Matches in DBpedia 2016-04 for { ?s ?p "For the community in Yuba County, California, formerly named Barker Ranch, see Woodleaf, California.Barker Ranch is infamous as the last hideout of Charles Manson and his \"family\" after the gruesome Los Angeles murder spree. It is located inside Death Valley National Park in eastern California.The Inyo County sheriff department, California Highway Patrol, and National Park Service law enforcement captured the group in raids on October 10 and October 12, 1969. Manson was caught hiding under the bathroom vanity. At the time of his arrest they were unaware of the magnitude of their find. They wanted to prosecute the persons responsible for vandalism within Death Valley National Monument (the monument and additional surrounding area was taken over as a National Park 1994) further north, unaware that they had a mass murder suspect and his followers.Barker Ranch is located in a rock and boulder filled valley in the Panamint Range. It is only accessible by sandy, primitive and rugged roads. Streams feed this little valley and provide much vegetation. There is a small one room guest house located to the side of the main house. There is also a makeshift swimming pool (this was probably a cistern to store water from the spring) made from cement and rock boulders towards the back of the property. Today the remnants of the ranch belong to National Park Service. Due to a fire in May 2009, most of the structure has been destroyed with only the concrete and rock portion of the cabin still standing. Barker Ranch was built by \"recreational ranchers\" who moved to the desert to enjoy the solitude and simplicity of living far from civilization.Butch and Helen Thomason moved to the area in the 1930s to try their hand at gold mining. Around 1940 they constructed a small cabin and out building, with electricity provided by a windmill and generator, and drinking water from a nearby spring.In 1955 the ranch was sold to Jim and Arlene Barker, who moved to the desert from Oklahoma. To accommodate their family gatherings, the Barkers enlarged the house and constructed more out buildings."@en }
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- Barker_Ranch abstract "For the community in Yuba County, California, formerly named Barker Ranch, see Woodleaf, California.Barker Ranch is infamous as the last hideout of Charles Manson and his \"family\" after the gruesome Los Angeles murder spree. It is located inside Death Valley National Park in eastern California.The Inyo County sheriff department, California Highway Patrol, and National Park Service law enforcement captured the group in raids on October 10 and October 12, 1969. Manson was caught hiding under the bathroom vanity. At the time of his arrest they were unaware of the magnitude of their find. They wanted to prosecute the persons responsible for vandalism within Death Valley National Monument (the monument and additional surrounding area was taken over as a National Park 1994) further north, unaware that they had a mass murder suspect and his followers.Barker Ranch is located in a rock and boulder filled valley in the Panamint Range. It is only accessible by sandy, primitive and rugged roads. Streams feed this little valley and provide much vegetation. There is a small one room guest house located to the side of the main house. There is also a makeshift swimming pool (this was probably a cistern to store water from the spring) made from cement and rock boulders towards the back of the property. Today the remnants of the ranch belong to National Park Service. Due to a fire in May 2009, most of the structure has been destroyed with only the concrete and rock portion of the cabin still standing. Barker Ranch was built by \"recreational ranchers\" who moved to the desert to enjoy the solitude and simplicity of living far from civilization.Butch and Helen Thomason moved to the area in the 1930s to try their hand at gold mining. Around 1940 they constructed a small cabin and out building, with electricity provided by a windmill and generator, and drinking water from a nearby spring.In 1955 the ranch was sold to Jim and Arlene Barker, who moved to the desert from Oklahoma. To accommodate their family gatherings, the Barkers enlarged the house and constructed more out buildings.".