Cibolo Creek Ranch facts for kids
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El Fortin del Cibolo Historic District
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Nightfall at Cibolo Creek Ranch
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 El Fortin del Cibolo Historic District
Location in Texas
El Fortin del Cibolo Historic District
Location in the United States
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| Nearest city | Shafter, Texas |
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| Area | 606.6 acres (245.5 ha) |
| Built | 1865 |
| Built by | Milton Faver |
| MPS | Historic Resources Associated with Milton Faver, Agriculturist, MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 95000366 |
| Added to NRHP | April 6, 1995 |
Cibolo Creek Ranch is a famous historic place in Presidio County, Texas, United States. It started as a cattle ranch before the American Civil War. Today, it's used for hunting and as a cool spot for making movies. The ranch also has an old fort called El Fortin del Cibolo. This fort has been made into a fancy hotel with tall watchtowers and super thick walls made of adobe bricks.
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Where is Cibolo Creek Ranch?
The ranch is located in the Chinati Mountains. These mountains are part of the Chihuahuan Desert, which is a big desert area. It's close to a town called Shafter, Texas. The ranch is about 15 miles east of the border between Mexico and the United States.
Cibolo Creek Ranch covers a huge area of 30,000 acres. A main road, U.S. Route 67, goes right through the property. There's even a small airport for the ranch, about 3.5 miles northeast of the hotel.
History of Cibolo Creek Ranch
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Fortin de la Cienega
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Fortin de la Cienega
Location in Texas
Fortin de la Cienega
Location in the United States
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| Nearest city | Shafter, Texas |
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| Area | 9 acres (3.6 ha) |
| Built | 1854 |
| Built by | Milton Faver |
| NRHP reference No. | 76002059 |
| Added to NRHP | October 8, 1976 |
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La Morita Historic District
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La Morita Historic District
Location in Texas
La Morita Historic District
Location in the United States
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| Nearest city | Shafter, Texas |
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| Area | 116.2 acres (47.0 ha) |
| Built | 1865 |
| Built by | Milton Faver |
| MPS | Historic Resources Associated with Milton Faver, Agriculturist, MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 95000367 |
| Added to NRHP | April 6, 1995 |
A man named Milton Faver started the ranch in the 1850s. He built three strong adobe forts on the land. These forts were named El Cibolo, La Cienega, and La Morita. He built them to protect the ranch from the Apache people. Faver raised a huge number of cattle, about 200,000 Texas Longhorns.
Cibolo Creek Ranch in Movies
Since the 1950s, Cibolo Creek Ranch has been a popular place for making movies. For example, the movie Giant was filmed there in 1956. More recently, other movies have used the ranch as a filming spot. These include The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada (2005), There Will Be Blood (2007), and No Country for Old Men (2007).
The Ranch Today
The ranch was bought by John B. Poindexter. He is the founder and CEO of a company in Houston. Poindexter decided to turn the old historic forts into fancy hotel rooms. The ranch grounds are also used for hunting big game and birds. In 2010, a group called the International Order of St. Hubertus held a meeting there.
In 1994, a wildfire spread across 1,700 acres of the ranch. In May 1999, the ranch hosted the wedding of country music stars Charlie Robison and Emily Robison. Emily Robison is a member of the famous band Dixie Chicks.
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Cibolo Creek Ranch in 2008
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