Western Heritage
Outlaw Country, Ranches, Historic Sites ...
Once, the towns of Northeastern Utah were frontier towns - and even today, they celebrate their past. Rodeos and powwows are annual affairs and many ranches and other historic sites remain preserved today. Brown's Park, once a town friendly to Butch Cassidy and the Wild Bunch, is possibly the most famous of these historic destinations.
Below is a list of historic sites in Northeastern Utah. Click on any name for more information.
Located on the Green River in Brown's Park, historic Jarvie Ranch provides a glimpse of turn-of-the-century frontier life in what is still a remote part of the West. The 35-acre site contains the original stone house and two-room dugout that was Jarvie's first residence. There is also a replica of the general store, originally built in 1881. Visitors welcome any time.
Visit a ranch that was the result of the Forest Homestead Act of 1906. See what was necessary to make a living in the early 1900s in a remote and rugged part of the West. This homestead, listed on the National Register of Historic Sites, was constructed by Oscar Swett in 1909 and contains two cabins, a five-room house, a meat house, a root cellar, sheds, a granary, and a barn.
Located one mile east of US Highway 191/Utah Highway 44 Junction near Flaming Gorge Dam.