Cheyenne River Crossing

The Cheyenne to Deadwood Stage Line changed routes several times during its history. In 1876 and 1877, the Cheyenne to Deadwood stagecoaches passed through what would become present-day Edgemont on Pollock’s Cutoff Route, crossing the Cheyenne River just west of the current Old Highway 18 railroad bridge. A nearby stage station called the Cheyenne River Station was built in early 1876 by J.W. Dear, and its location is believed to have been just east of the current mainline tracks, in the wye of the railroad lines. In 1879, the Cheyenne River Stage Station became the headquarters building for the Anglo American Cattle Company’s TOT Ranch, one of the first ranches to establish permanent headquarters in Fall River County. The railroad went through Edgemont in 1890.

South Dakota · United States