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Wyoming’s Historic Ranches (Images of America)

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Wyoming is so closely identified with ranching that it is incessantly referred to as “the Cowboy State.” The prosperity associated with the cattle industry drew rich investors to Wyoming Territory in the 1870s and early 1880s. They stocked the range with thousands of cows and made considerable fortunes until the harsh winter of 1886–1887, when the cattle market collapsed. Many of those early ranchers left Wyoming, which opened the door for the establishment of what would grow to be a huge sheep business. Right through the 1890s and the early decades of the 20th century, the more than a few Homestead Acts drew others to Wyoming on the lookout for a brighter future. As most of Wyoming’s land was once suited for grazing, not farming, smaller ranches started to play a more important role in the state’s growth. Wyoming’s Historic Ranches provides a rare glimpse of the cattle baron ranches in addition to the more modest operations that are tucked away along remote valleys and streams, not visible to the average visitor or resident of the state.

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