Details for Old Buck Ranch

Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5019003694

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Marker Number 3694
Atlas Number 5019003694
Marker Title Old Buck Ranch
Index Entry Buck Ranch, Old
Address Whartons Dock Rd.
City Bandera vicinity
County Bandera
UTM Zone 14
UTM Easting 495371
UTM Northing 3285586
Subject Codes ranches/ranching
Marker Year 1966
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark Yes
Marker Location Off Whartons Dock Rd. on private property. Marker dot approximate.
Private Property Yes
Marker Condition
Marker Size Medallion and Plate
Marker Text Settled 1867 by former New Yorker, Judge Edward M. Ross, who had fought in Mexican war, then served in 1850's at Camp Verde, Army's camel post near Bandera. House is hand-cut native stone. Daughter Kate Ross, wife of Ebenezer Buck, of a prominent pioneer family, inherited ranch in 1901. Offering fine foods and hospitality, the Bucks in 1920 established this as Bandera's first guest ranch, continuing it until their deaths in 1941. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1966

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