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President Bush at his ranch Angela Merkel and Bush outside the main house in November 2007. Prairie Chapel Ranch, nicknamed Bush Ranch, is a 1,583-acre (6.41 km 2) ranch in unincorporated McLennan County, Texas, located 7 miles (11 km) northwest of Crawford (about 25 miles (40 km) from Waco).
A pair of chaps hanging from the ranch's "6666" insignia. The ranch was established by Samuel Burk Burnett in 1900 after he purchased the land from the Louisville Land and Cattle Company. [3] [7] Legend has it that he won the ranch from a card game, where he scored four sixes. [3] However, Burnett and his descendants have denied this folklore ...
Pages in category "Ranches in Texas" The following 31 pages are in this category, out of 31 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. 0–9. 6666 Ranch; A.
While there were guest ranches prior to the 20th century, the trend grew considerably after the end of World War I. In the early 1920s, guest ranching became popular in Texas. As one rancher near Bandera, Texas, noted: "You can run more dudes to the acre in these hills than you can cattle." Dude wrangling was profitable, and vacationers were ...
Big Bend Ranch State Park is a 311,000-acre (126,000 ha) state park located on the Rio Grande in Brewster and Presidio counties, Texas. It is the largest state park in Texas. The closest major town is Presidio, Texas. [2] The state park's head office is located in Lajitas, Texas at the Barton Warnock Visitor Center. [2] It includes Colorado Canyon.
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 ...