[2][3] The ranch covered 160 acres (65 ha)[4] at the time it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on January 30, 2009.

[6] Over the years, Bell and Bow entertained many notable Hollywood figures, including Clark Gable, Carole Lombard, Errol Flynn, and Lionel Barrymore.

[5] The Walking Box Ranch was purchased by Bell from the Rock Springs Cattle Company.

[8] The Nature Conservancy purchased 151,331 acres (61,241 ha) of land that surrounded the Walking Box Ranch in June 1994.

[11] Listing on the National Register of Historic Places was one of the goals set out in April 2006 by the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, and the Bureau of Land Management, co-managers of the property.