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Remount Ranch

Remount Ranch is a engineering topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Remount Ranch rather than just read about it. In short: Remount Ranch, in Laramie County, Wyoming near Cheyenne, Wyoming, is a pioneer cattle and horse ranch which dates from 1875. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.

Remount Ranch — main illustration
Remount Ranch — illustration

Key takeaways

  • Remount Ranch belongs to engineering; place it in that map before memorising details.
  • Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
  • Connect Remount Ranch to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
  • Reproduce the core statement of Remount Ranch from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

Remount Ranch, in Laramie County, Wyoming near Cheyenne, Wyoming, is a pioneer cattle and horse ranch which dates from 1875. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990. The listing included four contributing buildings and four contributing structures. It was deemed significant "because it represents the themes of late 19th Century pioneer settlement and agricultural development, and was the home of the celebrated author, Mary O'Hara, who wrote extensively of the Wyoming landscape and ranch life. Among many books and short stories she wrote, she authored the classic book, My Friend Flicka. The original ranch house property, called the Lone Tree Ranch, was purchased in 1886 by England-born Thomas Gunston, who increased the property by homesteading more land. An acquaintance of Gunston was outlaw Tom Horn, who "visited the Gunstons over the years and according to some sources, used the Gunston ranch to hide-out from the pursuit of Laramie County Sheriff Frank Roach and Federal agents seeking his arrest for the killing of a young boy named Willie Nichol. A beautifully braided horse hair bridle and reins was gifted Gunston by Tom Horn and still hangs in perfect condition on the wall of the bar at the Remount.

It is located at the Remount Rd. exit off Interstate 80, about 26 miles (42 km) west of Cheyenne. The ranch complex includes:

a bunkhouse (1875), the original two-story building about 32.25 by 20.5 feet (9.83 m × 6.25 m) in plan a main house (1876), built of pink granite stone, with 6,000 square feet (560 m2) and nine fireplaces, overlooking two acres of landscaped lawn a coal storage shed (1875), about 16 by 8 feet (4.9 m × 2.4 m) in plan, built of pink granite. Also contributing is a "massive, pink granite wall [which] retains the gentle slope of the hill behind the main house. Built originally in 1886 and enlarged and expanded in 1930, this structure adds to the significance of the district and the overall beauty of the compound. It has granite stairs that ascend to the sloping, conifer covered meadow behind the main house, where a visitor can view the entire ranch and the rolling hills and high plains that typify the vast beauty of Wyoming." The ranch includes 2 square miles (5.2 km2) plus leased land; the listing is for 25 acres (10 ha).

References

Illustrations

Remount Ranch illustration
Remount Ranch: A rocky, pine-covered ridge runs through the center of the Remount Ranch. The ranch is located on the eastern slope of the Laramie Mountains at more than 7,500 in elevation.
A rocky, pine-covered ridge runs through the center of the Remount Ranch. The ranch is located on the eastern slope of the Laramie Mountains at more than 7,500 in elevation.

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Remount Ranch

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Remount Ranch claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In engineering, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Remount Ranch before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Remount Ranch ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Remount Ranch

In research
Remount Ranch appears in engineering research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry
Engineering practice reuses Remount Ranch in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom
Remount Ranch is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Buildings and structures completed in 1930, National Register of Historic Places in Laramie County, Wyoming, Ranches in Wyoming, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life
Look for Remount Ranch outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study Remount Ranch in 20 minutes

  1. Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
  2. Close the page and write down what Remount Ranch means in your own words.
  3. Compare your version with the excerpt and mark what you missed.
  4. Work through the three examples above with pen and paper.
  5. Explain Remount Ranch out loud to somebody else — or to Teacher Smith in the lgStudy chat.

Frequently asked questions

What is Remount Ranch in simple terms?

Remount Ranch, in Laramie County, Wyoming near Cheyenne, Wyoming, is a pioneer cattle and horse ranch which dates from 1875. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.

Why does Remount Ranch matter?

Because it connects several engineering ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Remount Ranch?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

What does this page cover?

It gives you a compact reference excerpt plus original lgStudy explanations, examples, applications and study material on Remount Ranch.

Tags

  • Buildings and structures completed in 1930
  • National Register of Historic Places in Laramie County, Wyoming
  • Ranches in Wyoming
  • Wyoming Registered Historic Place stubs

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