Rooney Ranch
Rooney Ranch is an historic ranch near Morrison, unincorporated Jefferson County, Colorado. Alexander Rooney came west in 1859 seeking an opportunity. He did a variety of work to earn his keep from stone masonry (Central City, the Masonic Lodge), cartage of lumber and other supplies to the mining camps around Denver and South Park, to a dairy farm. He found the high altitude uncomfortable, so he sought out winter pasture at lower elevations for his cattle. In the fall of 1861 he found what he was looking for along the eastern edge of the hogback, between the mountains and the plains. He brought his wife, Emeline, and his family west from Anamosa, Iowa.Over the years, he acquired many square miles of land. The family used homesteading to acquire 160 acres (65 hectares) for each qualified member of the family. They also purchased military patents, State land grant college lands, Union pacific lands, and property from other homesteaders. The ranch ran from the hogback on the west to the South Platte River on the east, from Bear Creek on the south to Table Mountain near Golden on the north. His main earnings were from the cattle and horses he raised. He introduced Galloway cattle from Scotland. Shipped from Scotland to Missouri, he drove them overland to his ranch. The Galloway cattle provided both meat and heavy coats from their hides. He also bred Morgan horses which were sold to the United States Cavalry and the British Army. The family discontinued the cattle ranching in 1971.
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South Rooney Road, Lakewood
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South Rooney Road 1622
80465 Lakewood
Colorado, United States
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