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King Ranch is the largest ranch in the United States. At some 825,000 acres (3,340 km 2 ; 1,289 sq mi) [ 3 ] it is larger than both the land area of Rhode Island and the area of the European country Luxembourg . [ 4 ]
Richard King (July 10, 1824 – April 14, 1885) was a riverboat captain, Confederate, entrepreneur, and most notably, the founder of the King Ranch in South Texas, which at the time of his death in 1885 encompassed over 825,000 acres (3,340 km 2).
The main section of the ranch is located near the town of Guthrie in King County, Texas. [1] [2] It spans 350,000 acres (550 sq mi; 140,000 ha) of land. [3] The main ranch house is off U.S. Highway 82. [4] The Dixon Creek section spans 108,000 acres (169 sq mi; 44,000 ha) of land in Carson and Hutchinson counties. [4] The Dixon Creek runs ...
The South Texas region that encompasses the four divisions of the historic King Ranch, established on the banks of the Santa Gertrudes Creek by Richard King in 1853, is rich in wildlife and ...
In 1834, he sailed with his uncle James Power, who was an empresario, to Texas. Given Power's diplomatic status, the newly formed independent Republic of Mexico granted them access to the country's unpopulated northern lands. On September 28, 1834, the Mexican government granted O'Connor 4,428 acres as a "settler in the Power and Hewetson colony".
The XIT Ranch was a cattle ranch in the Texas Panhandle which operated from 1885 to 1912. Comprising over 3,000,000 acres (12,000 km 2 ) of land, it ran for 200 miles (300 km) along the border with New Mexico , varying in width from 20 to 30 miles (30 to 50 km).
King Ranch assistant archivist Norma Martinez gets a plate of food at the Ranch Hand Breakfast during the Ranch Hand Weekend on Saturday, Nov. 19, 2022 in Kingsville, Texas.
Ranches on the National Register of Historic Places in Texas (8 P) Pages in category "Ranches in Texas" The following 31 pages are in this category, out of 31 total.