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Creation Date
9-10-2004
Description
The old ranch house at Rancho del Cielo was built by Jose and Juana Pico in the early 1870s. Born Mexicans, the Picos obtained the title to the ranch from the U.S. government under the Homestead Act signed into law by Abraham Lincoln in 1862.
Rights
Photos and text © Gleaves Whitney 2004
