Also within the park is an artesian well and a small wetlands, a reminder of what drew travelers and early settlers to the area (the spring provided water allowing the ranch to grow fruits and vegetables).

[4] Nevertheless, the infrastructure that the Mormon missionaries built resulted in non-Mormon migrants moving the area, including Octavius Decatur Gass, who was one of Conrad Kiel’s friends.

Kiel's land surrounded a natural spring and artesian well, and there he established a 240-acre homestead where he grew citrus trees, apples, and vegetables.

[6] Part of the ranch was sold in 1903 to William A. Clark to build the line for the San Pedro, Los Angeles and Salt Lake Railroad.

Subsequent owners included Edwin Taylor (1924–39), whose cowboy ranch hands competed in national rodeos, and Edwin and Bette Losee (1939–58), who developed the Boulderado Guest Ranch here, a popular residence for divorce seekers during Nevada's heyday as a place to reside while waiting to get an easy divorce under the state's liberal laws.

[1] By 1976, a portion of the ranch (which included its main buildings) was purchased jointly by the City of North Las Vegas and its Bicentennial Committee, and a restoration of the site was planned.

The restoration plans of 1970s fell through, and the city was criticized at times for allowing the site to fall into disrepair and for a 1992 fire, which destroyed the ranch's White House mansion.