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Waggonner Ranch in 2023. The Waggoner Ranch is a historic ranch located 13 miles south of Vernon, Texas, in north Texas near the Red River and Oklahoma border. Founded in 1852 by Daniel Waggoner, [2] it is the largest ranch within one fence in the United States. [3] [4] The land has been used to raise crops, beef cattle, and horses and to ...
William Thomas Waggoner (August 31, 1852 – December 11, 1934) was an American rancher, oilman, banker, horsebreeder and philanthropist from Texas. He was the owner of the Waggoner Ranch, where he found oil in 1903. He was the founding president of the Waggoner National Bank of Vernon. He established the Arlington Downs and paid for the ...
A glimpse of downtown Vernon, with Waggoner National Bank in the left background The Red River Valley Museum is located on the Vernon College campus. Vernon is a city and the county seat of Wilbarger County, Texas, United States. [4] and as of the 2010 Census had a population of 11,002.
He is the son of Albert Buckman Wharton Jr., a.k.a. Buster Wharton, an heir to the Waggoner Ranch and polo player. [1] [2] [3] His mother was Buster Wharton's third wife. [1] His paternal grandmother was Electra Waggoner and his paternal grandfather, Albert Buckman Wharton. [1]
When W.T. Waggoner was just a lad, he and his father set about on an adventure that would end with a ranching empire of well over 500,000 acres of Texas land, covering parts of six counties. The Waggoner Ranch would come to be known as the largest ranch in the United States under one fence at 530,000 acres.
Electra Waggoner Biggs (November 8, 1912 – April 23, 2001) was a Texas-born heiress, socialite and artist, and owner of a portion of the Waggoner Ranch in Texas. She is widely known for her sculptures of Will Rogers, Dwight Eisenhower, Harry Truman, Bob Hope, Knute Rockne and numerous other prominent subjects.
This easy salad features the classic combination of juicy tomatoes, creamy mozzarella, fragrant basil and tangy balsamic vinegar, but adds tender white beans and fresh baby spinach to the mix.
Guy Waggoner was born on September 21, 1883. [1] His father, William Thomas Waggoner, was the owner of the Waggoner Ranch in Texas. [2] His mother was Ella (Halsell) Waggoner. [2] He had a brother, E. Paul Waggoner and a sister, Electra Waggoner. [2] They grew up at the Waggoner Mansion (a.k.a. 'El Castile') in Decatur as well as on the ...