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"This sturdy built homestead cabin two miles north east of Volcano was put up by Frank Zupon, a semi-recluse, who made it his home from 1920 to 1936." -- McCoy Memoirs, p.306 [Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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The Ester Trudson cabin on the Sigler place, Volcano section of Conger Mesa. The photo was taken in 1973 by John Ambos. [Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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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. [Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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The John J. Ambos homestead and cabin. [Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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The Bill Babcock homestead cabin, built in 1912, Yarmony Park. [Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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Monica Barnes, holding deer carcass, with Boyd at left and Darrell at right. The dog is interested. They're at the homestead cabin on Castle. The rules of the homestead act required fence around the property and other improvements. "The fence was built totally by Guy Barnes. Every post hole was dug by hand, every fence post was sawed or chopped from trees on the land and barbed wire (usually four strands) was strung on every fence post. Wooden...
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"This house was home to Mr. and Mrs. Judd Lyon and their daughter Florence for fifteen years and a number of other families for several years afterwards." -- McCoy Memoirs, p. 280 "After the Lyon family left the ranch in Yarmony Park, several different people owned it. Among these later owners were Harry Groh, Roy Sherwood, and Buzz Mugrage. The Lyon ranch was dryland, like many others in the Park, and there was no chance of getting irrigation...
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Interior of the Howe cabin, restored by Jack Oleson. Jack created the "stove" from actual stove parts and a wooden box. A tour of the ranch was conducted by the Eagle County Historical Society and the Diamond S Ranch on October 5, 2013.
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"640 acre homestead cabin on Lake Creek" - caption on page 17 of Edwards School Scrapbook. The scrapbook was created as a youth citizens' league project between 1954-1955. The door of the cabin is open displaying a plank wood floor. Snow is piled on top and draping over the edges. Spots in center are fading photograph.
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This is the original John Cowden family homestead cabin, which was moved about a half a mile from it's original site on Bellyache. Jack Oleson reconstructed the cabin on the Diamond S ranch. A tour of the ranch was conducted by the Eagle County Historical Society and the Diamond S Ranch on October 5, 2013.
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The restored Wohlgehagen cabin, while titled the "stage stop" by Diamond S ranch residents, was very likely not the actual stage stop on Bellyache. Rather, this is Anna Wohlgehagen's homestead cabin that has been re-built and re-located. According to Jack Oleson, the real stage stop was likely located at the head of Squaw Creek and was not salvageable. A tour of the ranch was conducted by the Eagle County Historical Society and the Diamond S Ranch...
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Bob Cowden, whose parents homesteaded on Bellyache, assisted with the tour of the Diamond S historical sites. The original Cowden cabin was rebuilt by Jack Oleson in 2009. A tour of the ranch was conducted by the Eagle County Historical Society and the Diamond S Ranch on October 5, 2013.
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Iron frame beds and quilts in the restored Lionedes Howe homestead cabin on the Diamond S Ranch. Wood and leather trunks are at the foot of the beds. A tour of the ranch was conducted by the Eagle County Historical Society and the Diamond S Ranch on October 5, 2013.
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Darrell, Guy and Boyd Barnes, standing at the doorway of the large cabin at Four Mile (four miles up Eby Creek, toward Castle). The smaller cabin ..."was built from aspen wood logs and was really small. The roof on this cabin was made of dirt and the family garden was grown on the roof of the little cabin. Phyllis Barnes [Johnson] was born in this cabin one year pretty close to Christmas. ... Guy Barnes cleared more land and built a much larger...