Bits and Pieces of Historic Deer Lodge Historical Buildings People tied to Grant-Kohrs Ranch Did you...
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Bits and Pieces of Historic Deer LodgeHistorical Buildings
People tied to
Grant-Kohrs Ranch
Did you know? People tied to
Deer Lodge
Grant-Kohrs
Ranch
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The library named after Conrad Kohrs’s son.
First college in Montana
The movie theatre built in Deer Lodge in 1921.
Where Montana criminals werehoused for the first time on July 2,1871.
The church by the railroad trackswas once this important structure in Deer Lodge.
This man is credited with being thefirst to winter cattle in the Western Montana valleys in the 1850’s.
This man bought the Grant- Kohrs Ranch from Johnny Grant for his butchering business.
Half brother of Conrad Kohrswho ran the operation of theranch.
This man started the Grant-KohrsRanch as a hired hand in 1929. Hepurchased the ranch, house, and trustin 1940. He is responsible for turningthe ranch over to the National Park Systemin 1972.
This shop can be destroyed if there are “too many irons in the fire”.
The woman who married Conrad Kohrs.
These were people that came fromthe east and others were immigrantsfrom European countries. More than¼ of these people were African Americans.
These wear down naturally, and it is necessary to trim them. An iron shoe protects these, andthey grow like fingernails.
Moving cattle more than 10 to 12miles per day and up to a five monthjourney from Texas to Montana wasan activity common during the earlyyears.
The year that electricity came to theDeer Lodge Valley.
The elementary school namedafter these brothers. They werethe first to find gold at themouth of Gold Creek.
This person has a mountain named after him in the Deer Lodge Valley.
This man has a small ruraltown in Powell Countynamed after him.
These people were the first toinhabit the Deer Lodge Valley.
The two men that PresidentJefferson sent to explore theLouisiana Purchase. They enteredPowell County on July 5, 1806.
After a long day of driving cattleacross the prairie you would find the cowboys at this place.
This helped ranchers identify their animals and discouragedthieves from stealing the cattle.
The breed of cattle that Con Warren operated with.
The amount of money thatGrant sold the entire Ranchto Kohrs for in 1866.
Hay was stacked using this method. This is still used todayon some farms and ranches – evenat Grant-Kohrs Ranch and the Avon area . Horses are mainly used instead of machines.
What is the William Kohrs Memorial Library?
William died at the age of
21 while in New York at Columbia University.
He was Conrad’s only son.
What is Trask Hall?
*First named Rocky Mountain College in 1878
*Later renamed College of Montana
What is the Rialto Theatre?
In 1998, the Rialto was added to the National Register of Historic places.
The Rialto burned down on November 4, 2006.
What is the Old Montana State Prison?
What is the depot for the Milwaukee Railroad?
The big bay windows were put in so that visitors could see the trains pulling in.
Who is Johnny Grant?
Who is Conrad Kohrs?
Who is John Bielenberg?
Who is Conrad Warren?
Who are the Stuart Brothers?
Who is Augusta Kohrs?
Who are the cowboys?
What is the Blacksmith Shop?
What are horse hooves?
What are cattle drives?
What year was 1892?
Who is John W. Powell ?
Who is William Garrison?
Who are Native Americans?
Who are Lewis and Clark?
What is the chuck wagon?
What is a brand?
What is a Hereford?
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What is $19,200?That would have been about $500,000
in today’s currency.
What is a beaver slide?
