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N.K. Boswell Ranch

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429: 48: 62: 87: 94: 69: 238:-story log ranch house, a log shed, three log cabins, two wood-frame sheds and a series of log corrals. The ranch house dates to about 1873, and one log cabin is dated to 1894.. Across the access road are a series of log and frame ranch buildings, including barns, a bunkhouse, a workshop, several sheds and two privies. 246:
Established in the 1870s by an obscure series of settlers, the ranch is a representative example of a moderate-sized working ranch. It was also a stopping point on the North Park-Laramie Plains Road. In 1886 Nathaniel K. Boswell acquired a part-interest in the ranch. Boswell was a prominent citizen
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by 1867, and in 1868 he is described as working in law enforcement in an "unofficial capacity." His activities on a
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in southeastern Wyoming during the late 19th century. Boswell, originally from New Hampshire, was established in
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N. K. Boswell Ranch, State Highway 10, Woods Landing vicinity, Albany, WY
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is one of the oldest ranches on the edge of the Laramie Plains along the
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National Register of Historic Places listings in Albany County, Wyoming
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National Register of Historic Places in Albany County, Wyoming
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Ranches on the National Register of Historic Places in Wyoming
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University Neighborhood Historic District (Laramie, Wyoming)
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Conley House 471:Keystone Work Center 210:Nathaniel K. Boswell 147:41.00197; -106.01404 644:Vee Bar Ranch Lodge 609:Mountain View Hotel 554:Dale Creek Crossing 506:Historic properties 253:vigilance committee 138: /  76:Show map of Wyoming 27:N. K. Boswell Ranch 624:Parker Ranch House 529:N.K. Boswell Ranch 438:Historic districts 278:on July 21, 1977. 265:Theodore Roosevelt 198:N.K. Boswell Ranch 678: 677: 629:St. Paulus Kirche 352:N.K.Boswell Ranch 257:formal employment 202:Big Laramie River 194: 193: 718: 569:East Side School 539:Centennial Depot 431: 392: 385: 378: 369: 339: 338: 336: 334: 322: 313: 312: 295: 237: 236: 232: 229: 177: 153: 152: 150: 149: 148: 143: 139: 136: 135: 134: 131: 102: 96: 95: 89: 77: 71: 70: 64: 50: 19: 726: 725: 721: 720: 719: 717: 716: 715: 681: 680: 679: 674: 658: 589:Ivinson Mansion 564:Durlacher House 500: 432: 423: 405: 396: 348: 343: 342: 332: 330: 324: 323: 316: 311:. 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U.S. National Register of Historic Places

N.K. Boswell Ranch is located in Wyoming
N.K. Boswell Ranch is located in the United States
Woods Landing, Wyoming
41°00′07″N 106°00′51″W / 41.00197°N 106.01404°W / 41.00197; -106.01404
77001381
Big Laramie River
Albany County, Wyoming
Nathaniel K. Boswell
Medicine Bow Mountains
Cheyenne
vigilance committee
formal employment
Wyoming Territorial Penitentiary
Theodore Roosevelt
Bill Nye
National Register of Historic Places


"National Register Information System"
National Register of Historic Places
National Park Service


"National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form: N.K. Boswell Ranch"
N.K.Boswell Ranch
N. K. Boswell Ranch, State Highway 10, Woods Landing vicinity, Albany, WY
Historic American Buildings Survey
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