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 Did you know that Sheridan once had a Trolley? In 1910, work began on the construction of an electric railway system in the City of Sheridan that became known as the Sheridan Railway Company. The Main Street route was known as the City Line. The City of Sheridan decided to repave downtown Main Street and removed the double track in 1923.  

Downtown Sheridan, Museum at the Bighorns Collection, 2011.053.245, no date

 A wooden frame structure located on the corner of Works and South Main Street was built in 1887 as the Windsor Hotel. In 1896 James Birchby replaced the Windsor building with the Brick structure that we see today. This building was built in the beginning of the coal mine boom north of Sheridan. Renamed the Western Hotel, it had amenities such as a bar, barbershop, movie theater, and a very spacious lobby.  

Western Hotel during 1931 Sheridan WYO Rodeo Parade, Museum at the Bighorns Collection, 2011.053.233 

 In 1884, Henry Held built a home for his wife, Nettie and their daughter Birdie on the corner of Works and South Main Street. Across the street was Mr. Held’s Blacksmith Shop. This house is one of two original wooden buildings on Main Street. It is the only building on Main Street with a yard and now you know why, because it once was a family home.  

Held House, Museum at the Bighorns Collection,  2003.052, no date