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King Ranch

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King Ranch, located in South Texas between Corpus Christi and Brownsville near Kingsville, is the largest ranch in Texas. [1]

60 relations: American Civil War, Anna Creek Station, Beef Shorthorn, Brahman cattle, Brazos Island, Brooks County, Texas, Brownsville, Texas, Brunette Downs Station, Camargo Municipality, Tamaulipas, Centennial (novel), Charles Stillman, Corpus Christi, Texas, Cruillas Municipality, Edna Ferber, Fort Brown, Giant (1956 film), Hereford cattle, Historical fiction, Houston, Humble Oil, Irish Americans, Jackaroo (trainee), James A. Michener, Jim Wells County, Texas, Kenedy County, Texas, Kingsville, Texas, Kleberg County, Texas, Lauro Cavazos, List of Black Fridays, List of ranches and stations, List of the largest stations in Australia, Livestock branding, Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Matt Braun, Mexican–American War, Mexico, Mifflin Kenedy, Millionaire, National Historic Landmark, New York City, Nueces County, Texas, Panic of 1873, Petroleum, Ranch, Reconstruction era, Richard King (entrepreneur), Rio Grande, Rio Grande City, Texas, Robert J. Kleberg, Robert J. Kleberg (King Ranch), ..., Santa Gertrudis cattle, South Texas, Tamaulipas, Texas Longhorn, Texas Monthly, Texas Ranger Division, Union Stock Yards, United States, Willacy County, Texas, Zachary Taylor. Expand index (10 more) »

American Civil War

The American Civil War (also known by other names) was a war fought in the United States from 1861 to 1865.

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Anna Creek Station

Anna Creek Station is the world's largest working cattle station.

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Beef Shorthorn

The Beef Shorthorn breed of cattle was developed from the Shorthorn breed in England and Scotland around 1820.

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Brahman cattle

The Brahman or Brahma is a breed of zebu cattle (Bos indicus) that was first bred in United States from cattle breeds imported from India.

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Brazos Island

Brazos Island, also known as Brazos Santiago Island, is a barrier island on the Gulf Coast of Texas in the United States, south of the town of South Padre Island.

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Brooks County, Texas

Brooks County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas.

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Brownsville, Texas

Brownsville is the county seat of Cameron County, Texas, United States.

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Brunette Downs Station

Brunette Downs Station, mostly referred to as Brunette Downs, is a pastoral lease operating as a cattle station in the Northern Territory of Australia.

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Camargo Municipality, Tamaulipas

Camargo is a municipality in the Mexican state of Tamaulipas.

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Centennial (novel)

Centennial is a novel by American author James A. Michener, published in 1974.

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Charles Stillman

Charles Stillman (November 4, 1810 – December 18, 1875) was the founder of Brownsville, Texas, and was part owner of a successful river boat company on the Rio Grande.

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Corpus Christi, Texas

Corpus Christi, colloquially Corpus (Latin: Body of Christ), is a coastal city in the South Texas region of the U.S. state of Texas.

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Cruillas Municipality

Cruillas is a municipality located in the Mexican state of Tamaulipas.

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Edna Ferber

Edna Ferber (August 15, 1885 – April 16, 1968) was an American novelist, short story writer and playwright.

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Fort Brown

Fort Brown was a military post of the United States Army in Cameron County, Texas during the later half of the 19th century and the early part of the 20th century.

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Giant (1956 film)

Giant is a 1956 American epic Western drama film, directed by George Stevens from a screenplay adapted by Fred Guiol and Ivan Moffat from Edna Ferber's 1952 novel.

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Hereford cattle

The Hereford (pronounced hair-uh-furd in the UK and hur-furd or hur-uh-ford in the US) is a British breed of beef cattle that originated in the county of Herefordshire, in the West Midlands of England.

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Historical fiction

Historical fiction is a literary genre in which the plot takes place in a setting located in the past.

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Houston

Houston is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Texas and the fourth most populous city in the United States, with a census-estimated 2017 population of 2.312 million within a land area of.

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Humble Oil

Humble Oil and Refining Co. was founded in 1911 in Humble, Texas.

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Irish Americans

Irish Americans (Gael-Mheiriceánaigh) are an ethnic group comprising Americans who have full or partial ancestry from Ireland, especially those who identify with that ancestry, along with their cultural characteristics.

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Jackaroo (trainee)

A jackaroo is a young man (feminine equivalent jillaroo) working on a sheep or cattle station, to gain practical experience in the skills needed to become an owner, overseer, manager, etc.

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James A. Michener

James Albert Michener (February 3, 1907 – October 16, 1997) was an American author of more than 40 books, most of which were fictional, lengthy family sagas covering the lives of many generations in particular geographic locales and incorporating solid history.

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Jim Wells County, Texas

Jim Wells County is a county in the U.S. state of Texas.

