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The other flag was rendered in red in a later oil painting of the same image. A red flag indicated to buyers that a slave sale was imminent. In 1856, Alonzo J. White , along with fellow slave traders Louis D. DeSaussure and Ziba B. Oakes , opposed a new South Carolina law requiring that slave sales take place indoors rather than on the streets.
Waggoner Ranch. The Waggoner Ranch is a historic north Texas ranch located 13 miles south of Vernon, Texas, near the Red River and Oklahoma border. The land was used primarily to raise crops, beef cattle and horses as well as for oil production. Founded in 1852 by Daniel Waggoner, [2] it is notable for being the largest ranch within one fence ...
The Bell Ranch is a historic ranch in Tucumcari, New Mexico, United States of America. Owned by John Malone since 2010, it is one of the largest privately owned ranches in the United States. [2] As of 2021, Malone is the second largest land owner in the country with 2.2 million acres. [3] The ranch became a national landmark in 1974.
The Dude Ranchers Association is a trade association for promoting and standardizing dude ranches in North America. It was founded in Billings, Montana, in 1926. [1] The association works to preserve the qualities of isolation, remoteness, and unmodified nature in wilderness areas and national forests to sell the dude ranch vacation as the only ...
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The early 19th century adobe ranch house still stands today, housing a museum which presents the history of the area. History [ edit ] The history of the 28,000-acre (110 km 2 ) Rancho Los Alamitos is almost a microcosm for the history of expansion throughout Southern California , from the Native Americana cultures to contemporary times. [3]
Bear Creek Canyon Scenic Mountain Drive. Bear Creek Canyon Scenic Mountain Drive. November 15, 1990. ( #90001706) Section of State Highway 74 between Morrison and Idledale. 39°39′22″N 105°13′32″W. / 39.656111°N 105.225556°W / 39.656111; -105.225556 ( Bear Creek Canyon Scenic Mountain Drive) Morrison. 8.
In all, the nine graves on the 3.2-acre site show the skeletons of 28 horses, all buried roughly 2,000 years ago. Located in Villedieu-sur-Indre in central France, that first pit offered up the ...