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King Ranch is the largest ranch in the United States. At some 825,000 acres (3,340 km 2 ; 1,289 sq mi) [ 3 ] it is larger than both the land area of Rhode Island and the area of the European country Luxembourg . [ 4 ]
The second map shows a partition of the counties into 12 regions of Texas, as defined by the Texas comptroller. The table, further below, reports currently listings by county, updated frequently. [a] Regions are defined by the Texas State Comptroller, who has partitioned the state into 12 regions for economic performance reporting, as shown here.
Location of Gillespie County in Texas. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Gillespie County, Texas. This is intended to be a complete list of properties and districts listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Gillespie County, Texas. There are four districts and 17 individually listed properties ...
Texas, with 129 million acres of agricultural land, has more farms and ranches than any other state and great potential to store carbon, but it is also losing farmland faster than any other state ...
Robert Justus Kleberg (December 5, 1853 – October 10, 1932) [1] was born to Rosa and Robert J. Kleberg [2] in Texas [1] and attended the University of Virginia. [1] He served as legal counsel to Richard King and his 600,000-acre (2,400 km 2) King Ranch. When King died, Kleberg took over the management of the ranch in 1885. [2]
Ranches on the National Register of Historic Places in Texas (8 P) Pages in category "Ranches in Texas" The following 31 pages are in this category, out of 31 total.
It was a cattle, sheep, and horse ranch. [4] After the war, Laureles Ranch expanded to 242,000 acres. King and Kenedy were the first owners of large ranches to fence their lands, which Kenedy began with 36 miles (58 km) of fencing at Laureles in 1869. [1] [4] This was an important deterrent to thieves who flourished in the area after the Civil ...
Location of Bexar County in Texas. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Bexar County, Texas. This is intended to be a complete list of properties and districts listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Bexar County, Texas. There are 27 districts, 139 individual properties, and one former property ...