Morris Ranch Papers, 1893-1929

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Morris Ranch Papers, 1893-1929

The Morris Ranch Papers, 1893-1929, document the operation of the Morris Ranch in Gillespie and Kerr Counties.

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SNAC Resource ID: 8125654

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Hirsch, Max, 1880-1969

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Morris, Clayton L. (Clayton Leslie)

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Morris, John A., 1819-1903

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Morris Ranch

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Francis Morris, a New York broker, formed the Morris Ranch in southwestern Gillespie and northeastern Kerr counties when he purchased 23,000 acres in the area. He passed away two years later in 1886 and the land passed to his son John A. Morris, who turned the Ranch into one of the country's leading centers for breeding, raising, and training racehorses. The ranch quickly became a self-contained community, with its own hotel, cotton gin, mill, school church, and post off...

Morris Ranch (Morris Ranch, Tex.)

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Morris, David Hennen.

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Morris, John A., Jr., 1951-

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Morris, Charles G.

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Morris, Alfred H.

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Morris, F. O. (Francis Orpen), 1810-1893

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