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The result of the shifting borders is that some of the ranchos in this list, created by pre-1836 governors, are located partially or entirely in a 30-mile-wide sliver of the former Alta California that is now in Mexico rather than in the U.S. state of California. Since those ranchos remained in Mexico, in today's Mexican state of Baja ...
Rancho del Cielo is a ranch located atop the Santa Ynez Mountain range northwest of Santa Barbara, California. For more than 20 years, it was the vacation home of Ronald and Nancy Reagan . The 688-acre (278 ha) ranch's Spanish name translates to Sky's Ranch or Heaven's Ranch in English.
The ranchos established permanent land-use patterns. The rancho boundaries became the basis for California's land survey system, and are found on modern maps and land titles. The "rancheros" (rancho owners) patterned themselves after the landed gentry of New Spain, and were primarily devoted to raising cattle and sheep.
While the big three of Los Angeles, San Diego and San Francisco get all the glory out west, California is loaded with small town, quirky charm up and down the diverse 1,264-mile coast.
Pages in category "Ranchos of California" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 470 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Ranchos of California (42 C, 470 P) Pages in category "Ranches in California" The following 42 pages are in this category, out of 42 total.
The Los Alamos Ranch House is located on the south side of California State Route 135, about 3 miles (4.8 km) west of the town of Los Alamos. It is a single-story structure, built out of locally made adobe bricks. It is in a relatively unspoiled rural setting that has changed fairly little since the house was built about 1840.
The cities of Moorpark, Ojai, Santa Paula, and Ventura established their own separate historic designation systems with the City of Ventura Historic Landmarks and Districts developing into an extensive list. The Port Hueneme Historical Society Museum houses historical artifacts, photographs and information on the history of the Hueneme area.