Dangberg Home Ranch Historic Park Tour

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.

Allow at least 90 minutes for your visit.

MAP to Dangberg Ranch from Genoa: CLICK HERE to download a MAP to the Historic Dangberg Home Ranch Park. Tours are usually scheduled by invitation only at this time. Please click on the Facebook link below to contact the park manager for details on tours or to book a tour.

Learn more about the Historic Dangberg Home Ranch on their website: DangbergHomeRanch.org

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