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These California land grants were made by Spanish (1784–1821) and Mexican (1822–1846) authorities of Las Californias and Alta California to private individuals before California became part of the United States of America. [1] Under Spain, no private land ownership was allowed, so the grants were more akin to free leases.
In 1869, the ranch registered its "Running W" brand, which remains the King Ranch's official mark today. [10] At the time, the ranch grazed cattle, horses, sheep and goats. By the mid-1870s, though, the ranch's hallmark stock had become the hardy Texas Longhorn. The ranch also boasted several Brahman bulls, as well as Beef Shorthorns and Herefords.
Glover, Diana "Highest Honors" Quarter Horse Journal" March 1994 p. 72-79; Huffman, Christi L. "They Earned a Place" Quarter Horse Journal March 1998 p. 68-75; Jennings, Jim "1992 Hall of Fame inductees" Quarter Horse Journal May 1992 p. 66-69, 147; Rusk, Rebecca "It Happened in 1989" Quarter Horse Journal January 1990 p. 68-69
The National Ranching Heritage Center, located on the Texas Tech University campus in Lubbock, Texas, is a unique museum dedicated to preserving and celebrating the history and heritage of ranching in the United States. Established in 1971, the center sits on a 27-acre historical park and features a collection of authentic ranching structures ...
State Representative from the western Hill Country since 1989, a Republican from Kerrville: Max Hirsch: 1880: 1969: National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame thoroughbred horse trainer Betty Holekamp: 1826: 1902: German Texas pioneer, also called the "Betsy Ross of Texas" Carl Hoppe: 1897: 1981: San Antonio artist who painted scenes of the ...
The Robert Taylor Ranch is a ranch located on Mandeville Canyon Road, in the Brentwood section of Los Angeles, California. The ranch was built in 1956 for Waite Phillips and designed by architect Robert Byrd. [1] It is about 112 acres (0.45 km 2) large, with more than 20,000 square feet of living space. [1]
HABS No. CA-2347-E, "Desert Queen Ranch, North House" HABS No. CA-2347-F, "Desert Queen Ranch, Tack House" HABS No. CA-2347-G, "Desert Queen Ranch, South House" HABS No. CA-2347-H, "Desert Queen Ranch, Machine Shop" Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No. CA-111, "Desert Queen Ranch" HAER No. CA-111-A, "Desert Queen Ranch, One Stamp ...
There are three main deserts in California: the Mojave Desert, the Colorado Desert, and the Great Basin Desert. [5]: 408 The Mojave Desert is bounded by the Tehachapi Mountains on the northwest, the San Gabriel and San Bernardino Mountains on the south, and extends eastward to California's borders with Arizona and Nevada; it also forms portions of northwest Arizona.