage Stations?

The period of significance for Cheyenne-Black Hills Stage Route and Rawhide Buttes and Running Water Stage Stations is recorded as the civil_war era, specifically around 1876.

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