Willow Ranch

Willow Ranch - was originally called "Sniderville" named after the ranch owned by Charles and Andrew Snider. It in turn received it's name from the willow bordered creek which flowed through it...Old Willow Ranch was located about three miles from it's present site on Willow Creek. It was first a stage stop, and later became a trading post for the area's ranchers for miles around because there was no Lakeview or New Pine Creek. Actually a very old settlement, having been settled before 1869 by Andrew Snider. In the 1940's and 1950 it was home to a large sawmill and a sizable population, however not much remains there now, one old sawmill burner and remnants of the old Grammar School. It was serviced by the NCO Railroad and later the Southern Pacific....Today this Railroad is owned by the City of Lakeview and is still in operation. (John Lewis)

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