FRONTIER TOWN'S HISTORIC BUILDINGS
ENTRANCE & GENERAL STORE
Our main entrance and a historic building. One of the few cabins salvaged from the town of Marquette, once located where the Buffalo Bill reservoir is today.
TAGGART CARPENTER SHOP, 1901
One of the first buildings built in Cowley, Wyoming. It was used by George Taggart, a Mormon pioneer who came to the Big Horn Basin by wagon train in 1900.
CURLEY'S CABIN, 1895
Curley was a Crow scout with the Custer Expedition. He lived in this cabin on the Crow Reservation in Montana from 1885 to 1923. He relayed news of Brevet Major General George Custer’s defeat at the Battle of the Little Big Horn on June 25, 1876. He was one of the Crow scouts who survived the battle.
THE MORRISON CABIN, 1884
Built at the foot of Copper Mountain east of Shoshoni, Wyoming by Luther Morrison, about 1884. Luther Morrison brought some of the first sheep into central Wyoming in 1882. He and Lucy Morrison lived in this cabin from 1884 to 1886.
MONUMENT HILL HOMESTEAD CABIN
Built by homesteaders on Monument Hill north of Cody around 1900.
BUFFALO HUNTER’S CABIN - 1880
Built on Shell Creek in 1880, the cabin served as the hunting camp of Oliver Hana and Jim White, renowned buffalo hunter.
THE COFFIN SCHOOL, 1884
Built in 1884 at the W Bar Ranch on the Wood River. Named for the tragic death of Alfred Nower who died of gangrene in this cabin after he cut himself in the leg while hewing logs.
THE SHELL STORE, 1892
Built in 1892, this was the first store in Shell, Wyoming.
BONANZA POST OFFICE, 1885
Built in 1885 in Bonanza, Wyoming Territory, one of the first settlements in the Big Horn Basin.
HOLE IN THE WALL CABIN, 1883
This two-room log cabin was built on Buffalo Creek in the “Hole in the Wall” country in 1883 by Alexander Ghent. It was a rendezvous for Butch Cassidy, the Sundance Kid, and other outlaws of the region.
MUD SPRING CABIN, 1897
Used by Kid Curry and Sundance Kid as a hideout before they attempted to hold up the Red Lodge Bank in Red Lodge, Montana.
GRAINERY, 1898
Built about 1898 in the Lovell, Wyoming area.
LIVERY BARN, 1890
Built in Clarks Fork Canyon about 1890.
WOOD RIVER HOMESTEAD CABIN, 1899
Homestead cabin build on the Wood River in 1899. This is a fine example of log craftsmanship.
RICE RANCH COMMISSARY, 1898
Built on the W.P. Rice Ranch on Wood River about 1898 and used as a commissary and bunkhouse.
DRY CREEK HOMESTEAD CABIN, 1900
Built at the head of Dry Creek around 1900.
TRAPPERS CABIN, 1885
Built on Cottonwood Creek south of Meeteetse, Wyoming about 1885.
HOME OF THE FIRST MAYOR OF CODY, 1897
Frank Houx had this home built in 1897 and lived there until 1903. He was the first mayor of Cody, Secretary of State from 1910 to 1914, and acting Governor of Wyoming from 1917 to 1919.
WAGON BARN
Built onsite in the 1970’s to house some of the best wagons. It also serves as a venue for gatherings and meetings.
MEETEETSE BLACKSMITH SHOP, 1898
SUNSHINE BASIN BLACKSMITH SHOP, 1898
Built on lower Sunshine Basin west of Meeteetse.
THE CARTER CABIN, 1897
Built by William Carter’s men on Carter Mountain. The Carter Ranch was a big outfit that bought the first large cattle herd to the Big Horn Basin. Peter McCulloch, Scotsman and foreman of the ranch and his ranch hands, lived in this little cabin while establishing the Carter Ranch, 1879 to 1900.
THE MUSEUM OF THE OLD WEST
Contains artifacts of the Old West, including a horse-drawn hearse from the late 1800s, prehistoric stone tools, and Native American clothing and beadwork.
THE BURLINGTON STORE, 1897
Built on the Greybull River and moved to Burlington, Wyoming. This building was used as a general store for several years.
THE RIVER'S SALOON, 1888
The River’s Saloon was built at the mouth of Wood River, west of present Meeteetse, Wyoming. It was frequented by cowboys, gold miners, outlaws, and other colorful characters of the Old West. Bullet holes can still be seen in the door. It is the oldest remaining saloon in northwest Wyoming.
McNALLY CABIN, 1886
First Cabin built in Meeteetse by William McNally.
ARLAND CABIN, 1883
Residential cabin built in Arland (Corbet Trading Post) on Cottonwood Creek. The post was a trading center for hunters, trappers, and Indians.
