The Circle Ranch, also known as the R.L. Miller Ranch has been continuously operated as a working cattle ranch for more than 100 years. Located in Sublette County, Wyoming, it was first occupied as a homestead by Otto Liefer between 1878 and 1880. Liefer sold his claim to James Mickelson in 1895, who developed the ranch into one of the largest ranching operations in the area. The ranch has remained in the Mickelson family ever since.[2][3]
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| Location | Sublette County, Wyoming, USA |
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| Nearest city | Big Piney, Wyoming |
| Coordinates | 42°31′19″N 110°10′49″W / 42.52194°N 110.18028°W |
| Area | 3.8 acres (1.5 ha) |
| Built | 1878 |
| Architect | Leifer, Otto; Mickelson, James |
| NRHP reference No. | 87000778[1] |
| Added to NRHP | May 14, 1987 |
The cottonwood log Liefer cabin remains standing, along with a cabin built about the same time by Nicolas Swan. Together, they are the oldest permanent structures standing in Sublette County. The early cabins are surrounded by ranch buildings built by the Mickelson-Miller family, including a 1905 ranch house. By 1915 Mickelson's holdings in the area amounted to 20,000 acres (8,100 ha), with 6000 cattle.[2][3]
The Circle Ranch was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ a b "Circle Ranch". Wyoming State Historic Preservation Office. Archived from the original on June 15, 2011. Retrieved August 16, 2010.
- ^ a b Rosenberg, Robert G. (1986). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form: Circle Ranch". National Park Service. Retrieved August 16, 2010.
External links
edit- Circle Ranch at the Wyoming State Historic Preservation Office
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