One thing that made us love this property is the history. We both love history. We didn’t know very much originally. The house remained in the Perisho family for generations. They were the first family to head west and take a claim to the land. There was one other owner prior to us purchasing the land (our friend that we bought it from). We, nor our friend, are related to the Perisho family. We cleared the drive and front half of the property through fall. For every tree that went down there remained a stump. They were all for the future. But we did an amazing amount of work those months. The best part, we did it ALL by ourselves. We were sore and exhausted when winter came, but winter is a time for rest. That is exactly what we did. We talked and made plans and tackled a whole other level of hard work as spring 2020 rolled around. The Perisho family owned the property for about 190 years. We are beyond fortunate to have photos that date to the Civil War Era.
The couple in the picture is the son and his wife, of the original builder of the home. We know more about it, because a relative came and brought us this family portrait below. The infant on the left was the grandmother to the man who came and visited us at the ranch.
People in the area started making trips to the “old Perisho place” to see our progress. Traffic increased by 500%, I’d guess.
The Story About the Red Tail Ranch 