National Register of Historic Places

Cedarvale

Hillsboro, Carbon County, Montana
Listed
August 18, 1975
Type
District
Period
Listed
Ref No.
75000161

About this property

Cedarvale, also known as Hillsboro Ranch, was a dude ranch and working ranch in Carbon County, southern Montana, United States. The ranch was established about 1903 by prospector Grosvener W. Barry on the South Fork Trail Creek. Barry used the ranch as a home for his family and as a base for his mining ventures, all of which failed. His most lucrative venture was the conversion of Cedarvale from a working ranch to a dude ranch, marketed through an arrangement with the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad. It was the first dude ranch in the area. Barry introduced powered boats to the Bighorn River to carry dudes to the ranch from the railhead at Kane, Wyoming. As a publicity stunt Barry, his stepson and a neighbor piloted the 16-foot (4.9 m) motorized Edith from the Hillsboro landing down the Bighorn, Yellowstone, Missouri and Mississippi rivers, leaving on May 31, 1913 and arriving in New Orleans on August 1. One of Barry's boats, the Hillmont, is on display at Barry's Landing.

Location

Hillsboro, Carbon County, Montana
45.09881, -108.22611

Categories

AGRICULTUREENTERTAINMENT/RECREATION
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Sources

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When was Cedarvale listed on the National Register?

Cedarvale was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on August 18, 1975.

What type of historic resource is Cedarvale?

Cedarvale is classified as a district in the National Register of Historic Places.

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