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4 days ago · COSTILLA COUNTY — William Bruce Harrison, the 30 year old heir to one of Texas’ original oil fortunes, has purchased what has been known as the Taylor Ranch. The purchase includes a 14,000-foot peak that is said to be the world’s tallest privately owned mountain.
Apr 28, 2024 · Now, the battle line between the current billionaire landowner, who is the son of a Texas oil baron, and the few thousand descendants with a legal right to use the land is a fence. A wire grid, 8 feet high and lined with barbed wire across the top and bottom. Some compare it to a prison yard.
- Kevin Jeffers
Sep 19, 2017 · The 30-year-old heir to one of Texas’ original oil fortunes has purchased a storied Colorado ranch, including a 14,000-foot peak that is said to be the world’s tallest privately owned mountain.
Sep 20, 2017 · William Bruce Harrison, scion to one of Texas’ original oil fortunes, has purchased the storied 83,000-acre Cielo Vista Ranch in the San Luis Valley, according to Costilla County property...
The landowner, William Harrison, might have bought the mountains, but hundreds of locals have court-sanctioned access to use it—and the keys to enter through gates.
1 day ago · VALLEY — A story updated on Tuesday in the Denver Post named the new owner of the 83,000-acre Cielo Vista Ranch in the San Luis Valley as Texas oil heir William Bruce Harrison. The property sold last month after listing for $105 million, but the buyer and sales price were not disclosed at that time.
Sep 18, 2017 · William Bruce Harrison, scion to one of Texas’ original oil fortunes, has purchased the storied 83,000-acre Cielo Vista Ranch in the San Luis Valley, according to Costilla County property...