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== Legacy == In 1902, Kohrs and his wife, Augusta, built a library in Deer Lodge for $30,000, as a memorial to their son. The William K. Kohrs Memorial Library is modeled after the [[Carnegie libraries|Carnegie Libraries]]. As of 2012, it is "the only dedicated public library in [[Powell County, Montana|Powell County]]."<ref name = "missoulian">{{Cite news | last = Kim Briggeman | title = Deer Lodge library loses director amid financial struggle | work = Missoulian | access-date = 2012-12-27 | date = 2012-11-30 | url = http://missoulian.com/news/state-and-regional/deer-lodge-library-loses-director-amid-financial-struggle/article_87e63094-3b67-11e2-a96b-001a4bcf887a.html }}</ref> The home ranch near [[Deer Lodge, Montana]], was held by the family until 1972, when his grandson sold it to the National Park Service. It is now the [[Grant-Kohrs Ranch National Historic Site]].<ref>[http://www.nps.gov/grko/home.htm Grant-Kohrs Ranch National Historic Site (U.S. National Park Service)<!-- bot-generated title -->] at www.nps.gov</ref> In 1958, he was inducted into the [[Hall of Great Westerners]] of the [[National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Hall of Great Westerners |url=https://nationalcowboymuseum.org/hall-of-great-westerners/ |website=National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum |access-date=November 22, 2019}}</ref>
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