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Hello, My  name is Jo Ann Boyd Scott, I am your  host for Sheridan County. I work at bringing you as many of the stories,  biographies, military,census,mortality data as possible. If you have data you'd  like to see on this website, please contact me. You will get full credit. Use  the search box located under the county names to speed up your search. 

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  Sheridan was born during the cattle boom, a town brought to life by aristocratic cattle barons. The Bradford Brinton Memorial Museum in the nearby hamlet of Big Horn is a classic example  of their lifestyle. This neo-colonial house built by the aristocratic Scottish brothers William and Malcolm Moncreiffe, was headquarters for their Quarter Circle A Ranch.  The Moncreiffes played polo on what was probably the first polo field in the nation at the nearby ranch home of their English kin, the Wallops.   Bradford Brinton, a wealthy gentleman from Chicago, bought the Moncreiffe ranch in the 1920's, enlarged it and filled it to overflowing with a spectacular collection of Western art.  Although it may not feel like it belongs here, the museum is an authentic piece of Wyoming history and an interesting place to visit. Within Sheridan are other pieces of this heritage, including the Kendrick mansion preserved as the Trail End Historic Center, and the wonderful architecture of the historic Sheridan Inn, whose prominent guests included Presidents Roosevelt, Taft, and Hoover. Watch for updates.

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