Andrew Chambers Barn

Andy Chambers homesteaded on Mormon Row in 1912. By 1916, the homestead consisted of a log house and stable. In addition to homesteading, early settlers trapped to help earn a living. Andy Chambers trapped along the Snake River from 1918 to 1928. The hardships of ranching caused farmers to switch from livestock to farming and back. Chambers homestead lacked water so he dry farmed raising oats and wheat until 1927. He and other Mormon Row homesteaders cut an irrigation ditch to the Kelly Warm Springs allowing him to switch to raising cattle and hay.