The Dangberg Home Ranch Historic Park
A Unique Nevada Historic Site
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The Dangberg Home Ranch began in 1857 when German immigrant Heinrich Friedrich Dangberg started a new life in Nevada. He built a log cabin and cleared and irrigated the land. He also married, and the cabin grew into a large house as he and his wife, Maggie, raised five children. Dangberg prospered, and his success as a rancher, businessman and politician established the Dangbergs as one of the most influential families in Carson Valley history.
In 1902, the family founded the Dangberg Land and Livestock Co. and over the next few decades expanded their holdings to almost 50,000 acres supporting cattle and sheep production, along with vegetable crops and other products. In 1906, the family founded the town of Minden and there, in partnership with other ranchers, established several businesses focused on agriculture, banking and a hotel.
Today, the Dangberg Home Ranch Historic Park preserves this essential chapter in Nevada’s history. Nevada’s elite once passed through the doors of the Dangberg Home Ranch, and now you’re invited to visit, too.
In 1902, the family founded the Dangberg Land and Livestock Co. and over the next few decades expanded their holdings to almost 50,000 acres supporting cattle and sheep production, along with vegetable crops and other products. In 1906, the family founded the town of Minden and there, in partnership with other ranchers, established several businesses focused on agriculture, banking and a hotel.
Today, the Dangberg Home Ranch Historic Park preserves this essential chapter in Nevada’s history. Nevada’s elite once passed through the doors of the Dangberg Home Ranch, and now you’re invited to visit, too.
The Friends of Dangberg Home Ranch thanks these local businesses for their generous support:
Minden Electric Co.
Plant It Nursery
The Best Barbeque Catering Co.
The Entertainer
Tyndall Fence Co.
Anne Wiles Gourmet Catering
Battle Born Wine
Buona Sera Ristorante
Cowboy's Cafe
Janet Amaral and Gregory Cremeans, Realtors
Joyce's Fine Jewelry
McCall Realty
Mountain Shadows Landscape
Painting Contractors, Inc.
The Corley Ranch
Dangberg Home Ranch Historic Park
1450 Highway 88
PO Box 1158
Minden, NV 89423
Mark Jensen, Curator
curator@dangberghomeranch.org
775-783-9417
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