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While there were guest ranches prior to the 20th century, the trend grew considerably after the end of World War I. In the early 1920s, guest ranching became popular in Texas. As one rancher near Bandera, Texas, noted: "You can run more dudes to the acre in these hills than you can cattle." Dude wrangling was profitable, and vacationers were ...
B Bar H Ranch sits at an elevation of 784 feet (239 m). [2] B Bar H Ranch is approximately eight miles north of Palm Springs, California and approximately six miles south of Desert Hot Springs, California. B Bar H Ranch's approximate 240 acres are bordered by 18th Avenue to the north, Mountain View Road to the east, 20th Avenue to the south ...
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 2000, California Rangeland Trust accepted the donation of a 1,122-acre (4.54 km 2) easement as mitigation for a commercial development located in the northwest corner of Tejon Ranch. As a condition of approval for the development, Tejon Ranch Company donated an easement on nearby grazing land in order to protect the habitat for the San ...
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]
Los Cerritos Ranch House, also known as Rancho Los Cerritos or Casa de los Cerritos, in Long Beach, California, was "the largest and most impressive adobe residence erected in southern California during the Mexican period". [3] Los Cerritos means "the little hills" in English. It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1970.
In 1963, the family put the vast ranch property up for sale. An initial sale of 5,500 acres (22 km 2) in 1963 fell through, [14] [15] [16] but the ranch was eventually sold off and developed into the housing tracts and commercial and industrial centers. [17] [18] The Camarillo family retained about 100 acres (0.40 km 2), including the old ranch ...