National Register of Historic Places

Gilman Ranch

Banning, Riverside County, California
Listed
November 17, 1977
Type
District
Period
Listed
Ref No.
76000508

About this property

The Gilman Ranch is a historic ranch and stagecoach station on the Bradshaw Trail, in Riverside County, California, United States. The ranch is best known for its association with the manhunt of Willie Boy, a Paiute Indian who killed the father of Carlota, the woman he was forbidden to marry because they were cousins. They eloped and he shot her father after they returned. The story was popularized by the book, written by Harry Lawton, and subsequent movie, starring Robert Redford and Robert Blake, named "Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here". The ranch buildings are now protected as the Gilman Historic Ranch and Wagon Museum within the Gilman Ranch Historic Park, located in Banning. Displays include authentic wagons, including an Overland stagecoach, a “prairie schooner” and a chuck wagon, a saddle collection and Western ranching tools and artifacts. The museum and park are operated by Riverside County Parks. The ranch complex is on the National Register of Historic Places.

Location

1937 W. Gilman St.
Banning, Riverside County, California
33.93884, -116.90050

Categories

PREHISTORICHISTORIC - ABORIGINALAGRICULTURETRANSPORTATIONEXPLORATION/SETTLEMENT
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Sources

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When was Gilman Ranch listed on the National Register?

Gilman Ranch was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on November 17, 1977.

What type of historic resource is Gilman Ranch?

Gilman Ranch is classified as a district in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Gilman Ranch is recorded as the listed era.

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