Jelm-Frank Smith Ranch Historic District
Frank Smith worked in Cummins City and Jelm during the mining booms and remained afterwards, establishing a homestead. Smith died in 1945having expanded his holdings to 10,000 acres (4,000 ha). The ranch buildings comprise the principle remnants of Jelm. Nineteen buildings comprise the historic district. Most are of log construction on stone foundations. Buildings include a combination school/chutrch, several sheds, houses, cabins, barns and dugouts, a bar, an oculist's shop and the ranch headquarters.
Jelm was the setting for location shooting for the Douglas Fairbanks, Sr. movie The Man from Painted Post in 1917 after the crew was asked to leave Rock River by a disapproving mayor.
The Jelm-Frank Smith Ranch Historic District was established on August 31, 1978.
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Junge, Mark (January 19, 1977). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form: Jelm-Frank Smith Ranch Historic District". National Park Service.
External links
- Jelm-Frank Smith Ranch at the Wyoming State Historic Preservation Office