Sheridan, South Dakota
Golden City | |
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  Sheridan Location within the state of South Dakota | |
| Coordinates: 43°58′37″N 103°28′14″W / 43.9769321°N 103.4704676°W[1] | |
| Country | United States |
| State | South Dakota |
| County | Pennington |
| Founded | 1875 |
| Named for | Philip Sheridan |
| Elevation | 4,626 ft (1,410 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (Mountain Standard Time (MST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
| GNIS feature ID[2] | 1264593 |
Sheridan, originally called Golden City, was an early mining camp in Pennington County, South Dakota, United States. It was the first county seat of Pennington County, from 1877 to 1878.[3] It is now submerged under Sheridan Lake.[4]
- ^ a b "Sheridan (historical)". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. September 26, 1986. Retrieved October 19, 2013.
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
gtwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "From Pennington County's History…". Pennington County, SD. Archived from the original on October 22, 2013. Retrieved October 19, 2013.