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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 ...
She purchased Grey Badger II and Hollywood Gold, two show horses which lived on the ranch. [4] By 1936, there were 20,000 Hereford cattle on the ranch. [4] In the 1960s and 1970s, the barn on the ranch was used in advertisements for Marlboro, the cigarette brand. [3] [4] In 1975, scenes of the movie Mackintosh and T.J. were filmed on the ranch. [4]
In 1869, the ranch registered its "Running W" brand, which remains the King Ranch's official mark today. [10] At the time, the ranch grazed cattle, horses, sheep and goats. By the mid-1870s, though, the ranch's hallmark stock had become the hardy Texas Longhorn. The ranch also boasted several Brahman bulls, as well as Beef Shorthorns and Herefords.
But now the "Batman Forever" star is unloading his 6,000-acre Pecos River Ranch, which includes a 10-bedroom, 10-bathroom home of 11,573 square feet, with 10 natural springs, world-class fishing ...
At the time of his death, his estate was estimated to be worth $4.5 million. His obituary in the San Antonio Express called him "the wealthiest man in Texas and the largest land and cattle owner in the state". [1] Following his death, his two sons Dennis Martin (1839-1900) and Thomas Marion O'Connor continued to operate the ranch. [6]
Wimpy sired over a hundred and fifty foals for the King Ranch, before he was given in 1958 to George Clegg, who had bred Old Sorrel. However, Clegg was forced to sell Wimpy to Rex Cauble, who owned the stallion until Wimpy died on August 13, 1959, when Wimpy was twenty-two years old.
Rodman built a large home on the lake, and purchased additional land to add to the original 2,700 acres. The cattle ranch the acquisition formed was named Holly Lake Ranch. In December 1969, Dallas real estate developers Bill McKenzie and Jack Wilson executed a contract to purchase the 4,165 acre Holly Lake Ranch property Rodman had assembled.
In 1904, the ranch started using land and development companies for wholesale purchases, but in 1905, 800,000 acres (3,237 km 2) were also divided up into 160 square-mile tracts. In 1905, to prevent speculation, the syndicate established a land commissioner and a real estate trust in 1915. This trust, Capitol Reservations Lands, operated until ...