Moulton Ranch Center Mural by Tim Smith, LCAD The Moulton Ranch Center (formerly the Cabot Town Center) has a wonderful new addition with murals that capture the spirit of the Moulton Ranch. View the mural at 25272 Cabot Rd, Laguna Hills, CA 92653, which is on the exterior of the Howard’s building. We will have …
In last week’s story, wealthy cattleman Lewis Moulton marries Nellie Gail, a schoolteacher 24 years his junior. They have two daughters, Charlotte and Louise, who grow up loving the Niguel Ranch as much as their father. During the early 1900s, life on the 22,000-acre ranch is a romantic idyll for the Moulton family, as well …
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If you’re seeking an epic tale, look no further than that of legendary Orange County cattle baron Lewis Fenno Moulton. Owner of the massive 22,000 acre Niguel Ranch, Moulton was born in Chicago on January 17, 1854, to lawyer J. Tilden Moulton and his Massachusetts-born wife, the former Charlotte Fenno. By the time Lewis was …
When schoolteacher Nellie Gail stepped onto the El Toro depot one hot summer day in 1902 or 1903, it is said she looked at the dry, burnt-umber hills both east and west of the tracks and said, “Who would ever want to live here?” Nellie had been teaching in the verdant state of Washington. Her …
The Moulton Museum works to keep the history of Orange County and its ranching era alive. The foundation actively archives, restores, and preserves Orange County historical artifacts.
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