Borner Cabin
In Greybull

In 1886, John Borner and his hired man, J. A. Benjamin, traveled from Lander, Wyoming and built a large cabin on the site of the present Greybull City Park. The cabin’s chimney remains intact on the park site. Borner, who was born in Saxony, Germany, came to America as a child. He served in the Civil War, then headed west. he married Jennie Canary, a sister of “Calamity Jane” Canary, in Lander and remained there until his wife died. In 1887 he brought his children to the cabin and began the settlement which would become known a Greybull. Known as “Uncle Johnny” to many, he was remembered as a kind, generous man. He passed away in December of 1919.