Hairpins as weapons? Check out the Beckwith Ranch’s new 1890s clothing exhibit decommissioned from the Molly Brown House Museum

Hairpins as weapons? Check out the Beckwith Ranch’s new 1890s clothing exhibit decommissioned from the Molly Brown House Museum

The picturesque Beckwith Ranch, for­merly called the Waverly Ranch by the Beck­withs themselves, remains a historic time capsule for the Custer County community. From 1869 through 1907, the Beckwith family built one of the most successful cattle ranching dynasties in Colorado. Yet, after 40 years, their dynasty was sold off by Elsie Beckwith after the passing of her husband, Elton Beckwith – the last-living brother of the ranch’s operation. Many…