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single-story frame structures finished in wooden clapboards. The general store, at the northern end, has flanking shed-roof sections and was built in 1913. To its south is the former manager's residence, built in 1876 and featuring some finely crafted Stick style decoration. To its south are the utilitarian office building and a barn, the former built in 1918 and the latter c. 1876. The property is adorned by mature cottonwoods planted by the company in 1888.
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The Swan Land and Cattle Company Headquarters complex is located on the south side of Chugwater, at the junction of Happy Hollow Road and Lone Tree Road (Wyoming Highway 313). The four surviving buildings are arrayed in a north-south line along Happy Hollow Road, a former stagecoach route. All are
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The Swan Company was founded in 1883 by Scottish investors with an initial capital investment of $ 3 million. At its peak in 1887-88, the company had more than 113,000 head of cattle and controlled more than one million acres of rangeland across eastern Wyoming and western
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Swan Land & Cattle Company, Mercantile Store, State Route 313, Chugwater, Platte, WY
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Swan Land & Cattle Company, Manager's House, State Route 313, Chugwater, Platte, WY
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Swan Land & Cattle Company, Main Office, State Route 313, Chugwater, Platte, WY
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Swan Land & Cattle Company, Barn, State Route 313, Chugwater, Platte, WY
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National Register of Historic Places listings in Platte County, Wyoming
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Swan Land & Cattle Company, State Route 313, Chugwater, Platte, WY
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Swan Land and Cattle Company Headquarters National Historic Landmark
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Swan Land and Cattle Company Headquarters is located in Wyoming
Swan Land and Cattle Company Headquarters is located in the United States
Chugwater, Wyoming
41°45′17.38″N 104°49′9.58″W / 41.7548278°N 104.8193278°W / 41.7548278; -104.8193278
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Wyoming Highway 313
Chugwater, Wyoming
Scotland
National Historic Landmark
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National Historic Landmark
List of National Historic Landmarks in Wyoming
National Register of Historic Places listings in Platte County, Wyoming
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Accompanying 10 photos, from 1975 and 1884

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