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Fredericksburg has become attractive to retirees and people looking to relocate to a simpler way of life. [67] Real estate became a prime business as prices rose. [63] [70] The city has become a weekend destination for people in Central Texas, specifically those from Austin and San Antonio. [71] Fredericksburg in the 21st century is in a state ...
Rancho San Julian was a 48,222-acre (195.15 km 2) Mexican land grant and present-day ranch in present-day Santa Barbara County, California given in 1837 by Governor Juan B. Alvarado to José de la Guerra y Noriega. [1] The grant name probably refers to José Antonio Julian de la Guerra. The grant was located west of present-day Santa Barbara ...
The ranch is located on the north side of United States Route 290, about fourteen miles west of Johnson City, with its main access through the Lyndon B. Johnson State Park and Historic Site, which lies between the highway and the south bank of the Pedernales River. The National Park Service lands lie north of the river.
The Yearning for Zion Ranch, or the YFZ Ranch, [1] was a 1,700-acre (690-hectare) Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (FLDS) community of as many as 700 people, located near Eldorado in Schleicher County, Texas, United States. In April 2014, the State of Texas took physical and legal possession of the property.
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In 1856, New York City broker Francis Morris bought 23,000 acres (93.08 km 2; 35.94 sq mi) of land in Gillespie and Kerr counties for twenty-five cents an acre. He eventually sold off all but 16,000 acres (64.75 km 2; 25.00 sq mi), and hired his nephew Charles Morris to manage the acreage for horse breeding.
Potrero de San Carlos: 1839 Juan Alvarado: Fructuoso del Real 4,307 acres (1,743 ha) 333 SD Monterey: San Jose y Sur Chiquito: 1839 Juan Alvarado: Marcelino Escobar 8,876 acres (3,592 ha) 373 SD Monterey: Cañada de Pala: 1839 Juan Alvarado: José de Jesús Bernal 15,714 acres (6,359 ha) 373 ND Santa Clara: La Habra: 1839 Juan Alvarado: Mariano ...
Rancho San Juan was a 19,983-acre (80.87 km 2) Mexican land grant in present-day Sacramento County, California given in 1844 by Governor Manuel Micheltorena to Joel P. Dedmond.