Tres Hermanos Ranch History Talk at Brea Historical Society Next Wednesday the 16th

For those who have not heard presentations on the history of Tres Hermanos Ranch, the next of these will take place next Wednesday, 16 April at 6:30 p.m. as part of the annual meeting of the Brea Historical Society.

The talk will include the area's use as public lands under Spain and México, its inclusion as part of the Rancho Los Nogales, and its acquisition by the "three brothers," William R. Rowland, William B. Scott and Harry Chandler, who ran cattle on the 2,500-acre property and built a Spanish-style ranch house that survived until the early 2000s.

Now, the Tres Hermanos Conservation Authority, comprised of owner, the City of Industry, and the cities of Chino Hills and Diamond Bar, in which the ranch is located, manages the land and has recently been offering public tours.  The next of these have not yet been announced, but it appears that there will be offerings at least twice a year, if not more.

In the meantime, join us at the Brea Historical Museum at City Hall Park, 495 S. Brea Boulevard.  Seating is limited, so you can RSVP by sending an email to info@breamuseum.org.

Tres Hermanos Ranch History Presentation on 6 May

In light of recent developments involving the nearly 2,500-acre Tres Hermanos Ranch, the last major undevelopment parcel in this area, and a new collaboration between the cities of Chino Hills, Diamond Bar and Industry concerning the future of the ranch, the Chino Hills Historical Society has just issued a press release about an upcoming presentation on the history of Tres Hermanos.

The PowerPoint-illustrated talk will take place on Monday, 6 March at 7 p.m. and be held at the Chino Hills Community Center at 14250 Peyton Drive, across from Ayala High School.  The presentation will talk about the land's use as public land during the pre-American period and then as part of cattle raising by a variety of owners in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

In the 1910s, the tres hermanos, or "three brothers" who were actually good friends, William B. Scott, William R. Rowland, and Harry Chandler acquired a portion of a larger property and named it Tres Hermanos Ranch.  A house was built and these powerful figures in oil, real estate and media used the ranch as a rural vacation spot.

Rowland and Scott died by the early 1930s and Chandler and his descendants continued to own the ranch until it was sold to the City of Industry in 1978.  While there were proposals for a reservoir or a solar farm at Tres Hermanos, the recent agreement between the tres ciudades, or "three cities," including the launch of a new joint powers authority introduces a new chapter in the long-running story of the ranch.

For mre information about this presentation and about the Chino Hills Historical Society, call 909.597.6449 or email chhistory@aol.com.