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41) Ault family home
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"This was once the home of Elliott Maxwell and wife until Perry Ault bought the place in 1908. He and his wife Lelah and their family of ten lived here until the children were grown, married and had homes of their own. Mr. and Mrs. Ault retired from active farming about 1950 and leased the ranch to their son-in-law, Walter Evans, before buying a house in Kremmling and moving there." -- McCoy Memoirs p.160
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The Sam and Betty Carter home at Carterville at Squaw Creek. The house was built in the 1950s.
"When Sam and Russell grew up, they fell in love with the Terry sisters, Betty and Wanda, who had lived at both Squaw and Lake Creeks. After their marriages, the four built cabins at Carterville and raised another generation of Carter children" -- June Simonton, The First Pioneers: a Squaw Creek History, p. 27
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43) Trap shooting
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Two men trap shooting in front of the Brett house, Lake Creek [Edwards]. Two other men are looking on. The house has a sod roof and several indistinct people are standing in the shadows in front of the house.
44) Theisen women
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The Theisens: Emma, Juanita, Mrs. Mary Theisen, and Marie. Martin and Mary Theisen were married in Denver in 1891. Juanita was born in 1895; Emma in 1897 and Marie in 1902. In 1904, they moved to Routt County and in 1905 they established their own ranch on Congor Mesa.
This photo is labeled 1908 but, from the appearance of the girls, it may have been later. --McCoy Memoirs, p.252
Same as 1992.004B.059, second John Ambos album. Only entered...
45) Webster dwelling
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Webster dwelling on Lake Creek, built in 1939. Caption on verso: "Burford"
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"The Panting house and family in 1923: Emma, Florence, Mr. and Mrs. Panting, Myrtle, the four younger children in front are: Harry, Ruth, Mabel and Jim. The home of the Panting family for approximately thirty years, it was recently razed by Mr. Dudy who made use of the salvaged material. The lower floor of the house was probably built by Merritt Rhodes but the Pantings added on the upper story. The original Buffington Homestead cabin located in...
47) Tom Wohler
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"Tom Wohler standing in front of his barn in 1912. The Wohler ranch had a first class set of ranch buildings and fences that Tom kept in good repair until a year or so before he passed away." -- McCoy Memoirs, p. 131
"Fritz, Tom and Sarah Wohler came to Colorado from Pennsylvania in 1876 and settled at Leadville for 18 years. Tom was shift boss at the Johnny Mine and Sarah had a dress shop. They were married in Leadville in 1883.
In 1895 Tom and...
49) Judd Lyon Ranch
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"The buildings on the Lyon Hidden Valley Ranch are in a much better state of repair than any of the other deserted ranches in Yarmony Park, mainly due to the fact that it was occupied the longest. The road to the former John Hudson ranch a mile and a half distant goes through the gap on the left." -- McCoy Memoirs, p. 279
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51) Buerger cabin
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Buerger dwelling built in 1929 on Sweetwater Road. Antlers are mounted over the porch.
52) Elliott Place
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The Tom Elliott place on Rock Creek. The ranch house is on the right with corrals and barn at left. The ranch is in Routt County, two miles north of McCoy. Irrigation was from the creek in order to grow supplementary feed for winter.s
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53) McCoy Lane
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Jack Gray and Jess Adams, driving cattle through McCoy on McCoy Lane. Log building in the background.
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The horse barn on the Charles B. McCoy ranch, photographed in 1970 by John Ambos.
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The Schlegel homestead on the Piney. Barn and corral built by Matt Schlegel (Mathias).
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The front of the Arthur Panting ranch house at McCoy with children sitting on the front step.
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57) Payne house
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"This house near Bond was the home of John and Mary Payne and family for eight years and during six of those years it was a meal stop for hungry travelers on the main road between State Bridge and McCoy where meals were to be had for twenty-five cents." -- McCoy Memoirs p.140
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58) Buchholz Mesa
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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.
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Shortly after they were married, Jack and Martha Sigler came out from Denver and homesteaded land in the Volcano area. Their first abode was a cellar or dug-out at an abandoned railroad construction camp, but later they buit this house north of Volcano, one section at a time. Like many other homesteaders, their lives were much too short to see their dreams fulfilled." -- McCoy Memoirs, p. 304
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60) Strubi house
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Strubi family dwelling in Burns built in 1953. Wire fence in foreground.
