Bits and Pieces of Historic Deer Lodge Historical Buildings People tied to Grant-Kohrs Ranch Did you know?People tied to Deer Lodge Grant-Kohrs Ranch
The library named after Conrad Kohrs’s son.
First college in Montana
The movie theatre built in Deer Lodge in 1921.
Where Montana criminals were housed for the first time on July 2, 1871.
The church by the railroad tracks was once this important structure in Deer Lodge.
This man is credited with being the first 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 Kohrs who ran the operation of the ranch.
This man started the Grant-Kohrs Ranch as a hired hand in He purchased the ranch, house, and trust in He is responsible for turning the ranch over to the National Park System in 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 from the east and others were immigrants from European countries. More than ¼ of these people were African Americans.
These wear down naturally, and it is necessary to trim them. An iron shoe protects these, and they grow like fingernails.
Moving cattle more than 10 to 12 miles per day and up to a five month journey from Texas to Montana was an activity common during the early years.
The year that electricity came to the Deer Lodge Valley.
The elementary school named after these brothers. They were the first to find gold at the mouth of Gold Creek.
This person has a mountain named after him in the Deer Lodge Valley.
This man has a small rural town in Powell County named after him.
These people were the first to inhabit the Deer Lodge Valley.
The two men that President Jefferson sent to explore the Louisiana Purchase. They entered Powell County on July 5, 1806.
After a long day of driving cattle across the prairie you would find the cowboys at this place.
This helped ranchers identify their animals and discouraged thieves from stealing the cattle.
The breed of cattle that Con Warren operated with.
The amount of money that Grant sold the entire Ranch to Kohrs for in 1866.
Hay was stacked using this method. This is still used today on some farms and ranches – even at 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?
. What is $19,200? That would have been about $500,000 in today’s currency.
What is a beaver slide?