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{{Infobox NRHP | name =Tom Sun Ranch
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| name = Tom Sun Ranch
| nrhp_type = nhl
| nrhp_type = nhl
| image = Tom Sun Ranch.jpg
| image = Tom Sun Ranch.jpg
| caption = Overview of the ranch
| caption = Overview of the ranch
| location = [[Natrona County, Wyoming|Natrona County]], [[Wyoming|Wyoming, USA]]
| location = [[Natrona County, Wyoming|Natrona County]], [[Wyoming|Wyoming, USA]]
| nearest_city= [[Alcova, Wyoming]]
| nearest_city = [[Alcova, Wyoming]]
| locmapin = Wyoming
| locmapin = Wyoming#USA
| area =
| built = 1872
| built =1872
| builder = Tom Sun
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| architecture =
| architect= Tom Sun
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| architecture= No Style Listed
| designated_nrhp_type = December 19, 1960<ref name="nhlsum">
| designated_nrhp_type = December 19, 1960<ref name="nhlsum">
{{cite web| url=http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceId=563&ResourceType=Building | publisher=National Park Service| title=Tom Sun Ranch |accessdate=2009-03-22| work=National Historic Landmark summary listing| archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20120728031221/http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceId=563&ResourceType=Building| archivedate = 2012-07-28}}</ref>
{{cite web
| added = October 15, 1966
| url=http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceId=563<!--
| area = {{convert|4160|acre|km2}}
-->&ResourceType=Building | publisher=National Park Service
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| refnum = 66000753<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref>
| title=Tom Sun Ranch |accessdate=2009-03-22
| work=National Historic Landmark summary listing
| archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20120728031221/http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceId=563&ResourceType=Building
| archivedate = 2012-07-28}}</ref>
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| added = October 15, 1966<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|2007a}}</ref>
| governing_body = Private
| refnum=66000753
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'''Tom Sun Ranch''', also known as '''Sun Ranch''', is a historic site along the old [[Oregon Trail]] and [[Mormon Trail]], about 6&nbsp;mi (9.7&nbsp;km) west of [[Independence Rock, Wyoming]] on [[Wyoming Highway 220]].
'''Tom Sun Ranch''', also known as '''Sun Ranch''', is a historic site along the old [[Oregon Trail|Oregon]] and [[Mormon Trail|Mormon]] trails, about 6&nbsp;mi (9.7&nbsp;km) west of [[Independence Rock, Wyoming]] on [[Wyoming Highway 220]].


==History==
==History==
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The ranch's builder, Thomas Du Beau Soleil (Tom Sun), was a French-Canadian [[frontiersman]] who later became a pioneer cattleman.<ref name=nhlsum/> During the 1870s and 1880s, the ranch was typical of many medium-sized ranching operations in cattle country.

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The ranch's builder, Tom Sun, was a French-Canadian [[frontiersman]] who later became a pioneer cattleman.<ref name=nhlsum/> During the 1870s and 1880s the ranch was typical of many medium-sized ranching operations in cattle country.


In 1882, ''The Cheyenne Daily Leader'', remarked that "the eastern person of inquiring turn of mind who writes to his friends out west to ask what a ranch is like would find his answer in a description of Tom Sun's."<ref name="leader">{{cite news|url=http://newspapers.wyo.gov/|publisher=Cheyenne Daily Leader|date=December 8, 1882|at=p.3 col. 2|title=Tom Sun's Ranch - His Cattle Range on the Sweetwater - How He Uses the Mountains as a Fence}}</ref>
In 1882, ''The Cheyenne Daily Leader'', remarked that "the eastern person of inquiring turn of mind who writes to his friends out west to ask what a ranch is like would find his answer in a description of Tom Sun's."<ref name="leader">{{cite news|url=http://newspapers.wyo.gov/|publisher=Cheyenne Daily Leader|date=December 8, 1882|at=p.3 col. 2|title=Tom Sun's Ranch - His Cattle Range on the Sweetwater - How He Uses the Mountains as a Fence}}</ref>
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|url={{NHLS url|id=66000753}} |format=pdf
|url={{NHLS url|id=66000753}} |format=pdf
| date=January 5, 1976 | author=Stephen Lissandrello
| date=January 5, 1976 | author=Stephen Lissandrello
| publisher=National Park Service}} and {{PDFlink | {{NHLS url|id=66000753|title=''Accompanying 9 photos, exterior and interior, from 1975 and undated''|photos=y}}|32&nbsp;KB}}.</ref>
| publisher=National Park Service}} and {{NHLS url|id=66000753|title=''Accompanying 9 photos, exterior and interior, from 1975 and undated''|photos=y}}</ref>
At the time of its nomination as a landmark it was one of the best preserved ranches from the cattle ranging period and was {{convert|4120|acre|km2}} in size.<ref name="nrhpinv2"/>
At the time of its nomination as a landmark it was one of the best preserved ranches from the cattle ranging period and was {{convert|4160|acre|km2}} in size.<ref name="nrhpinv2"/>


