Established July 1, 1878 by Col. Samuel D Sturgis to honor his son, Camp J.G. Sturgis is named for Lt James G. Sturgis, killed June 25, 1876 at Battle of Little Big Horn. Camp Sturgis was abandoned Aug 28 troops moving to Camp Ruhlen (now Ft Meade). Cavalry was one day late to prevent Wagnus -massacre a few miles north.
Sturgis, also formerly known as “Scooptown,” was founded on October 25, 1878. The original Scooptown was located 1 mile west at Grasshopper Jim Frederick’s store so named by the soldiers who were likely to be “scooped” (cleaned out) over at that caravansary. The name migrated when the soldiers went to Camp Ruhlen and Sturgis was so called for a time.
The cache is a small camo'd bison tube on the more southern end of this pull out. It is log only, so you will need your own scribbling tool. If the spot has people hanging out soaking in the view of nearby Bear Butte, you might want to either crank up the extreme stealth mode or come back at a later time, to not compromise the cache.
As with all of our caches, enjoy the area, be safe, and have fun.