Two National Historic Sites
First stop was only nine miles down the road. Grant-Kohrs Ranch National Historic Site. Home ranch of a western cattle empire that once covered more than 1,000,000 acres in four states. A number of original buildings from 1800’s as well as progression of added structures and updates. We got there early so we got an tour of the main house. Huge. Two story building that with an addition that doubled it’s size has 9000 sq ft of living space. All the furnishings, lamps, and floor coverings are original. Where there is traffic the floors and carpets are covered with protective rugs and carpet. Very nice. Elegant but still functional.
We spent two hours wandering all the outbuilding displays and talking to some docents.
Down the road a way we took a hundred mile side trip on a very pretty road to Big Hole Battle National Battlefield. Site where Army ambushed a Nez Perce encampment. Many were killed including women, children, and elderly. The Indians however fought back and inflicted many casualties on the troops and essentially won the battle. So great were their losses however that sometime later they were defeated in another battle and forced to surrender. Not one of our countries shining moments.
Tonight we are in Spencer, ID. The claim is that the countries largest Opal mine is here. Have not seen the mine but the opal stuff for sale in the small store is very pricey.
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