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Whew! Look at all that gold leaf! Sidney Snapshot Saturday

Snapshot Saturday

In Sidney, Richland County, Montana staff put up with dust, cold and noise 5 years ago to get this gorgeous architectural finished project. Gold leaf adorns much of the detail, marble, and rich wood surround workers now, and they told us, they like it. Now.  Even if it was a challenge when the work was underway before the Centennial in 2014.  One of the workers told us that during construction, the heat was turned off so it could be replaced. It was the middle of winter.  People worked with their coats and gloves on.

From the entrance, the first look at the courthouse interior is impressive.

1928 Sidney and the Richland County Courthouse

 

From 1927 when it was build and 1928 when it was opened, the neo-classical styling of the Richland County Courthouse in Sidney stood above all buildings in the town except for the grain elevators a dozen blocks to the east.

 

Sidney and the Richland County Courthouse are perched exactly on the border between the Badlands and the Rangeland of Montana.

Even from the front lawn of the Richland County Courthouse, the Badlands to the east, are clearly visible rising above the Yellowstone River.

  Since it is tall enough, from the east-facing windows, visitors can see the west-facing bluffs of the Badlands along the Yellowstone River.

 

 

Snapshot Saturday is just a quick glance at some of the sites we’ve explored this week for Beautiful Badlands ND.

Recent Snapshot Saturday’s include:

Little Missouri State Park

Ranching north of Marmarth

A greenhouse coffee shop in Glendive

Paddlefishing at the Confluence

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Mike Kopp

Love to tell stories -- romantic, nostalgic stories of our explorations in the Northern Plains. 15 years a television reporter/anchor, 12 years radio news director, 3 years newspaper editor, 6 years documentary producer -- a lifetime of communication.

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  • Gorgeous details. I love old courthouses. The details, the history, the energy.

    • Thanks. We were s urprised to see such elegance in an otherwise architecturally pragmatic ag community.

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