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Kenedy County, Texas

Kenedy County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas.

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Kingsville, Texas

Kingsville is a city in the southern region of the U.S. state of Texas.

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Kleberg County, Texas

Not to be confused with Kleberg, Texas. Kleberg County is a county in the U.S. state of Texas.

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Lauro Cavazos

Lauro Fred Cavazos Jr. (born January 4, 1927) is a U.S. educator and politician.

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List of Black Fridays

Black Friday is a term used to refer to certain events which occur on a Friday.

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List of ranches and stations

This is a list of ranches and stations, organized by continent.

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List of the largest stations in Australia

This is a list of the largest stations in Australia, which includes stations with an area in excess of.

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Livestock branding

Livestock branding is a technique for marking livestock so as to identify the owner.

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Matamoros, Tamaulipas

Matamoros, officially known as Heroica Matamoros, is a city in the northeastern Mexican state of Tamaulipas.

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Matt Braun

Matt Braun is an author specializing in novels of the American West.

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Mexican–American War

The Mexican–American War, also known as the Mexican War in the United States and in Mexico as the American intervention in Mexico, was an armed conflict between the United States of America and the United Mexican States (Mexico) from 1846 to 1848.

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Mexico

Mexico (México; Mēxihco), officially called the United Mexican States (Estados Unidos Mexicanos) is a federal republic in the southern portion of North America.

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Mifflin Kenedy

Mifflin Kenedy (June 8, 1818 – March 14, 1895) was a South Texas businessman who was a partner in ranching and steamboating of Richard King of the large King Ranch.

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Millionaire

A millionaire is an individual whose net worth or wealth is equal to or exceeds one million units of currency.

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National Historic Landmark

A National Historic Landmark (NHL) is a building, district, object, site, or structure that is officially recognized by the United States government for its outstanding historical significance.

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New York City

The City of New York, often called New York City (NYC) or simply New York, is the most populous city in the United States.

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Nueces County, Texas

Nueces County is a county in the U.S. state of Texas.

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Panic of 1873

The Panic of 1873 was a financial crisis that triggered a depression in Europe and North America that lasted from 1873 until 1879, and even longer in some countries (France and Britain).

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Petroleum

Petroleum is a naturally occurring, yellow-to-black liquid found in geological formations beneath the Earth's surface.

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Ranch

A ranch is an area of land, including various structures, given primarily to the practice of ranching, the practice of raising grazing livestock such as cattle or sheep for meat or wool.

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Reconstruction era

The Reconstruction era was the period from 1863 (the Presidential Proclamation of December 8, 1863) to 1877.

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Richard King (entrepreneur)

Richard King (July 10, 1825 – 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.

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Rio Grande

The Rio Grande (or; Río Bravo del Norte, or simply Río Bravo) is one of the principal rivers in the southwest United States and northern Mexico (the other being the Colorado River).

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Rio Grande City, Texas

Rio Grande City is a city in and the county seat of Starr County, Texas.

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Robert J. Kleberg

Robert Justus Kleberg (September 10, 1803October 30, 1888), christened Johan Christian Justus Robert Kleberg, was a German Texan from Herstelle, Westphalia, then part of the Kingdom of Prussia.

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Robert J. Kleberg (King Ranch)

Robert Justus Kleberg, Jr. (December 5, 1853 – October 10, 1932) was born to Rose and Robert J. Kleberg in Texas and attended the University of Virginia.

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Santa Gertrudis cattle

Santa Gertrudis cattle are a tropical beef breed of cattle developed in southern Texas on the King Ranch.

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South Texas

South Texas is a region of the U.S. state of Texas that lies roughly south of -- and sometimes including -- San Antonio.

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Tamaulipas

Tamaulipas, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Tamaulipas (Estado Libre y Soberano de Tamaulipas), is one of the 31 states which, with Mexico City, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico.

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Texas Longhorn

The Texas Longhorn is a breed of cattle known for its characteristic horns, which can extend to over tip to tip for bulls, and tip to tip for steers and exceptional cows.

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Texas Monthly

Texas Monthly is a monthly American magazine headquartered in Downtown Austin, Texas.

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Texas Ranger Division

The Texas Ranger Division, commonly called the Texas Rangers, is a law enforcement agency with statewide jurisdiction in Texas, based in the capital city of Austin.

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Union Stock Yards

The Union Stock Yard & Transit Co., or The Yards, was the meatpacking district in Chicago for more than a century, starting in 1865.

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United States

The United States of America (USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a federal republic composed of 50 states, a federal district, five major self-governing territories, and various possessions.

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Willacy County, Texas

Willacy County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas.

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Zachary Taylor

Zachary Taylor (November 24, 1784 – July 9, 1850) was the 12th President of the United States, serving from March 1849 until his death in July 1850.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_Ranch

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