J. O. Ranch Rural Historic Landscape

J.O. Ranch Rural Historic Landscape
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Nearest city	Baggs, Wyoming
Coordinates	41°21′10″N107°35′59″W / 41.35278°N 107.59972°W / 41.35278; -107.59972 (J.O. Ranch Rural Historic Landscape)
NRHP reference No.	10000930
Added to NRHP	November 22, 2010 [1]

The J.O. Ranch Rural Historic Landscape is a historic area that incorporates the J.O. Ranch, established in 1885 in Carbon County, Wyoming. The ranch operated under the Spanish tradition of low-altitude winter ranch and high-altitude summer range. The ranching operation expanded greatly after the hard winter of 1886-87 devastated the cattle ranching industry in the area. Ranch buildings date from about 1890. Construction is log and stone, with many well-preserved structures. ^[2]

The J.O. Ranch has continued as a working ranch since its establishment. ^[3] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in on November 22, 2010. ^[1]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. "JO Ranch Rural Historic Landscape". Wyoming State Preservation Office. Archived from the original on 2018-02-24. Retrieved 2018-02-24.
3. Moulton, Candy (August 27, 2005). "BLM, volunteers work to preserve historic ranch". Casper Star-Tribune. Retrieved 24 February 2018.

External links

• JO Ranch at the National Park Service weekly update
• JO Ranch Archived 2017-06-27 at the Wayback Machine at Historicorps
• JO Ranch Rural Historic Landscape Archived 2018-02-24 at the Wayback Machine at the Wyoming State Historic Preservation Office