Situated approximately 40 miles inland, northeast from Malibu, the ranch was orginally homesteaded in 1885. 

In 1904, President Theodore Roosevelt ordered a survey creating a National Forest around the ranch.  His signature is on the original grant deed, and the land has been privately held until now.

In 1930, Broadway Stage and Hollywood Screen actor Preston Foster bought the property and made the ranch his home.  Some of his notable films are the Academy Award winning "I WAS A FUGITIVE FROM A CHAIN GANG", "ANNIE OAKLEY" and "MY FRIEND FLICKA" (which is being remade in 2006).

Mary Pickford was a neighbor of Mr. Preston.  The moment you set foot inside any of the ranch properties, you can sense some of the history of the Golden Age of Hollywood and the Great Age of the Hollywood Western.  

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Preston Foster & Cheyenne
Peston Foster & Flicka