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Mike Hanley, Western Transportation Historian
How it all began...
Mike Hanley, a longtime Jordan Valley Rancher has amassed one of the largest historic wagon collections in the West. Mike began restoring wagons at a young age. Salvaging a forgotten wagon discovered in the Owyhee Mountains set Mike on a life-long path of preserving western transportation history. Over the years, he honed his skills to become a master wheelwright, woodworker and blacksmith. Today, Mike’s collection of wagons, stage coaches and buggies are admired as one of the finest collections with more than 30 wagons restored to trail worthy service.
Mike is donating his entire collection to the Owyhee County Historical Museum and Library in Murphy, Idaho. Presently, the Museum is preparing a site to build a 9,000 sq. ft. building to exhibit and interpret Mike’s collection of our western transportation history.