CM Ranch and Simpson Lake Cabins

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Coordinates: 43°28′08″N 109°39′03″W / 43.46889°N 109.65083°W / 43.46889; -109.65083
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CM Ranch and Simpson Lake Cabins
CM Ranch and Simpson Lake Cabins is located in Wyoming
CM Ranch and Simpson Lake Cabins
CM Ranch and Simpson Lake Cabins is located in the United States
CM Ranch and Simpson Lake Cabins
Nearest cityDubois, Wyoming
Coordinates43°28′08″N 109°39′03″W / 43.46889°N 109.65083°W / 43.46889; -109.65083 (CM Ranch)
Area1,312.4 acres (531.1 ha)
Built byCharles Moore
Architectural styleLog cabin
NRHP reference No.92001249[1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 15, 1992

The CM Ranch and Simpson Lake Cabins are separate components of a single

U.S. Forest Service.. The sites are separated by 13 miles (21 km).[2][3][4]

CM Ranch

The CM Ranch is located in the

Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. Although he practiced law in Cheyenne, he developed ventures such as a boy's camping operation in the Yellowstone area. As these ventures prospered Moore moved into dude ranching, eventually becoming president of the Dude Rancher's Association. Moore's ranch prospered even through the Great Depression, but closed for World War II. It reopened in 1945.[2] Moore sold the ranch to Les and Alice Shoemaker in 1952, and died in 1971. The ranch was sold to siblings Jay Kemmerer, Connie Kemmerer and Betty Gray in 1997.[3]

Description

The CM Ranch is an extensive complex of log buildings, usually built on stone foundations. A complex of guest cabins surrounds the core of the ranch. The dining hall is the main building. Nearby is an office cabin, bunkhouses and an employee dormitory. Livestock are accommodated by a barn and corral. The recreation hall is a converted cabin with activity and quiet space. Larger cabins served as residences for long-term guests and the owners.[2]

Simpson Lake Cabins

The Simpson Lake Cabins are located in the present-day Fitzpatrick Wilderness in Shoshone National Forest on Simpson Lake. Access is by horseback. Before its purchase it was known as the Three Waters Hunting and Fishing Camp, built in 1928 by Nobe Harrison, Earl Nichols and Les Wright for touring hunters. The venture did not prosper and in 1931 they sold the camp to Moore. The camp was operated as a branch of the CM Ranch until 1997, when the CM was sold to new owners and the camp reverted to Shoshone National Forest.[4]

Description

The camp complex includes three cabins, a meathouse, corrals and two outhouses. All structures are of log construction on stone foundation. All materials and furnishings were hauled by horse to Moon Lake, floated across and taken up to the site, again by horse.[2]

Designation

The CM Ranch and Simpson Lake Cabins were listed on the National Register of Historic Places on September 15, 1992.[1] The ranch continues in operation. The cabins have been the object of maintenance work by HistoriCorps and are not in use.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ a b c d Massey, Rheba; Johnson, Mike (January 2, 1992). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: CM Ranch and Simpson Lake Cabins". National Park Service. with accompanying 86 photos
  3. ^ a b "History". CM Ranch. Retrieved December 19, 2016.
  4. ^ a b c "Simpson Lake Cabins, Wyoming". HistoriCorps. Archived from the original on November 9, 2016. Retrieved December 19, 2016.

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