Filming Location of Little House on the Prairie
During our California vacation we visited Big Sky Ranch at Simi Valley where Little House on the Prairie was filmed.
UPDATE: I later spoke with Alison Arngrim via email, (the actress who played Nellie), she said that there are no structures left, (most of them were either blown up in the last episode or the big fire they had took out what was left) so I think my guide Ryan was mis-informed.
Walnut Grove Pioneer Village
Walnut Grove Pioneer Village Tourist Attraction. Located At Scott County Park, Long Grove, Iowa. USA.
Walnut Grove - 1890
According the State of Arizona 2009 Multi-Hazard Mitigation Plan,
February 22, 1890, the most significant dam failure experienced in the State occurred in Walnut Grove. The dam failed due to overtopping and the ensuing flood caused an estimated 150 deaths and extensive destruction of property. The failure was blamed on inadequate capacity of the spillway and poor construction. Located 30 miles by river north of Wickenburg on the Hassayampa River, the dam was built to provide water for irrigation and gold placer mining. The rock fill structure was 110 feet high, 400 feet long, had a base width of 140 feet, a top width of 10 feet, and a spillway of 5-20 feet long. The lake was 2.5 miles long by one mile wide covering over 1,000 acres, an average depth of 60 feet. Based upon various accounts of the Walnut Grove Dam failure, the weather at the time was rain and melting snow. The day before the breach, water in the lake rose rapidly at the rate of about one and one-half foot per hour. The spillway was enlarged to allow excess water to escape but the effort was insufficient to stop water from running over the top. A sheet of water three feet thick reportedly poured over the dam top for six hours. Between 1:00 - 2:00 A.M. on February 22, 1890 the dam broke and the lake drained in one to two hours. The water rushed down Box Canyon, a narrow, steep canyon in a body 80 feet high. Floodwaters reached Wickenburg, 30 miles downstream in two hours and was reportedly still in a column 40 feet high.
I invite you to read Arizona's Worst Disaster - The Hassayampa Story - 1886-2009 by Jim Liggett. Copies are available at the Desert Caballeros Western Museum in Wickenburg, Arizona.
Two important men were directly involved in the incident:
W.O. Bucky O'Neill, the Yavapai County Sheriff, is a legendary historic figure who served with Theodore Roosevelt's Rough Riders. Read Rough Rider: Bucky O'Neill of Arizona by Dale L. Walker for more information about O'Neill important role in Arizona history.
Alexander Brodie was employed as the superintendent of the Walnut Grove Dam. Brodie went on to serve with Theodore Roosevelt's Rough Riders. He served as Territorial Governor of Arizona from 1902 to 1905.
All images are used by permission of the Arizona Pioneer & Cemetery Research Project. The song is copyrighted by Robert T. Gibney 2011.
Filming location of Little House on the Prairie
Our California Vacation, we visited Simi Valley at the Big Sky Movie Ranch where Little House on the Prairie was filmed.
walnut grove village bank robbery
filmed at Scott County Park in Long Grove, IA
20 RARE PHOTOS THAT SHOW WHAT THE PEOPLE FROM ‘LITTLE HOUSE ON THE PRAIRIE’ REALLY LOOKED LIKE
The Real Ma and Pa: 20 Rare and Amazing Vintage Photographs That Show What The People From ‘Little House On The Prairie’ Really Looked Like:
The Little House on the Prairie books series is a children’s literature classic that’s not only entertaining, but provides a unique snapshot of life in the Midwestern United States at a time when that area was rapidly changing.
Little House on the Prairie has a special place in the hearts of Americans and many others around the world. Laura Ingalls Wilder’s stories, based on her real-life experience of growing up amid the hardships of the Midwest during the late 19th century, have struck a chord with generations of readers and viewers.
Though the book series and the popular TV show based on it are fictional, they draw heavily on author Laura Ingalls Wilder’s real life and family. Take a look at these rare photos of the people behind the timeless stories...
