Ucross (Wyo.)
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Scope Note: Ucross is an unincorporated community along the Piney Creek on the southern edge of Sheridan County, Wyoming, United States.[2] Ucross is located at the junction of U.S. Route 14 and U.S. Route 16, 9.6 miles (15.4 km) west-southwest of Clearmont.Ucross has a population of 26. It is part of the so-called UCLA of Wyoming — Ucross, Clearmont, Leiter and Arvada.[3]
The community received its name from the Pratt and Ferris Cattle Company, whose logo had a U with a cross beneath it.
In 1981, the Ucross Foundation was created, and in 1983, the nonprofit began welcoming its first artists in residence. An artist residency on a 20,000-acre ranch, Ucross Foundation has a residency program that has hosted more than 2,600 artists, writers, composers, and choreographers.[4] The Ucross Art Gallery is housed in the original Pratt and Ferris headquarters, the Big Red Barn. The renovated space offers a world-class gallery and attached dance studio and performance space. -- Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ucross,_Wyoming (accessed 2023-07-05)
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Guide to the Ucross Foundation/Ranch Collection
Collection — Box 633
Identifier: H91-61
Abstract
Brochures and publication from the Ucross Foundation
Dates:
Undated, 1985