What a week at Tejon Ranch! On Wednesday, November 14th, we commemorated the 175th anniversary of the founding of Tejon Ranch by donating the original Rancho El Tejon federal deed, bearing the authorized signature of President Abraham Lincoln, to the Autry Museum of the American West. Rancho El Tejon was the first of the four…
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Welcome to Episode Six of the Tejon Ranch History Podcast. This episode focuses on the waning years of the California gold rush, its positive (and not-so-positive) effects on California, as well as Ranch founder General E.F. Beale’s continuing relationship with local tribes and sometimes tenuous relationship with the Federal government. The big news though: Beale…
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Welcome to Episode Five of the Tejon Ranch History Podcast. This episode focuses on the continuing gold rush and Tejon Ranch’s legacy. The main roads that led to the gold fields cut through Tejon Ranch. The roads could be dangerous as California was still wild and there were skirmishes between settlers and the various tribes…
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Welcome to Episode Four of the Tejon Ranch History Podcast. Between 1843 and 1846, the Mexican government encouraged settlement by awarding hundreds of land grants in California. One of these five ranchos, Tejon, helped formed the nucleus of what is now today as Tejon Ranch. The average grant size was roughly 49,000 acres, and even…
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Episode three of our newly launched history podcast is up! Sharing excerpts from the book, Tejon Ranch: Preserving the Legacy of a California Treasure, this episode explores dragoons, San Diego, Californios, San Pasquel, and a battle that wasn’t expected. One name that stands out in this episode? Edward Fitzgerald Beale, the founder of Tejon Ranch.…
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Welcome to episode two of our new podcast series about the land and legacy of Tejon Ranch. In this episode, Barry Zoeller explores the early beginnings of the Ranch, including Spanish explorers, native Americans, and the natural beauty of the land that played a role in the settling of the Tejon Ranch. Hope you enjoy this…
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“This e-commerce growth and consumer demand for the quick delivery of goods have triggered a boom in the development of distribution centers near urban markets. In Kern County, the boom can be seen in the Tejon Ranch Commerce Center, at the foot of the Grapevine, and the Wonderful Industrial Park in Shafter. These are two…
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Listen to our new podcast and discover Tejon Ranch’s history We’re excited to launch our new podcast series about the history of Tejon Ranch. You might not know it but Tejon Ranch played a huge (and sometimes colorful) role in the founding of California. From Spanish explorers to Russian fur traders to gold miners to…
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