The Wyoming Homestead, the little house on the prairie.
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Cather Wyoming Homestead HouseJim and Jerry Cox tried to replicate the design of
the original 12 x 10 homestead house from photographstaken by grandma Cather. We have 8 ft. ceilings with a
loft,I think original house had 7 ft. ceilings. They were short people
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The grasses lush and ponds full of water
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So Beautiful
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Lots of wild flowers
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Jim leaving Lincoln... Wyoming or Bust
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50 mph gusts of wind
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The Start of the HomesteadHouse
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Our “post hole digger”
....Diggingthe footings
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Getting below the
frost line???
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Corner posts and rim joist
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Muck!!!!!!!!!
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Muck!!!!!!!!!
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Muck!!!!!!!!!
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MOREMUCK!!!!!!!!!
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“Slight” chance of RAIN
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Grandpa Coxʼs Saw
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Framing
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Trying toget out
ofthe rain
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oh, yeahMORE MUCK
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Ridge rafter supports
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End of one of our 14 hour days
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YIKES
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Roofing
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Fly By... We were standing on top of hill as plane flew by below us.....
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FixingBreakfast
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Finishing Cedar Siding on
gable ends.Jim did most of the nailing
while Jerry cutthe cedar boards
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Trapping Big Game
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After ten 12 to 16 hour work days.... Jerry
looks like he is finished. We did it!!!
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The Little House on the Prairie
Constructed by Cather and Grandson Construction Jim and Jerry Cox 2010
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This has been a wonderful experience for me working with my younger brother Jim. We both have the “Cather work ethic.” Jim is amazing. He has a talent in figuring out solutions to problems. This was the first time we spent time together in 50 years. We did it ...... in 10 days!!!!!!
Hard work and a great sense of achievement. We are a great team.
Jerry Cox .... June 2010
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