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Diamond A Ranch (Dubois, Wyoming)

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393: 64: 89: 96: 71: 241:. The site was first settled by John Robert McDonald, a Scottish immigrant who had a 160-acre (65 ha) homestead on the site in 1891. McDonald sold the property to John Williamson in 1907. Jack Williamson and his brother David were Scots as well, working as stonemasons. The Williamsons had worked in New York City, at Princeton University, at the Mormon Temple in 265:
The ranch includes 14 buildings of frame, log or stone construction. The main ranch house was built starting in 1903, initially in stone and later in log. Despite the professional abilities of the Williamsons, it was built by a local stonemason. Other buildings include poultry houses, an outhouse, a
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in the early 1890s. David Williamson married Annie McKenzie, a friend of his sister's who had come with her from Scotland. When Jack died of tick fever in 1916, David moved to the ranch with his family. After David's death in 1934, his wife Annie operated the ranch until she sold it in 1966. The
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bunkhouse, a granary, a calf shed, a garage and the homestead cabin. There are also a number of barns and livestock sheds.
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and on bridge work for the Union Pacific Railroad. In 1888 they came from Salt Lake City to
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ranch is notable as one of several ranches established by Scottish immigrants.
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Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Wyoming
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National Register of Historic Places listings in Fremont County, Wyoming
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National Register of Historic Places in Fremont County, Wyoming
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Ranches on the National Register of Historic Places in Wyoming
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C. H. King Company and First National Bank of Shoshoni
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U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
Diamond A Ranch (Dubois, Wyoming) is located in Wyoming
Diamond A Ranch (Dubois, Wyoming) is located in the United States
Dubois, Wyoming
43°28′43″N 109°30′09″W / 43.47861°N 109.50250°W / 43.47861; -109.50250
MPS
Pioneer Ranches/Farms in Fremont County MPS
91001026
Fremont County, Wyoming
Salt Lake City
Lander
Rawlins
Fort Washakie
Dubois
National Register of Historic Places


"National Register Information System – (#91001026)"
National Register of Historic Places
National Park Service


"National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Diamond A Ranch"
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National Register of Historic Places
Fremont County, Wyoming
National Historic Landmark

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