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"This sturdy built homestead cabin two miles north east of Volcano was put up by Frank Zupon, a semi-recluse, who made it his home from 1920 to 1936." -- McCoy Memoirs, p.306 [Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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The Ester Trudson cabin on the Sigler place, Volcano section of Conger Mesa. The photo was taken in 1973 by John Ambos. [Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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The original Thomas homestead in Beaver Creek (Upper Neck). Standing in front of the house, from left to right: unknown man, John ThomasMabel and Mary (mother), Thomas (standing) Cliff and Charley Thomas seated in Front, Aunt and Uncle (Tom) Norris. [Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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The Buchholz homestead on Buchholz Mesa. Nicholas is at the far left; Mary is wearing a hat and standing near the door. John, Mary Louise and Beulah Buchholz are also in the picture. There are mounted riders at far right and cattle at midground. Buchholz Mesa was sold to E. M. Tabor and Nick and John opened a livery business in Eagle. [Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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The John J. Ambos homestead and cabin. [Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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"Built in 1887 the Quinlan Homestead cabin east of Dotsero is still standing. Elizabeth, Mary and Gertrude were born under its dirt roof. The family only lived here a few years before locating near McCoy." -- McCoy Memoirs p.141 [Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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The Bill Babcock homestead cabin, built in 1912, Yarmony Park. [Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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Monica Barnes, holding deer carcass, with Boyd at left and Darrell at right. The dog is interested. They're at the homestead cabin on Castle. The rules of the homestead act required fence around the property and other improvements. "The fence was built totally by Guy Barnes. Every post hole was dug by hand, every fence post was sawed or chopped from trees on the land and barbed wire (usually four strands) was strung on every fence post. Wooden...
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"This house was home to Mr. and Mrs. Judd Lyon and their daughter Florence for fifteen years and a number of other families for several years afterwards." -- McCoy Memoirs, p. 280 "After the Lyon family left the ranch in Yarmony Park, several different people owned it. Among these later owners were Harry Groh, Roy Sherwood, and Buzz Mugrage. The Lyon ranch was dryland, like many others in the Park, and there was no chance of getting irrigation...
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Interior of the Howe cabin, restored by Jack Oleson. Jack created the "stove" from actual stove parts and a wooden box. A tour of the ranch was conducted by the Eagle County Historical Society and the Diamond S Ranch on October 5, 2013.
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July 1957: Clarence's Dubach's "spread" in Triangle Park, Fulford, Colorado. Many buildings and barns are visible, including a car, yellow/orange truck on the right side of the photograph, wood piles, and fencelines. View NE.
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"Doc" Warren Jacobson and Lislotte Anderson Jacobson standing in front of one of six homesteads on the Jacobson Ranch. This cabin was built by Ada Slusser, sister of Lucy Ellen Slusser Doll (married Frank Doll), in 1890. It was called the honeymoon cabin because, according to the late Myrtie Stephens, the girls from Sweetwater used to go there on their honeymoons (the Stephens girls, as well as others in the community). It is one of six homesteads...
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Last of the homesteader's cabins, northwest side of Castle Peak, taken in 1988.
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"640 acre homestead cabin on Lake Creek" - caption on page 17 of Edwards School Scrapbook. The scrapbook was created as a youth citizens' league project between 1954-1955. The door of the cabin is open displaying a plank wood floor. Snow is piled on top and draping over the edges. Spots in center are fading photograph.
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This is the original John Cowden family homestead cabin, which was moved about a half a mile from it's original site on Bellyache. Jack Oleson reconstructed the cabin on the Diamond S ranch. A tour of the ranch was conducted by the Eagle County Historical Society and the Diamond S Ranch on October 5, 2013.
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The restored Wohlgehagen cabin, while titled the "stage stop" by Diamond S ranch residents, was very likely not the actual stage stop on Bellyache. Rather, this is Anna Wohlgehagen's homestead cabin that has been re-built and re-located. According to Jack Oleson, the real stage stop was likely located at the head of Squaw Creek and was not salvageable. A tour of the ranch was conducted by the Eagle County Historical Society and the Diamond S Ranch...
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Bob Cowden, whose parents homesteaded on Bellyache, assisted with the tour of the Diamond S historical sites. The original Cowden cabin was rebuilt by Jack Oleson in 2009. A tour of the ranch was conducted by the Eagle County Historical Society and the Diamond S Ranch on October 5, 2013.
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Iron frame beds and quilts in the restored Lionedes Howe homestead cabin on the Diamond S Ranch. Wood and leather trunks are at the foot of the beds. A tour of the ranch was conducted by the Eagle County Historical Society and the Diamond S Ranch on October 5, 2013.
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"In 1906 John Ambos filed on a reservoir site on what isnow a part of the Black Mountain Ranch and a year later built this cabin to camp in while the dam was under construction. Built for temporary use at an elevation 8,500 feet where four feet of snow is nothing unusual, the little 8'x12' cabin is still standing...." -- McCoy Memoirs, p. 240. [Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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The Ambos homestead cabin and Ambos Reservoir. "In 1906 John Ambos filed on a reservoir site on what is now a part of the Black Mountain Ranch and a year later built this cabin to camp in while the dam was under construction. Built for temporary use at an elevation of 8,500 feet where four feet of snow is nothing unusual, the little 8' x 12' cabin" was still standing in 1977. --McCoy Memoirs p.240 [Title supplied from catalog prepared by the...