T&T Ranch
American demonstration farm and dairy in Nevada
The T&T Ranch (also written as TT Ranch and T and T Ranch) was a demonstration farm and dairy, that was situated in the Amargosa Valley, 5.5 miles (9 kilometres) southeast of Leeland in Nye County, Nevada. It was owned by the Tonopah and Tidewater Railroad between its foundation in 1915 and the 1940s. During that time five pieces of land were added to the property, that were obtained under the Pittman Underground Water Act. The T&T Ranch was thereafter occupied by Gordon and Billie Bettles.
History
Background and foundation
The T&T Ranch was established between 1915 and 1917 by the Tonopah and Tidewater Railroad in order to attract homesteaders to the area. The demonstration farm showed the agricultural possibilities of the area to potential settlers. The Tonopah and Tidewater Railroad wanted to increase its profit and reasoned that if homesteaders would settle in the area they would use the railway to transport their products. The Amargosa Valley was suitable for agriculture, because enough groundwater was available. Before the T&T Ranch was founded, officials of the Tonopah and Tidewater Railroad visited the area multiple times in 1914 and 1915.
When the T&T Ranch was founded, multiple cabins were brought in from Rhyolite, after which the land was cleared.
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