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- The Search for the Right Ranch (July 14-August 22, 1876)
https://www.empireranchfoundation.org/empire-ranch-history/chronology/the-search-for-the-right-ranch-july-14-august-22-1876/…ly from the Pantano station, east of Tucson and north of the Empire Ranch. Arizona Citizen, August 5, 1876. Source: Chronicling America August 5, 1876 – Good Times for Pima County An article in the Arizona Citizen, August 5th discusses the Pima County economy and possibly referred to Vail and Hislop’s explorations: “The song of hard times has been sung ever since we can remember anything. Not a year wholly passes without the doleful notes being mo…
- Reading List
https://www.empireranchfoundation.org/empire-ranch-history/articles-and-links/…h Land to Public Preserve text by Jan Barstad, photographs by Jerry Sieve. Arizona Highways September 1990, 66(9):4-13. Posted with permission of Arizona Highways. Vail Family Diary of a Desert Trail: 1890 Cattle Drive from Arizona to California by Edward L. Vail. Sonoita, AZ: Empire Ranch Foundation, 2016. [Available from Amazon.com] The Empire Ranch and Walter L. Vail by John J. Wooley and Laurel Wilkening. The Copper State Journal 2002; 37 (4):…
- Empire Land & Cattle Company, 1883-1887
https://www.empireranchfoundation.org/empire-ranch-history/chronology/empire-land-cattle-company-1883-1887/…t could be made. [Arizona Weekly Star, 11/12/1885] Finding new markets for Arizona beef was important at this stage as the Arizona market had become saturated. Walter L. Vail, Jr., 1886. Walter Lennox Vail, Jr. – November 1885 Walter and Maggie’s second son, Walter Lennox Vail, Jr., was born on November 25, 1885. This time, rather than going to New Jersey for the birth, Maggie traveled to Los Angeles where the family had begun to maintain a home….
- Recognition & Awards
https://www.empireranchfoundation.org/about/awards/…08 Bureau of Land Management – Excellence in Public Lands Partnership 2007 Arizona Preservation Foundation – List of Arizona’s Most Endangered Historic Places Hands on the Land – Member Site Designation 2003 Bureau of Land Management – Outstanding voluntary service in the conservation and protection of heritage resources on America’s public lands Bureau of Land Management – Dedicated contribution to the Sonoita Valley Planning Partnership and Las…
- Newsletter Articles – Topic Index
https://www.empireranchfoundation.org/about/newsletter/article-topic-index/…mpire Ranch, Mar 2017, p.1 Diary of a Desert Trail: 1890 Cattle Drive from Arizona to California, Dec 2016, p. 3 LCNCA Junior Explorer Handbook, Mar 2016, p. 4 Visit and Learn, Feb 2014, p. 4 New ERF Website Debuts, Nov 2013, p. 3 Arizona Memory Project Includes Empire Ranch Oral Histories, Feb 2013, p. 4 Local Authors Release New Book, Empire Ranch, Nov 2012, p. 3 New Wayside Signs Surround Ranch House, Feb 2012, p. 3 Enhanced Foundation Brochure…
- Tour the Cienega Watershed
https://www.empireranchfoundation.org/2023/04/tour-the-cienega-watershed/…avelStory and select “Tour the Cienega Watershed” to save the tour on your phone. Once you’ve download the app and the tour, no Internet access is needed. The tour includes 21 podcast-style stories that will automatically play at the appropriate location using your phone’s GPS. The route loop includes the Gabe Zimmerman Trailhead (in Vail), Las Cienegas National Conservation Area, the Empire Ranch Headquarters, wildlife viewing and many other feat…
- Explore Las Cienegas National Conservation Area
https://www.empireranchfoundation.org/visit/visiting-policies/…cson Field Office, 520-258-7200. When is hunting allowed? What can I hunt? Arizona Game and Fish Department manages hunting. There are several types of hunts for deer, javelina and other animals. The Arizona Game and Fish determines all hunting seasons, and a hunting license is required. More information can be found on the Arizona Game & Fish website. Can I bring my off-road vehicle? Off Highway Vehicles (OHV) vehicles are allowed on roads only,…
- Anamax Ownership, 1975-1988
https://www.empireranchfoundation.org/empire-ranch-history/chronology/anamax-ownership-1975-1988/…ches would be left to what the county had long sought public open space.” [Arizona Daily Star, 12/4/1987] In March 1988 the land exchange was finalized. “’The Empire-Cienega ranch trade has been signed,’ said Rep. Jim Kolbe, R-Ariz. ‘I believe it is one of the most important, if not the most important, land acquisitions in recent years for Southern Arizona,’ said Kolbe, who was instrumental in arranging the land swap between a private investment f…
- Vail & Harvey, 1879-1882
https://www.empireranchfoundation.org/empire-ranch-history/chronology/vail-harvey-1879-1882/…yweds arrived by ship in New York on May 12, 1881, and probably arrived in Arizona by train. Total Wreck Mine scaffolding & car for ore transport, ca. 1890. Nathan Vail Visits the Total Wreck and Empire Ranch – April 1881 Walter Vail’s uncle Nathan was in Arizona in April and wrote to Walter about progress at the Total Wreck and on the Empire Ranch. Nathan most likely made the trip to keep an eye on activities while John Harvey was in England and…
- Cowboy Festival
https://www.empireranchfoundation.org/ranch-events/cowboy-festival/…val, held in November, is the Foundation’s annual public event celebrating Arizona’s Western history and culture. Previously called the Roundup & Open House (2000-2017) the Festival also showcases Bureau of Land Management and Empire Ranch Foundation’s efforts to preserve the Empire Ranch for future generations. Each year more than 3,000 visitors come to the ranch to enjoy Western heritage demonstrations, arena and livestock exhibits, cowboy cooki…