Near Deer Lodge in Powell County, Montana — The American West (Mountains)
Feeding a Hungary Nation
Grant-Kohrs Ranch National Historic Site
— National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior —
Photographed By Barry Swackhamer, August 7, 2022
1. Feeding a Hungary Nation Marker
In the mid-1860s the land around you was part of a vast open range where cattle grazed freely. Unfenced public land allowed ranges to extend from Mexico to Canada.
Beef from open range cattle fueled a growing population. It fed factory workers back east and miners to the west. Open range ranching boomed until the 1890s.
By then, homesteads and barbed wire were carving out pieces of the open range. A few years of drought, overgrazing, the Hard Winter of 1886-87 devastated herds. As ranchers realized the need to change to modern ranching practices, such as irrigating and haying, open range ranching began to fade away. Fenced ranching took its place and continued to feed America and shape its culture.
Erected by National Parks Service, U.S. Department of the Interior.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Industry & Commerce.
Location. 46° 24.358′ N, 112° 44.191′ W. Marker is near Deer Lodge, Montana, in Powell County. Marker can be reached from North Main Street (Business Interstate 90) near Warren Lane, on the left when traveling north. The Grant-Kohrs Ranch National Historic Site parking lot is on the left side of North Main Street
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. On the Ranch (a few steps from this marker); "...but of lasting peace, let them kill, skin and sell until the buffaloes are exterminated. (within shouting distance of this marker); Good Fences Make Bad Neighbors? (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Beaverslide Haystacker (about 700 feet away); Winter of 1886 (about 700 feet away); Two Immigrants Shared an American Dream (approx. 0.2 miles away); Ranching Traditions - A New Generation (approx. 0.2 miles away); Vaquero vs. Cowboy (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Deer Lodge.
Photographed By Barry Swackhamer, August 7, 2022
2. Feeding a Hungary Nation Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on April 25, 2024. It was originally submitted on November 11, 2022, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. This page has been viewed 53 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 11, 2022, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California.
