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Big Bend Ranch
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Description
The Big Bend Ranch was purchased by Texas Parks and Wildlife in 1988. At 228,000 acres, the agency’s largest-ever acquisition. The seller was Robert O. Anderson, founder and head of the Atlantic Richfield oil company, was also a co-organizer of the John Muir Institute of the Environment and the Worldwatch Institute.
Location Notes
A sign about the origins of Big Bend Ranch State Park could be located at the Park's East Entrance; Barton Warnock Visitor Center; 21800 FM 170; Terlingua, Texas 79852.