Parker Homestead State Park
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Parker Homestead State Park is a former Montana state park located in southeastern Jefferson County
, near Three Forks
, Montana
in the United States
. It is eight miles (13 km) west of Three Forks on Montana Highway 2. The park is just 1 acres (4,046.9 m²) in size and serves to preserve a sod
-roofed log cabin
that was built in the early 1900s. The cabin is very similar to many of the first homes built by the settlers of frontier Montana. In a cost saving measure, the Montana state park commission let its lease on the park expire on January 1, 2010 and the homestead reverted to private ownership.
Jefferson County, Montana
-National protected areas:*Deerlodge National Forest *Helena National Forest -Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 10,049 people, 3,747 households, and 2,847 families residing in the county. The population density was 6 people per square mile . There were 4,199 housing units at an...
, near Three Forks
Three Forks, Montana
Three Forks is a city in Gallatin County, Montana, United States and is located within the watershed valley system of both the Missouri and Mississippi rivers drainage basins — and is historically considered the birthplace or start of the Missouri River. The population was 1,728 at the 2000 census...
, Montana
Montana
Montana is a state in the Western United States. The western third of Montana contains numerous mountain ranges. Smaller, "island ranges" are found in the central third of the state, for a total of 77 named ranges of the Rocky Mountains. This geographical fact is reflected in the state's name,...
in the United States
United States
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. It is eight miles (13 km) west of Three Forks on Montana Highway 2. The park is just 1 acres (4,046.9 m²) in size and serves to preserve a sod
Sod
Sod or turf is grass and the part of the soil beneath it held together by the roots, or a piece of thin material.The term sod may be used to mean turf grown and cut specifically for the establishment of lawns...
-roofed log cabin
Log cabin
A log cabin is a house built from logs. It is a fairly simple type of log house. A distinction should be drawn between the traditional meanings of "log cabin" and "log house." Historically most "Log cabins" were a simple one- or 1½-story structures, somewhat impermanent, and less finished or less...
that was built in the early 1900s. The cabin is very similar to many of the first homes built by the settlers of frontier Montana. In a cost saving measure, the Montana state park commission let its lease on the park expire on January 1, 2010 and the homestead reverted to private ownership.