Tom Sun Ranch Homestead Poster

Tom Sun Ranch, also known as Sun Ranch, is a historic site along the old Oregon and Mormon trails, about 6 mi west of Independence Rock, Wyoming on Wyoming Highway 220. The ranch's builder, Thomas Du Beau Soleil (Tom Sun), was a French-Canadian frontiersman who later became a pioneer cattleman. During the 1870s and 1880s, the ranc…
Tom Sun Ranch, also known as Sun Ranch, is a historic site along the old Oregon and Mormon trails, about 6 mi west of Independence Rock, Wyoming on Wyoming Highway 220. The ranch's builder, Thomas Du Beau Soleil (Tom Sun), was a French-Canadian frontiersman who later became a pioneer cattleman. During the 1870s and 1880s, the ranch was typical of many medium-sized ranching operations in cattle country.
  • Location: Natrona County, Wyoming, USA
  • Nearest city: Alcova, Wyoming
  • Area: 4,160 acres (16.8 km²)
  • Built: 1872
  • Built by: Tom Sun
  • Designated NHL: December 19, 1960
  • NRHP reference No.: 66000753
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