History

Tejon Ranch dates back to 1843 and has long served as an historic center of commerce for the West.  From the days of the Butterfield Stagecoach Line and the trading posts at Fort Tejon and Rose Station, Tejon Ranch is where people bought and sold their goods and the staging ground from which goods were transported. 

In the 1860s, historic California figure, General Edward Fitzgerald Beale, purchased four Mexican ranchos and assembled them into what is now the modern-day Tejon Ranch. 

A few decades later, noted New York journalist and author, Charles Nordhoff, wrote about his travels to Tejon Ranch, calling it “the most significant estate in a single hand in all America.”  Those who have had the pleasure of visiting Tejon Ranch would say it still is today.

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