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New county name Sheridan chosen for western Nebraska area
A detailed local notice reports the name change of the new county west of Cherry from Dorsey to Sheridan. It notes the move to honor a railroad traffic manager and outlines regional development plans including irrigation, a proposed Kansas colony, and rapid town growth around Sterling and Lodge Pole.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oberfelder
Cherry
Sheridan
Dorsey
Ickes
Antelopeville
Kimball
UP Road
Postoffice Department
Sidney
Powell & Whitney's
Cloraine Houax
E. J. Sweet
G. H. Jewett
Rev. L. Stevens
A.A. Ricker
BR. J. Cowdin
Aug. Newman
Lodge Pole
Bicasra, Curtiss & Anderson
North
John Carly
Nebraska
Carly
Judge
Weld ‘County
Bill Nye
Evans
Resson
Tiff
Sterling
North Platte
Denver
Greeley
Cheyenne
Iliff
Kansas
Platte Valley
Henry
Packard
Sterling News
Capitol Hill
Highlands
Colorado
Denver Junction
Kansas Colony