In 1897, more than 20 Buffalo Soldiers trekked 1,900 miles from Fort Missoula, Montana, to St. Louis, Missouri, by bicycle. The “Iron Riders” as they came to be known, peddled through Yellowstone National Park and Sheridan County on the way.
The 25th Infantry Regiment Bicycle Corps — a group of Buffalo Soldiers better known as “The Iron Riders” — ascend terraces at Mammoth Springs in Yellowstone National Park. (Montana Historical Society/Haynes Foundation Collection)
On June 19th — the Juneteenth holiday which marks the day in 1865 when the U.S. Army declared enslaved people in Texas to be free — the Sheridan Community Land Trust will celebrate the legacy of the 25th Infantry Regiment Bicycle Corps with the unveiling of a new driving/cycling audio tour and reenactors from the 10th Horse Cavalry Buffalo Soldiers. The event at the historic Sheridan Inn, in Sheridan will also include a 6:30 p.m. screening of the documentary, The Ride Continues, at the WYO Theater.
For more information, visit the Sheridan Community Land Trust website.
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