Living and Working on the Irvine Ranch - Irvine, CA
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N 33° 43.814 W 117° 47.049
11S E 427355 N 3732521
One of many historical markers at Irvine Ranch Historical Park in Irvine, California.
Waymark Code: WM16J4H
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 08/10/2022
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The plaque says, "Living and Working on the Irvine Ranch Planting, cultivating, harvesting crops and maintaining livestock on the spewing Irvine Ranch was no easy task. The success of the ranch was due in large part to the workforce of superintendent foremen, vaqueros and farm hands who performed the day-to-day hard labor that kept operations running smoothly
The Ranch's Mess Hal, Bunkhouse and foremen's cottages are enduring reminders of the agricultural industry's labor hierarchy. Ranch superintendents and foremen were granted modest family homes onsite. As one foreman noted the Irvine Ranch was "a darn fine nice place to live.” Laborers and migrant workers-the lowest paid ranch employees-likely had a much different experience, living in communal dormitories with little privacy.
In 1905, average monthly wages for workers on Irvine Ranch ranged from $8 for a ranch hand, $30 for a vaquero (who had to provide his own saddle and blanket), $40 for cook, $50 for a blacksmith and up to 75 for cattle foreman.
Apart from the building practical uses as employee housing and dining each preserved structure reflects elements of the Craftsman and Colonial Revival architectural styles of the early 20th century. Noted Orange County contractor Chris McNeill, whose company constructed Santa Ana's Old Orange County Courthouse, also built the Irvine Ranch Mess Hall (pictured below) and the Bunkhouse."
Group that erected the marker: OC Parks
URL of a web site with more information about the history mentioned on the sign: [Web Link]
Address of where the marker is located. Approximate if necessary:
Irvine, CA, USA
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