zen ▁feet ▁away . ▁ ▁O w ens ▁single - hand edly ▁taking ▁on ▁four ▁men ▁made ▁him ▁a ▁western ▁legend ▁rival ing ▁the ▁Ear p ▁Brothers ▁and ▁Texas ▁John ▁S la ugh ter ▁as ▁law men ▁of ▁the ▁Old ▁West . ▁ ▁Later ▁development ▁ ▁Hol bro ok ▁was ▁known ▁as ▁" the ▁town ▁too ▁t ough ▁for ▁women ▁and ▁churches " ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 4 ▁was ▁said ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁only ▁county ▁seat ▁in ▁the ▁U . S . ▁that ▁didn ' t ▁have ▁a ▁church ▁( the ▁M orm ons ▁had ▁moved ▁twenty - five ▁miles ▁south ▁to ▁Snow f la ke ▁and ▁Taylor ). ▁ ▁The ▁original ▁rail road ▁station ▁was ▁replaced ▁by ▁the ▁Santa ▁Fe ▁Dep ot ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 2 . ▁▁▁▁ ▁N ava jo ▁County ▁was ▁divided ▁off ▁of ▁Apache ▁County ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 5 ▁and ▁Hol bro ok ▁became ▁the ▁county ▁seat . ▁Many ▁law men ▁and ▁cow bo ys ▁from ▁the ▁area ▁became ▁R ough ▁R iders ▁with ▁The odore ▁Ro ose vel t ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 8 0 0 s . ▁ ▁But ▁by ▁ 1 9 0 2 ▁The ▁Hash kn ife ▁Out fit ▁was ▁bank rupt ▁and ▁the ▁land ▁was ▁sold ▁to ▁the ▁B abb itt ▁brothers . ▁ ▁President ▁Ro ose vel t ▁named ▁the ▁Pet r ified ▁Forest ▁( including ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁P aint ed ▁Des ert ) ▁a ▁National ▁Monument ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 6 . ▁