Lincoln News Messenger from Lincoln, California • 14

THE NEWS MESSENGER-LINCOLN. CALIFORNIA PAGE FOURTEEN THURSDAY. NOV EMBER 29. 1973 jj i Sheridan starts life as Shed 4 fe. tw.

as pleasant and historic small communities. I have been writing mainly of Wheatland history for the past several issues, and this time I would like to tell a little of the interesting story of Sheridan. Sheridan was settled originally in 1855 by one E.C. Rodgers, a Placer county pioneer. In 1857 he built what was known as the "Shed," a large one story house 24'x80' with an unenclosed shed building of 40'x40' and 20 feet tall nearby.

This was the real beginning of Sheridan, which was known for the first decade of its life as Union Shed. Union Shed, with its corral and stable facilities became a popular crossroads and stop on the wagon and By Robert Coe Jr. Of the many small towns and settlements that sprang ud in the Sacramento Vallev during the 1850's few survive today. Virginiatown, Eliza, Kempton crossing, and Spenceville are just a few of the thriving towns which once existed in this area but which have long since vanished. Some of these small towns, however, due to their location, the character of the people who lived in them, or some other intangible factor have survived and stand today as healthy, quiet, and pleasant small towns.

Wheatland, and its nearby neighbor Sheridan are both examples of historic small towns which never died, and never reached large city size, but which remain today NOTICE to right, are Mr. Murphy, 1921 until his death in 1944. PUBLIC freight trails which were the main arteries of transportation in California before the railroad. Rodger's shed became so popular that it was not unusual for from 40 to 60 teams to be boarded there during any one night. With all this activity it was only natural that Union Shed became a market place for the local farmers who sold and traded their wheat and barley there.

People began to settle around Union Shed, and soon a full fledged community existed. A dancing school was organized which met two evenings every week, and a ball was held once a month which drew people from all ove the valley and the surrounding hills. Sometime during or after NOTICE 5C, is Tj VN INSIDE THE SHERIDAN store about 1930. Standing, left Archie Taylor and Bert Coe. Mr.

Coe owned the store from PUBLIC NOTICE PUBLIC PLACER DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: Placer County Code, 1967, Chapter 30, Section 90. hereby amended as shown on the attached Map. County Ordinance 1682-B was passed on November 20, 1973 by the following vote: Ayes: Ferreira, Thompson, Lee, Henry Mahan; Noes: None; Absent: None. Signed by ORDINANCE 1682-B Chairman Robert P. Mahan and attested by the Clerk of the Board, Maurine I.

Dobbas, by Deputy Clerk Phyllis Harris. THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF THE COUNTY OF LINCOLN 5-C r-i I mmrx-i mmMm SSI MM nn It L-i LUuJ LU bU I i 1 mills EffiOOB LJ.L-JiJJJ 25' s.a. aMir saiboct 1 mm LltruJ LJ.L-i LJ Union the Civil War the community apparently decided that Union Shed was not a very nice name for a growing and prosperous community, and so the name was changed to Sheridan in honor of Gen. Phillip Sheridan of Civil War fame. About this time the first local school was organized by Mr.

Rodgers who became a trustee. The school was held in a portion of Rodgers large shed which was still the heart of the community. Mr. Kodgers donated the use of the shed and paid the teacher out of his own pocket. Sheridan was located on high ground and afforded a good view of the valley from the nearby hills.

Over a period of time stockraisers came to meet there to look over the valley and locate their stock. Eventually a lookout tower 40 feet tall was built at Sheridan and equipped with a four or five foot telescope so that the ranchers coul more easily py out their stock. In 1865 a church was started, and the ball room of the shed became the chapel. The following, vear the rail- road was built past Sheridan and on into Wheatland. This marKea me reai Deginnings of Wheatland's rise as a town, but at the same time it marked the beginning of a slowdown in the growth and urther development of Sheridan.

With the advent of the railroad the great freight teams which had made Sheridan an important stop on their journeys were suddenly obsolete, and from a bustling center of commerce, Sheridan gradually became a small and quiet town that was just another stop on the railroad line as it moved its freight and passengers up and down the valley. Sheridan did not shrivel up and die, however. In 1870 the last big commercial venture be built in Sheridan was constructed. Under the auspices of Mark Hopkins, a partner in the Central Pan ic Railroad a laree steam operated flour mill was built in Sheridan which had a capacity of 175 barrels of flour per day. The mill was a boost to Sheridan, hut unfortunately it was put out of business after several years by competition from the Four from here at Bible college Bethany Bible College recently inaugurated Dr.

CM. Ward as its new president. The college was founded in 1919 and has a student body of 462 this year. Students attending Bethany from Lincoln are Colleen Breazeale, Wanda Dobbs, Linda Haworth and Carol McGuire. Bethany Bible College is a four-year, coeducational, accredited Assemblies of God college located in the Santa Cruz Mountains just seven miles from historic Monterey Bay.

The college is in 11s niiy-iourm year 01 continuous operation. Sperry milling company. The 1870's were the years which saw Sheridan at the peak of its prosperity as a community. During these years Sheridan boasted a drug store, three groceries, two hotels, two blacksmith shops, a school, a depot, two churches and the flour mill, not to mention an Elks lodge and two temperance societies. In 1890 a severe fire nearly ruined the business district of Sheridan, burning a hotel, the depot, and other commercial buildings.

Of the original 1870's commercial buildings of Sheridan the grocery store (which was originally a drug store), is the only one lelt standing. The old Sheridan Hotel survived the fire of 1890 only to be destroyed by fire in 1944. There are several dwellings standing in Sheridan today, however, which date back over 100 years and stand as reminders of the interesting and colorful past of our neighboring town. Cut wood Be sure you have permit The increasing fuel shortages are prompting more and more Californians to go on to private lands and cut fire wood. The California Division of Forestry has the responsibility to oversee these cut-ling operations.

Anyone cut-ing wood on private land for commercial use must make application with the State Forester of the California Division for a limber operators permit and maintain a valid permit if effect while conducting timber operations. Along with the application a fire plan must be submitted showing compliance will be kept with regard to forest and fire laws. This plan will indicate preventative measures to be taken to insure a wildfire does not occur, as well as manpower and tools available should a wildfire occur. Private land owners and timber operators have indicated concern about people coming onto their lands without permission or proper permits to cut fire wood. The CDF protects only private lands and has no right to give people permission to cut fire wood.

Any questions regarding a place to cut fire wood should be directed to the the neaiest U.S. Forest Service Office. For information regarding timber operations permits contact California Division of Forestry, Nevada Yuba Placer Headquarters, Auburn, 885-3723. Drinking and driving will kill lllxillt Kill nprxonu rlnrtnit m. holidays.

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