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- Gulf American Corporation Ownership, 1970-1975
https://www.empireranchfoundation.org/empire-ranch-history/chronology/gulf-american-corporation-ownership-1970-1975/…pted by its aggressive marketing efforts including: ”Millions of vacation “tickets” to the Tucson-Nogales area are being distributed throughout the United States by GAC Properties of Arizona as part of a new sales promotion program… the tickets offer an opportunity for visitors to see the company’s Rio Rico development north of Nogales as well as its new project at Empire Ranch when it opens for land sales in early 1971.” [Arizona Daily Star, 6/5/…
- Empire Ranch is Purchased and the Hard Work Begins (August-December 1876)
https://www.empireranchfoundation.org/empire-ranch-history/chronology/empire-ranch-is-purchased-and-the-hard-work-begins-august-december-1876/…wned them out. He was ill with fever and got disgusted so let us have them cheap. We gave him 4/-a head, that is cheap enough and they come in very handy to us as meat and when we can get 50 lbs. of meat for 4/-it is not so bad. I think we shall sell them soon for 9/-apiece so if we do, it will not be a bad trade. One day when I was baking my bread I had left the kitchen for a moment to do something and when I returned I caught a snake under the s…
- History Overview
https://www.empireranchfoundation.org/empire-ranch-history/overview/…growing corporate holdings in California. Walter Vail moved his family to Los Angeles and established his corporate headquarters there. Continuing Empire Ranch operations were overseen by Vail Company foremen until 1913 when William Banning Vail, Walter’s third oldest son, took over ranch management. He and his wife Laura Perry Vail, and their three children lived at the ranch until it was sold by Vail Company in 1928. For a detailed chronology o…
- Tour the Cienega Watershed
https://www.empireranchfoundation.org/2023/04/tour-the-cienega-watershed/…tories 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 features along Hwy. 83 ending (or beginning) in Sonoita. And you don’t even have to drive through the watershed to enjoy the tour! You can download the tour to your computer or tablet, listen to…
- Newsletter Articles – Topic Index
https://www.empireranchfoundation.org/about/newsletter/article-topic-index/…Citizens, Mar 2018, p. 1 Walter Vail Recognized, Sep 2017, p. 1 Diary of a Desert Trail: 1890 Cattle Drive from Arizona to California, Dec 2016, p. 3 140th Anniversary of the Empire Ranch Founding, Sep 2016, p. 4 Gift of Vail Materials, Mar 2016, p. 2 No Place Like Home, May 2015, p. 3 Total Wreck Silver Mine Funded Empire Ranch Expansion in the 1880s, Feb 2015, p. 2 What is a Manta? Feb 2015, p. 4 Celebrating Empire Vaqueros and Cowboys, May 2014…
- History Chronology
https://www.empireranchfoundation.org/empire-ranch-history/chronology/…eet and Prepare to Travel to Arizona (June-July 4, 1876) The Trip from Los Angeles to Tucson (July 5-13, 1876) The Search for the Right Ranch (July 14-August 22, 1876) Empire Ranch is Purchased and the Hard Work Begins (August-December 1876) Vail, Hislop, and Harvey (1877-1878) 1879-1928 This chronology documents the history of the Empire Ranch between 1879 and 1928. During this time period the ranch grew from the original 160 acres purchased by W…
- Cowboy Festival
https://www.empireranchfoundation.org/ranch-events/cowboy-festival/…gift certificates for hotel stays or golf play; restaurant gift certificates; instruments; weekend getaways; time spent with well-known artist; baskets filled with goodies; handcrafted items; books; children’s toys; vacation home for a week; professional services, tickets to an entertainment or sporting event; jewelry, edibles – the list goes on and on. Be a Festival Volunteer More than 200 volunteers are needed during the Cowboy Festival, for a m…
- Vail & Harvey, 1879-1882
https://www.empireranchfoundation.org/empire-ranch-history/chronology/vail-harvey-1879-1882/…successfully in the American west, but John Harvey eventually came back to California and the Calico mines.” [Source: Establishing an Arizona Family by Christine Shirley, 1977] Empire Ranch land acquisitions are highlighted in red. Courtesy of Dave Tuggle Land Holdings Expand-1881-1882 Starting in 1881 the land holdings of the Empire Ranch expanded considerably. They acquired Charles and Agnes Paige’s Happy Valley Ranch near the Rincon Mountains i…
- Volunteer Day
https://www.empireranchfoundation.org/events/volunteer-day-2020-05-02/…02 May Volunteer Day 05/02/2020 – 05/03/2020 8:00 am – 12:00 pm Empire Ranch Visitor Contact Center Empire Ranch Volunteer Workday. 8 am to noon. Please register in advance by phone (888) 364-2829, or email admin@empireranchfoundation.org.–Cancelled…
- Volunteer Day
https://www.empireranchfoundation.org/events/volunteer-day-2020-06-06/…06 Jun Volunteer Day 06/06/2020 – 06/07/2020 8:00 am – 12:00 pm Empire Ranch Visitor Contact Center Empire Ranch Volunteer Workday. 8 am to noon. Please register in advance by phone (888) 364-2829, or email admin@empireranchfoundation.org. Cancelled…