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Dr. John C. Watkins, born in 1841, was a member of the 6th Massachusetts Regiment during the Civil War. He was the first surgeon and physician not associated with Fort McKinney to settle in Buffalo in 1882. He died of a heart attack while on his way to examine the bodies of Nate Champion and Nick Ray during the Johnson County Cattle War in 1892.

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First Lieutenant John A. McKinney, born in 1847 in Tennessee, graduated from West Point Military Academy in 1871. He was killed at the Dull Knife Battle during General Crook’s 1876 campaign. His name was chosen for the fort because of his youth, (29 years old), bravery in battle, and he was the only officer killed during the fight.

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William P. Adams, born in 1856, was a clerk at the Robert Foote Store during the Johnson County Cattle War and helped supply the “Defenders.” With Dave Young he operated the Adams and Young Grocery Store, which later became the Adams and Son Grocery Store. Adams died in 1931.

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531 North Adams Avenue: Balden House Distance 0.00 miles

This residence is built from an old Fort McKinney building. When the fort was decommissioned in 1894, the government sold many buildings to Buffalo residents to be used as homes. This house originally had only two or three rooms, but has been added on to make five rooms.

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351 North Adams Avenue: Funeral Home Distance 0.00 miles

John C. and Robena Flint, emigrants from Scotland, opened the Flint Funeral Home in 1911. Their son-in-law George Adams operated it during WWII. George’s son Bill ran the business from WWII until his then son-in-law Dave Harness took over in 1981.

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294 North Main Street: Burritt House Distance 0.00 miles

This is the home of Charles Henry Burritt, a lawyer and Buffalo mayor from 1886 – 1896. The house originally started out as a cabin, built by Burritt, in 1884.

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312 North Adams Avenue: Holland House Distance 0.00 miles

William H. Holland built this house after buying the land from Juliet Hart, who stipulated that the house must cost at least $3,000. The Hollands moved into the first two-story brick house on Christmas Day, 1883. A good example of “Late Victorian Vernacular,” made with local bricks, this house has been remodeled since 1883.

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313 North Main Street: Mansion House Distance 0.00 miles

Dr. John Howard Lott built this house in 1903 for $50,000. It includes hand-carved oak mantles, handmade glass windows, elegant wood floors and an elaborate spiral staircase. Built in the “Queen Anne” style, it stands two and a half stories with a gable roof, and a wooden roof deck with metal flashing. The main floor was said to be an examination room, and the parlor did double duty as a viewing area during funerals. When Dr. Lott died, his wife converted the home into a boarding house for ... Read more...

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468 North Main Street: Snow Cabin Distance 0.00 miles

Leslie Snow built this log cabin after he retired in 1939. He had served in the first state legislature of Wyoming, was a member of President Theodore Roosevelt’s Rough Riders during the Spanish-American War, and served more than forty years in law enforcement. Snow died in 1953.

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559 North Main Street Distance 0.00 miles

This was the rental property of Jack Meldrum. The main part of the house was built from the Officers’ Quarters of Fort McKinney and later brought to Buffalo. The original building dates to 1883.

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587 North Main Street: Meldrum House Distance 0.00 miles

Built in 1916 by George Wolcott in the “Georgian” style, the main house with two wings was made mostly of wood with a gable roof. It contained five bedrooms and eight closets. There is a fan flight window above the front door.

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596 North Main Street: Kube House Distance 0.00 miles

E. B. Mather, of Mather Street, built this house in 1921 for his daughter, Mrs. Kube. It has clapboard siding, a gable roof with gable dormers, an attic gable over the front porch, and brick pillars.

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Lobban Avenue Distance 0.00 miles

James M. Lobban worked as a post trader at Fort McKinney in the 1880s. Lobban became a partner in J. H. Conrad and Co. Later, with C. W. Hine, he bought out Conrad. While in Wyoming, Lobban was a judge, state senator, county commissioner, county treasurer, and judge of probate for the Territory of Wyoming. He died in 1910.

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John Bozeman, born in 1835 in Georgia, was the founder of the Bozeman Trail and Bozeman, Montana. Leaving his wife and children, he came west in 1860. He mined the goldfields of Montana and later established the trail in order to profit from the influx of miners. Bozeman was killed on his trail in 1867.

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Frederick William Benteen, born in 1834 in Virginia, joined the 10th Missouri Cavalry during the Civil War. Afterwards, he served with the 7th U.S. Cavalry for 16 years under Custer, whom he despised. He was saved from Custer’s fate when he was ordered to scout the land surrounding The Little Bighorn and was too far away to participate in the battle. He became a Brigadier General, then Major of the 9th Cavalry, and was stationed at Fort McKinney. Benteen retired in 1888, died in 1898, and is b... Read more...

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