Ryan Ranch

Remains of historic homestead established in Joshua Tree National Park in 1896

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Ryan Ranch is the remains of a homestead established in 1896 to support the Lost Horse Mine a few miles away. A half mile hike leads to the site, where visitors can see the decaying adobe brick walls of the ranch house and bunk house, as well as a collapsed windmill, a stone-covered well, several graves, and machinery.

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Ryan Ranch Trail, Twentynine Palms, CA 92277, USA

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