A Ranch Bigger Than Rhode Island

The King Ranch in south Texas, founded in 1853 by steamboat captain Richard King, covers 825,000 acres, making it larger than the state of Rhode Island. The ranch stretches across four counties and is larger than some small countries. It was the birthplace of the American ranching industry and the first ranch in the world to develop purpose-bred cattle, the Santa Gertrudis, a cross between Brahman and Shorthorn that was adapted to the brutal heat of South Texas. The King Ranch also bred the Quarter Horse into one of the most popular horse breeds in the world.

Source: Wikipedia