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Third in a series . . . By the late 1880s and early 1890s Sidney’s boom was over and before long Cheyenne County would become mainly agricultural, an industry that had already established itself even before the major events of the boom. After the need for protection against Native Americans along the railroad was no longer needed, the last major fight being the Battle of Wounded Knee and the rush to the Black Hills was all but over, therefore cargo coming to and from miners was no longer in grea...
Second in a series . . . Cheyenne County was carved out of a larger previously established county by the name of Shorter County in 1870 with Fort Sidney as the county seat and took up about half the Nebraskan panhandle. Established originally by soldiers and railroad workers Sidney saw its first real boom in the late 1870s and early 1880s. During this time, Sidney’s first recorded “hay day,” it truly was a Wild West town with lynching, outlaws, brothels, saloons, gambling and a murder rate that would amaze people these days. Fort Sidney’s rapid...
Note: This article was written from many different, but very reliable, historical sources. The collection of history comes from sources such as The City of Sidney, The University of Nebraska, the Official Nebraska Government, The Nebraska Historical Society and the Cheyenne County Historical Society’s websites. First in a series Saying Sidney has a colorful history would be an understatement. The many changes the town has seen from being a simple outpost established to protect against hostile N...
