Photo #22288 - Roadside turnout with historical marker - Photo taken from roadside turnout Access to toilets, no picnic tables, east side of highway. The first gold seekers here got $2.00 in gold on the first gold pan. The community of Sheridan located 1/2 mile N.E. now 30 feet under water was named for General Philip Sheridan & founded in 1875 on the Cheyenne - Deadwood Trail. Nebraska / South Dakota State Line to the Black Hill National Forest Recration Area Black Hills National Forest stretches for 1.2 million acres, offering outdoor adventure like hiking, biking and camping amidst stunning scenery. Find grassy mountain meadows, towering granite peaks, deep canyons, cascading trout streams and clear, clean lakes.