Replica
I had a survey in a mountain range two hours from Bozeman.
The landowner’s grandfather homesteaded here in 1906. And they bought adjacent land as part of the Railroad Land Grant.
In an act of Congress, railroad companies received millions of acres of public land which they sold to finance the construction of the transcontinental railroad.
This land has been in this landowner's family for over a hundred years.
Last year, he and his cousin completed the construction of a replica of the homestead cabin their grandparents had built.
You can see part of the original cabin in the background.
They used logs from beetle-infected Doug Fir they got from the property.
Everything is the same as the original cabin, except they used composite shingles (because they last longer). And it has indoor plumbing. And electricity.
Their grandparents spent seven years in the old cabin. They farmed rye and winter wheat.
The grandmother had a homestead down in the valley, so once the kids reached school-age the family moved down there.
Clyde Park City Hall and Fire Department
