Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p Henry Clay Hooker (1828–1907) formed the first American ranch in Arizona Territory. He became a prominent and wealthy rancher of the American during the American Old West and was a personal friend of Wyatt Earp. After growing up on the east coast, he married and traveled to California, where he established a hardware store in Hangtown. When it burned, he left for Arizona Territory where he partnered with others to supply cattle to the Army and Indian Agencies. When one of the herds stampeded, he found them in a verdant valley. He established the Sierra Bonita Ranch there. It became one of the largest ranches in the Territory and state of Arizona and was held by family members for several generations.. }
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- Henry_Hooker abstract "Henry Clay Hooker (1828–1907) formed the first American ranch in Arizona Territory. He became a prominent and wealthy rancher of the American during the American Old West and was a personal friend of Wyatt Earp. After growing up on the east coast, he married and traveled to California, where he established a hardware store in Hangtown. When it burned, he left for Arizona Territory where he partnered with others to supply cattle to the Army and Indian Agencies. When one of the herds stampeded, he found them in a verdant valley. He established the Sierra Bonita Ranch there. It became one of the largest ranches in the Territory and state of Arizona and was held by family members for several generations.".