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The ranch is situated in the Chinati Mountains of the Chihuahuan Desert, near Shafter, Texas, approximately 15 miles (24 km) east of the Mexico–United States border. [3] [4] It spans 30,000 acres (12,000 ha), and U.S. Route 67 passes through the property. [3] The Cibolo Creek Ranch Airport is located 3.5 mi (5.6 km) northeast of the hotel. [5]
Faver built the first of his three adobe forts, El Fortín del Cíbolo, in 1857, as a defensive measure against Apaches, Comanches, and bandits of all kinds.His ranching empire boasted as many as 20,000 longhorns—some say as many as 100,000—irrigated farms, and herds of sheep and goats, making him the preeminent pioneer rancher of the Big Bend. [1]
South Carolina counties (clickable map) This is a list of the properties and historic districts in each of the 46 counties of South Carolina that are designated National Register of Historic Places. This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted January 17, 2025. [1]
This is a list of plantations and/or plantation houses in the U.S. state of South Carolina that are National Historic Landmarks, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, listed on a heritage register, or are otherwise significant for their history, association with significant events or people, or their architecture and design. [1 ...
There are 187 properties and districts listed on the National Register in the county, including 5 National Historic Landmarks. Listings in the city of Columbia, including all of the National Historic Landmarks, are listed separately, while the 38 properties and districts in the remaining parts of the county are listed here. Another property in ...
Poindexter acquired Cibolo Creek Ranch in 1990, and operates it as a luxury historical resort. [9] [18] Poindexter started the Tidewater and Big Bend Foundation, dedicated to acquiring, restoring, landscaping and furnishing ante bellum houses and properties in New Kent County, VA, Charles City County, VA and Shafter, TX.
Others have South Carolina historical markers (HM). The citation on historical markers is given in the reference. The location listed is the nearest community to the site. More precise locations are given in the reference. These listings illustrate some of the history and contributions of African Americans in South Carolina.
This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Chesterfield County, South Carolina, United States. The locations of National Register properties and districts for which the latitude and longitude coordinates are included below, may be seen in a map.