==Recent development and renovations==
==Recent development and renovations==
The ranch remained in the Sun family for four generations until 1996 when it was sold to [[The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]] (LDS Church).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.deseretnews.com/article/535674/WYOMINGS-SUN-RANCH-TO-CATCH-SOME-VISITORS.html?pg=all|title=Wyoming's Sun Ranch to Catch Some Visitors|publisher=Deseret News|accessdate=2016-05-02}}</ref> Since that time some of the ranch buildings have been transformed into a [[visitor center]] for nearby [[Martin's Cove]], an important [[Mormon]] historic site. Structures on the site have been stabilized and repaired, but the setting has been impacted by the development of [[parking lot]]s and landscape designs not consistent with the original historic setting. However, large portions of the landmark area, particularly sections in public ownership, continue to retain their historic integrity.<ref name=nhlsum/>
The ranch remained in the Sun family for four generations until 1996 when it was sold to [[the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.deseretnews.com/article/535674/WYOMINGS-SUN-RANCH-TO-CATCH-SOME-VISITORS.html?pg=all|title=Wyoming's Sun Ranch to Catch Some Visitors|newspaper=Deseret News|accessdate=2016-05-02}}</ref> Since that time some of the ranch buildings have been transformed into a [[visitor center|visitors' center]] for nearby [[Martin's Cove]], an important [[Mormon]] historic site. Structures on the site have been stabilized and repaired, but the setting has been impacted by the development of [[parking lot]]s and landscape designs not consistent with the original historic setting. However, large portions of the landmark area, particularly sections in public ownership, continue to retain their historic integrity.<ref name=nhlsum/>


==See also==
==See also==
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==External links==
==External links==
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* [http://wyoshpo.state.wy.us/NationalRegister/Site.aspx?ID=298 Tom Sun Ranch National Historic Landmark] at the Wyoming State Historic Preservation Office
* [http://wyoshpo.state.wy.us/NationalRegister/Site.aspx?ID=298 Tom Sun Ranch National Historic Landmark] at the Wyoming State Historic Preservation Office


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Latest revision as of 03:17, 20 December 2023

Tom Sun Ranch
Overview of the ranch
Tom Sun Ranch is located in Wyoming
Tom Sun Ranch
Tom Sun Ranch is located in the United States
Tom Sun Ranch
LocationNatrona County, Wyoming, USA
Nearest cityAlcova, Wyoming
Area4,160 acres (16.8 km2)
Built1872
Built byTom Sun
NRHP reference No.66000753[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPOctober 15, 1966
Designated NHLDecember 19, 1960[2]

Tom Sun Ranch, also known as Sun Ranch, is a historic site along the old Oregon and Mormon trails, about 6 mi (9.7 km) west of Independence Rock, Wyoming on Wyoming Highway 220.

History[edit]

The ranch's builder, Thomas Du Beau Soleil (Tom Sun), was a French-Canadian frontiersman who later became a pioneer cattleman.[2] During the 1870s and 1880s, the ranch was typical of many medium-sized ranching operations in cattle country.

In 1882, The Cheyenne Daily Leader, remarked that "the eastern person of inquiring turn of mind who writes to his friends out west to ask what a ranch is like would find his answer in a description of Tom Sun's."[3]

The ranch site was declared a National Historic Landmark on December 19, 1960.[2][4] At the time of its nomination as a landmark it was one of the best preserved ranches from the cattle ranging period and was 4,160 acres (16.8 km2) in size.[4]

Recent development and renovations[edit]

The ranch remained in the Sun family for four generations until 1996 when it was sold to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.[5] Since that time some of the ranch buildings have been transformed into a visitors' center for nearby Martin's Cove, an important Mormon historic site. Structures on the site have been stabilized and repaired, but the setting has been impacted by the development of parking lots and landscape designs not consistent with the original historic setting. However, large portions of the landmark area, particularly sections in public ownership, continue to retain their historic integrity.[2]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ a b c d "Tom Sun Ranch". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Archived from the original on July 28, 2012. Retrieved March 22, 2009.
  3. ^ "Tom Sun's Ranch - His Cattle Range on the Sweetwater - How He Uses the Mountains as a Fence". Cheyenne Daily Leader. December 8, 1882. p.3 col. 2.
  4. ^ a b Stephen Lissandrello (January 5, 1976), National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Tom Sun Ranch (pdf), National Park Service and Accompanying 9 photos, exterior and interior, from 1975 and undated
  5. ^ "Wyoming's Sun Ranch to Catch Some Visitors". Deseret News. Retrieved May 2, 2016.

External links[edit]

Media related to Tom Sun Ranch at Wikimedia Commons

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