1. 1860: The Real Ma and Pa
Charles and Caroline Ingalls, the original Ma and Pa from Little House on the Prairie, on their wedding day on February 1, 1860.
Charles was born in 1836 and spent the majority of his youth in the tallgrass prairie of Campton Township, just west of Elgin, Illinois. He met and quickly married a 21-year old Caroline Lake Quiner, who was working as a schoolteacher at the time, and they made a home in Pepin County, Wisconsin. They had their first daughter, Mary Amelia, in January, 1865, followed by the birth of Laura in February, 1867. Despite being a high-spirited, outgoing man, Charles wasn't much for people, and he had an insatiable wanderlust. In 1869, before Laura was two years old, he packed up the family and moved to Missouri, then to a town near what is now Independence, Kansas, where their third daughter, Carrie, would be born in 1870.
2. Carrie, Mary, and Laura Ingalls, ca. 1882
From left to right: Carrie, Mary, and Laura Ingalls around 1882. Mary had lost her sight three years earlier.
The young family would soon realize that the Kansas land wasn't open to settlers, so over the next few years, they spent time in Wisconsin, Minnesota, and Iowa. Grace Pearl was born in May, 1877, and the family was struggling to make ends meet. In 1879, Charles accepted a job as a clerk and bookkeeper with the railroad in Dakota Territory, which sparked the move to the town of De Smet in 1880. The following winter's terrible storms and conditions would be the basis for the novel, The Long Winter.
3. Laura in De Smet, 1884
Laura in 1884 at age 17
Laura quickly got involved with life in the newly-formed (and growing) town of De Smet. She attended school, made friends, and obtained her teaching certificate, which enabled her to begin teaching in 1882, a full two months before her 16th birthday!
At the same time, she began courting Almanzo Wilder, a young homesteader whom she called Manly. Though 10 years her senior, Almanzo fell deeply in love with Laura and would drive her back and forth between De Smet and the town where se was teaching 12 miles away. They married in 1885 and settled on the Wilder's claim and began their life as farmers.
4. Laura and Almanzo, ca. 1885-86
Laura and Almanzo in their first year of marriage, likely 1885 or 1886.
5. The Ingalls Family in 1891
From left to right: Caroline (Ma), Carrie, Laura, Charles (Pa), Grace, and Mary.
The family took 1890 and 1891 to rest and recover, and the photos from a studio session in 1891 shows that Laura was of good health and vitality at the end of her rest.
6. Laura in 1891
This early 1891 portrait of Laura captures that she had returned to good health. Almanzo still was struggling, but Laura helped them continue work, and they kept their ears to the ground for new opportunities.
7. Portrait of Laura and Almanzo, 1891
In October, 1891, Laura, Almanzo, and a young Rose traveled to Florida in hopes that the warm weather would be better for Almanzo's health and farming. You can tell from the photo above that Laura certainly didn't love it; indeed, she could barely tolerate the humidity and weather, and the family moved back to De Smet, South Dakota in August 1892.
8. Laura, ca. 1898
A young Laura Ingalls Wilder on the porch of her rented home in Mansfield, Missouri around 1898.
After a short time back in De Smet after the disastrous trip to Florida, the family quickly made way to Mansfield, Missouri by covered wagon. Almanzo put a $100 down payment to buy 40 acres of hilly, rocky land that Laura would name Rocky Ridge Farm. This farm would eventually be expanded and serve as the couple's home for the rest of their lives.
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Brittany's last swim at Walnut Grove
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Scene filmed with my Nikon Coolpix L12 digital camera.
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One of the big ones. Excuse the language
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Ryde Hotel Evidence Reveal 11-14-2015
We took a road trip up to Walnut Grove, CA to investigate the Ryde Hotel (one of the most haunted locations in the state). The evening was filled with disembodied voices, shadow figures, an apparition sighting, an encounter with a possible elemental, and tons of other paranormal activity. Though no compelling visual evidence was captured, we did manage to capture EVP evidence. These are the best EVPs of the evening. Put on some head phones, turn the volume, the lights off, and prepare for some paranormal evidence!
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