Watson Ranch

Progression of the roundabout rebuild.

Some more uncovered Ranch history. An 1871 property tax bill & receipt for $1.57, and an 1869 letter from a neighbor arguing about a property line fence.

Rest In Peace
Edward G. Watson
April 3, 1942 - Sept. 10, 2022

Richard has done a nice job sprucing up the “playhouse”. This is all that remains of the original house on the property and was Edward Watson’s childhood bedroom in the 1940’s and 50’s. It now serves to house garden tools and a feral cat colony.

We just planted several Monterey Cypress trees along the western side of the ranch in order to re-establish a wind break. The soil was rock hard here so we got an assist from Bengard and their heavy equipment to break it up and smooth it out. Our little tractor couldn’t handle the job.

The old ranch hand’s house has been around for over a century. Known as “Pete’s House” for its last resident who left in the 1970’s. Pete travelled to the Philippines to visit family and was murdered in a card game while there, never to return to the ranch. His clothes still hang in the bedroom closet.

The Great Wall. The northwestern side of the Watson Ranch sports a dense line of old Monterey cypress trees. They were planted a good century ago as a windbreak.