| If you're looking to take a trip back in | | | | came from New York City to the place known |
| time, to the dawn of the cowboy and the rise | | | | for its fishing and beautiful scenery. |
| of working cattle ranches, visit one of the | | | | |
| nation's oldest cattle ranches. | | | | In 1898, former president Teddy Roosevelt and |
| | | | the Rough Riders recuperated at one of the |
| With 8,000 acres of its own and bordered by | | | | houses in Montauk, but as the era closed and |
| 22,000 acres of public leased land, Horse | | | | the 1900s began, ranchers began giving up |
| Prairie Ranch is one of the oldest cattle | | | | their livelihood in favor of sport fishing |
| ranches in Montana. The ranch's goal is to | | | | and farming. |
| preserve the tradition of working ranch life. | | | | |
| As a guest, you can choose from a variety of | | | | Polo ponies arrived in Montauk in 1926 with a |
| activities including evening sunset rides, | | | | New York City-based real estate developer who |
| cattle drives, branding, chuck wagon | | | | had dreams of developing a luxury resort |
| breakfast rides or a history tour, among | | | | town. He purchased most of the area but then |
| others. | | | | rented part of it to teenage Phineas |
| | | | Dickinson in 1936. |
| Similarly, one of the old ranches in Utah, | | | | |
| Red Rock Ranch, is a real working cattle | | | | At the onset of World War II, as the |
| ranch complete with cattle drives for guests. | | | | Dickinson boys went off to service, most |
| Homesteaded in the 1850s, the ranch is | | | | ranching at Deep Hollow came to a halt. On |
| nestled among the South Fork canyon's red | | | | their return in 1947, Phineas brought white |
| rock cliffs. The ranch house is a two-story | | | | face cattle from Texas and raised them for |
| home build in the 1850s with dove-tailed | | | | slaughter in the 1960s. |
| logs. | | | | |
| | | | The early 1970s brought the Leavers as Rusty |
| The nation's oldest working cattle ranch, | | | | Leaver, a former summer ranch hand for |
| Deep Hollow Ranch is located in, of all | | | | Phineas, decided to leave New York City for |
| places, Montauk, NY. Montauk, known as an | | | | Montauk. When he heard that the ranch was for |
| inspiration for Peter Benchley's Jaws and | | | | sale, he purchased it. Within a few years, he |
| just over 100 miles from New York City, would | | | | married a Dickinson daughter, Diane. |
| not seem the place for a cattle ranch, but | | | | |
| Deep Hollow Ranch has been operating there | | | | But if you want to visit Deep Hollow Ranch, |
| since the 1800s. | | | | you had better do it soon. The family has |
| | | | reluctantly put the ranch on the real estate |
| The history of Deep Hollow began in the | | | | market in the summer of 2006 as the Hamptons |
| 1600s, as ranch life was popular in Montauk. | | | | area location has made it exceedingly more |
| Ranchers there would lease land from the | | | | difficult for the family to continue to raise |
| Montauk Native Americans to graze their | | | | cattle and horses. The ranch could soon, like |
| cattle. There was no need for fencing as the | | | | the cowboys of yesteryear, be riding on into |
| Atlantic Ocean was a natural barrier on the | | | | the sunset. |
| south side, and the Block Island Sound a | | | | |
| barrier on the north. Around this time, | | | | Stop by our beautiful and effective equine |
| nearly 6,000 livestock grazed the land. | | | | network for equine classifieds and our equine |
| | | | community. We will be waiting for our newest |
| In 1885, the Long Island Railroad reached | | | | friend. |
| Montauk, and life began to change as tourists | | | | |