Brown's Ranch

Scout and I hiked Brown's Ranch today.  This land was acquired from Mexico in 1848. In 1863 gold was discovered near here. The increased pressure of newcomers - an unwelcome invasion of Yavapai and Apache Indian territory,  caused many battles.
In 1917 Brown's ranch was founded on 44,000 acres.  Cattle was raised here.The city of Scottsdale purchased the land in 1961.