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Adam & Bessie Arnet Homestead, 20 miles east of U.S. Highway 350, Model, Las Animas County, CO

Adam & Bessie Arnet Homestead, 20 miles east of U.S. Highway 350, Mode...

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Samuel T. Brown's Sheep Ranch, 6 miles east of U.S. Highway 350, Model, Las Animas County, CO

Samuel T. Brown's Sheep Ranch, 6 miles east of U.S. Highway 350, Model...

Significance: The growth of the ranch illustrates the expansion of a small 19th century homestead to one of the largest stock raising operations in the Pinon Canyon area of Las Animas County. One structure, the... More

Margarita Martinez Homestead, Lindrith, Rio Arriba County, NM

Margarita Martinez Homestead, Lindrith, Rio Arriba County, NM

2005 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Entry Significance: During the late nineteenth century and early twentieth centuries a Hispanic community that became known as Haynes flourished in Upper Largo Canyon. John Roger... More

Asa T. Haines Homestead, 8 miles east of U.S. Highway 350, Model, Las Animas County, CO

Asa T. Haines Homestead, 8 miles east of U.S. Highway 350, Model, Las ...

Significance: It is an excellent example of a southeastern Colorado sheep ranch established during the 1880s. Several vernacular construction techniques and materials common in the Pinon Canyon area are represe... More

Tassi Ranch, Tassi Springs, Littlefield, Mohave County, AZ

Tassi Ranch, Tassi Springs, Littlefield, Mohave County, AZ

Significance: Tassi Ranch sits on the western edge of the Arizona Strip, an isolated desert region in northern Arizona bounded by the Grand Canyon and the Colorado River to the south and east and the Utah and N... More

Adam & Bessie Arnet Homestead, 20 miles east of U.S. Highway 350, Model, Las Animas County, CO

Adam & Bessie Arnet Homestead, 20 miles east of U.S. Highway 350, Mode...

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Samuel T. Brown's Sheep Ranch, 6 miles east of U.S. Highway 350, Model, Las Animas County, CO

Samuel T. Brown's Sheep Ranch, 6 miles east of U.S. Highway 350, Model...

Significance: The growth of the ranch illustrates the expansion of a small 19th century homestead to one of the largest stock raising operations in the Pinon Canyon area of Las Animas County. One structure, the... More

Tassi Ranch, Tassi Springs, Littlefield, Mohave County, AZ

Tassi Ranch, Tassi Springs, Littlefield, Mohave County, AZ

Significance: Tassi Ranch sits on the western edge of the Arizona Strip, an isolated desert region in northern Arizona bounded by the Grand Canyon and the Colorado River to the south and east and the Utah and N... More

Samuel T. Brown's Sheep Ranch, 6 miles east of U.S. Highway 350, Model, Las Animas County, CO

Samuel T. Brown's Sheep Ranch, 6 miles east of U.S. Highway 350, Model...

Significance: The growth of the ranch illustrates the expansion of a small 19th century homestead to one of the largest stock raising operations in the Pinon Canyon area of Las Animas County. One structure, the... More

Tassi Ranch, Tassi Springs, Littlefield, Mohave County, AZ

Tassi Ranch, Tassi Springs, Littlefield, Mohave County, AZ

Significance: Tassi Ranch sits on the western edge of the Arizona Strip, an isolated desert region in northern Arizona bounded by the Grand Canyon and the Colorado River to the south and east and the Utah and N... More

Tassi Ranch, Tassi Springs, Littlefield, Mohave County, AZ

Tassi Ranch, Tassi Springs, Littlefield, Mohave County, AZ

Significance: Tassi Ranch sits on the western edge of the Arizona Strip, an isolated desert region in northern Arizona bounded by the Grand Canyon and the Colorado River to the south and east and the Utah and N... More

Adam & Bessie Arnet Homestead, 20 miles east of U.S. Highway 350, Model, Las Animas County, CO

Adam & Bessie Arnet Homestead, 20 miles east of U.S. Highway 350, Mode...

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Pinon Canyon, Purgatoire River Area, Model, Las Animas County, CO

Pinon Canyon, Purgatoire River Area, Model, Las Animas County, CO

Significance: The 7 historic homestead located within the Pinon Canyon area physically represent one of Colorado's last agricultural frontiers. Determined settlers built these homesteads following long-establis... More

Senon S. Vigil Homestead, Lindrith, Rio Arriba County, NM

Senon S. Vigil Homestead, Lindrith, Rio Arriba County, NM

2005 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Entry Significance: Under the 1862 Homestead Entry Act in October 1917, Senon S. Vigil patented a 160-acre tract of land at the junction of Lapis Canyon and Gonzales Canyon locat... More

Margarita Martinez Homestead, Lindrith, Rio Arriba County, NM

Margarita Martinez Homestead, Lindrith, Rio Arriba County, NM

2005 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Entry Significance: During the late nineteenth century and early twentieth centuries a Hispanic community that became known as Haynes flourished in Upper Largo Canyon. John Roger... More

Adam & Bessie Arnet Homestead, 20 miles east of U.S. Highway 350, Model, Las Animas County, CO

Adam & Bessie Arnet Homestead, 20 miles east of U.S. Highway 350, Mode...

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Adam & Bessie Arnet Homestead, 20 miles east of U.S. Highway 350, Model, Las Animas County, CO

Adam & Bessie Arnet Homestead, 20 miles east of U.S. Highway 350, Mode...

Public domain photograph - historical image of Colorado, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Senon S. Vigil Homestead, Lindrith, Rio Arriba County, NM

Senon S. Vigil Homestead, Lindrith, Rio Arriba County, NM

2005 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Entry Significance: Under the 1862 Homestead Entry Act in October 1917, Senon S. Vigil patented a 160-acre tract of land at the junction of Lapis Canyon and Gonzales Canyon locat... More

Asa T. Haines Homestead, 8 miles east of U.S. Highway 350, Model, Las Animas County, CO

Asa T. Haines Homestead, 8 miles east of U.S. Highway 350, Model, Las ...

Significance: It is an excellent example of a southeastern Colorado sheep ranch established during the 1880s. Several vernacular construction techniques and materials common in the Pinon Canyon area are represe... More

Adam & Bessie Arnet Homestead, 20 miles east of U.S. Highway 350, Model, Las Animas County, CO

Adam & Bessie Arnet Homestead, 20 miles east of U.S. Highway 350, Mode...

Public domain photograph - historical image of Colorado, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description