Swan Land and Cattle Company Headquarters, in Chugwater, Wyoming

Chugwater, Wyoming

Chugwater is a town in Platte County, Wyoming, in the United States. As of the 2000 census, the town population was 244.-History:In a 2005 promotion to attract new people to the town, building lots were offered for $100 provided the new owner built a house within a year and lived in it for at least...

, was declared a National Historic Landmark

National Historic Landmark

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 in 1964.

The surviving buildings include the ranchhouse, barn, and commissary, for the company organized in Scotland

Scotland

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 in 1883.
This company was a foreign concern that flourished in the American West, during the 1880s

1880s

The 1880s was the decade that spanned from January 1, 1880 to December 31, 1889. They occurred at the core period of the Second Industrial Revolution. Most Western countries experienced a large economic boom, due to the mass production of railroads and other more convenient methods of travel...

, when the range cattle industry was profitable. The company operated for over 70 years.

It is located on Wyoming Highway 313

Wyoming Highway 313

Wyoming Highway 313 is a Wyoming State Road located in southeastern Platte County and southwestern Goshen County that provides travel between Chugwater and Interstate 25 to US 85 south of Hawk Springs.- Route description :...

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