Leona Valley Ranch: Cherry Orchard on southeast corner of Leona Ave and 107th St W

Kick off

The photos in this blog capture a piece of Leona Valley history from 1913 till about 1930 and are from various Hall family members. In 1913 my grandfather Frank D Hall bought the 3000 acre St. Anthony Ranch, the valley was then known as Leonis. He changed the name of the ranch to Leona Valley Ranch and set about building a dairy farm, but things didn't work out so well. My dad, also Cliff, grew up on the ranch.

The Leona Valley Town Council has a history document here:
http://leonavalleytowncouncil.org/Documents/LV%20Historical.pdf
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Thursday, February 3, 2011

Cherry Orchard on southeast corner of Leona Ave and 107th St W

Darrell Hall planted this cherry orchard. On the north side of road was a large pear orchard.

On aerial photos I do not see any sign of pear trees, and most of the cherries have been removed.

For many of the early lots sold, owners hired Darrell to plant trees for them. Sometime in 1940's he opened a nursery business in Lancaster. Darrell also ran the Water Company for a number of years.