The A. S. Gage Ranch is a cattle ranch located in Brewster and

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. Today's ranch is only a part of what was a once much larger operation founded in 1883 by Alfred S. Gage. It is still in the family, being owned and operated by Alfred's granddaughters Roxana Hayne and Joan Kelleher. Joan is the wife of

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