| Between 1880 and 1883, in the eastern part of the Big Horn Basin, Henry T. Lovell, a native of Kansas, was placing his herds on the west side of the Big Horn River, starting his ranch a few miles above the mouth of Nowood. This became known as the Lovell Home Ranch. Two years later he trailed in three more herds from Oregon. This increased his herd to around 25,000 head. The year previous to this he had established a second ranch on Shell Creek. In 1883 he selected a third ranch site at Five Springs, on the Big Horn River opposite of the town site of Kane. This ranch became known as the M L. The M L was the largest cattle ranch in the eastern part of the Big Horn Basin. The town was eventually named Lovell in honor of Henry T. Lovell. (WPA) Founded by the Mormon colonists who came into the region in 1900 and was named for a big-scale rancher by the name of Lovell who had preceded the Mormons. (Annals of Wyoming 14:3) |
