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Kyle (Kiel) Ranch

Kyle Ranch

Kyle Ranch Overview

Established by Conrad Kiel in 1875, this was one of only two major ranches in the Las Vegas valley throughout the 19th century.

The railroad purchased the ranch in 1903.

It changed hands a few times before Edwin Losee (1939-58) developed it into a divorce ranch.

Currently, Kiel Ranch is a 7-acre historic site owned by the City of North Las Vegas.

Category

  • Person
  • Railroad
  • Railroad/Farming

Marker Type

On fence

Nevada Historical Marker Number

Kyle Ranch is Nevada Historical Marker #224.

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County

Clark County, Nevada

GPS Coordinates

36.203273, -115.140478

Nevada Historical Marker Transcription

Established by Conrad Kiel in 1875, this was one of only two major ranches in Las Vegas valley throughout the 19th century.  The Kiel tenure was marked by violence.  Neighboring rancher Archibald Stewart was killed in a gunfight here in 1884.  Edwin and William Kiel were found murdered on the ranch in October 1900.

The San Pedro, Los Angeles and Salt Lake railroad purchased the ranch in 1903 and later sold it to Las Vegas banker John S. Park, who built the elegant white mansion.

Subsequent owners included Edwin Taylor (1924-39), whose cowboy ranch hands competed in national rodeos, and Edwin Losee (1939-58), who developed the Boulderado Dude Ranch here, a popular residence for divorce seekers.

In the late 1950s, business declined and the ranch was sold.  In 1976, 26 acres of the original ranch were purchased jointly by the City of North Las Vegas and its bicentennial committee as a historic project.

STATE HISTORICAL MARKER No. 224

DIVISION OF HISTORIC PRESERVATION AND ARCHEOLOGY

THE KYLE COMMITTEE FOR PRESERVATION

A NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES PROPERTY

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