Erastus Ewing was born in Tennessee about 1846, arriving in Montana in the 1880s to look for gold. He staked numerous claims, one of which controlled the water rights for Layout Creek. After giving up prospecting, he used the rights to establish his ranch, digging a ditch to his homestead from the creek.[2]
Ewing's place was designated a post office in 1898, operating until 1906 as Ewing, Montana before moving to the Caroline Lockhart Ranch. Erastus died in 1904. His son Lee sold the ranch to Clint Hough in 1911, who sold it to Philip Snell in 1918. The shop building operated as the Dryhead School in 1945–57. Snell's descendants sold the ranch to Newell K. Sorenson in 1964. Sorenson sold 640 acres (260 ha) to the Bureau of Reclamation for the construction of Yellowtail Dam in 1968.[3] The ranch is part of Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area.[4]
^"Erastus Ewing". National Park Service. Retrieved March 7, 2012.
^Wheaton, Rodd L. (January 12, 1976). "Ewing-Snell Ranch". National Park Service. Retrieved March 6, 2012.
^"Ewing-Snell Ranch". National Park Service. Retrieved March 5, 2012.
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Ewing-Snell Ranch at Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area
Erastus Ewing at Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area
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ewing, snell, ranch, established, between, 1896, 1898, erastus, ewing, carbon, county, montana, layout, creek, between, bighorn, canyon, pryor, mountains, region, called, dryhead, country, ewing, took, ranching, after, failing, gold, miner, national, register,. The Ewing Snell Ranch was established between 1896 and 1898 by Erastus Ewing in Carbon County Montana on Layout Creek between Bighorn Canyon and the Pryor Mountains in a region called Dryhead Country Ewing took up ranching after failing as a gold miner Ewing Snell RanchU S National Register of Historic PlacesEwing Snell ranch houseShow map of MontanaShow map of the United StatesNearest cityDryhead MontanaCoordinates45 5 2 N 108 15 49 W 45 08389 N 108 26361 W 45 08389 108 26361Area1 acre 0 40 ha Built1896Built byErastus T EwingNRHP reference No 77000114 1 Added to NRHPMay 12 1977Erastus Ewing was born in Tennessee about 1846 arriving in Montana in the 1880s to look for gold He staked numerous claims one of which controlled the water rights for Layout Creek After giving up prospecting he used the rights to establish his ranch digging a ditch to his homestead from the creek 2 Ewing s place was designated a post office in 1898 operating until 1906 as Ewing Montana before moving to the Caroline Lockhart Ranch Erastus died in 1904 His son Lee sold the ranch to Clint Hough in 1911 who sold it to Philip Snell in 1918 The shop building operated as the Dryhead School in 1945 57 Snell s descendants sold the ranch to Newell K Sorenson in 1964 Sorenson sold 640 acres 260 ha to the Bureau of Reclamation for the construction of Yellowtail Dam in 1968 3 The ranch is part of Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area 4 The Ewing Snell Ranch was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on May 12 1977 1 References Edit a b National Register Information System 77000114 National Register of Historic Places National Park Service July 9 2010 Erastus Ewing National Park Service Retrieved March 7 2012 Wheaton Rodd L January 12 1976 Ewing Snell Ranch National Park Service Retrieved March 6 2012 Ewing Snell Ranch National Park Service Retrieved March 5 2012 External links EditEwing Snell Ranch at Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area Erastus Ewing at Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ewing Snell Ranch amp oldid 1168966528, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
