BOUSE or BRAYTON

NAME: Bouse or Brayton COUNTY: La Paz ROADS: 2WD LEGAL INFO: T7N, R17W CLIMATE: Warm winter, hot summer BEST TIME TO VISIT: Winter, fall, spring

COMMENTS: An interesting site, not far from Swansea. See the museum. Current residents. REMAINS: Many old buildings and antiques.

Bouse was originally a rail station for nearby Swansea. Its original name was Brayton, named for John C. Brayton, who operated the Brayton Commercial company. In 1907, the name was changed to Bouse for some of the residents named Bouse. There is a unique museum run by R.L. Lyman.

Bouse Courtesy Sharlott Hall Museum Bouse Courtesy Kurt Wenner

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