In 1878, single mother Adeline Hornbek built a Colorado homestead with her children; by 1885, she owned up to 100 cattle and employed ranch hands | World News
In 1878, Adeline Hornbek established a homestead in Colorado’s Florissant Valley, bringing with her years of experience in frontier life, cattle work and raising a family through repeated upheaval. She was no stranger to rebuilding. By then, she had already lost husband, raised children through difficult circumstances and watched an earlier ranch destroyed by a…
