National Register of Historic Places

Bones Brothers Ranch

Birney, Rosebud County, Montana
Listed
March 19, 2004
Type
District
Period
Listed
Ref No.
04000220

About this property

The Bones Brothers Ranch, in the Tongue River Valley in Rosebud County, Montana near Birney, Montana, also known as the Z.T. Cox Ranch, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004. The listing included 22 contributing buildings, two contributing structures, and six contributing sites. It is located at the confluence of Hanging Woman Creek and the East Fork of Hanging Woman Creek. The buildings in the listing are mostly log and stone structures. These include a group of four ranch family log houses along the East Fork.

Location

Birney, Rosebud County, Montana
45.28865, -106.48766

Federal Designation

The National Register of Historic Places, administered by the National Park Service, is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical, architectural, archaeological, engineering, or cultural significance. Listing on the National Register recognizes a property's importance to American history but does not place restrictions on private owners; it does, however, make properties eligible for federal historic preservation tax incentives and enables consideration in federal planning decisions. This property is recorded in the National Register under reference number 04000220. It was listed on March 19, 2004.

Categories

EXPLORATION/SETTLEMENTAGRICULTUREENTERTAINMENT/RECREATIONARCHITECTURE
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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

Description adapted from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

Nearby Battles

Battle of Wolf Mountains (Last Sioux War)
1877Indian Wars
4.9 mi
Battle of the Tongue River 1876
1876Indian Wars
6.2 mi
Powder River — Pony Herd Recapture
1876Indian Wars
6.7 mi
Battle of Powder River — Reynolds Attack
1876Indian Wars
7.2 mi
Reynolds Fight at Powder River
1876Indian Wars
7.2 mi

Questions about this property

When was Bones Brothers Ranch listed on the National Register?

Bones Brothers Ranch was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on March 19, 2004.

What type of historic resource is Bones Brothers Ranch?

Bones Brothers Ranch is classified as a district in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Bones Brothers Ranch?

The period of significance for Bones Brothers Ranch is recorded as the listed era.

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