From 1867 to 1887, the Cheyenne, Ft. Laramie, Deadwood Trail started from Camp Carlin and Ft. D.A. Russell on the west edge of Cheyenne. This road first ran to Ft. Laramie and in 1876 was extended to Deadwood, Dakota Territory, and the Black Hills gold fields. It also joined the Bozeman Road to Montana. Little Bear Stage Station, 150 yards east, was opened as a road ranch by Isaac Bard on May 4, 1875, and became a stage station in 1877.