Talk:Murphy Ranch

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There is zero evidence that the German government or any home-grown fascist organizations had anything to do with this property. We only have the word of one college professor who talked to the last owners of the property, and that info is very vague. I also don't think that the Daily Mail should be used as a source...

This is a sober-minded article from LA Curbed about the subject: http://la.curbed.com/archives/2014/09/what_really_happened_at_rustic_canyons_rumored_nazi_ranch.php

This whole subject is not quite as juicy as it seems...

Dubious?
This ''Reuschstein, Yosef H. The Journal of Yosef Reuschstein. Print'' does not seem to exist. There is no "Reuschstein" on Wikipedia. reference seems dubious. Jim1138 (talk) 07:29, 8 April 2015 (UTC)

Some Kook?
According to Norma Theanne Stevens, daughter of Norman Stevens, the family lived there during the war and "All of this about nazis and a Herr Schmidt is a bunch of garbage, totally made up by some kook." — Preceding unsigned comment added by 209.137.134.50 (talk) 13:42, 1 November 2019 (UTC)

Urban Legend
As stated above, there is no factual basis for the Nazi story. A more likely story is told by Stanton Stevens, grandson of Norman and Winona Stevens, in the book "The True Story of Murphy Ranch". As Theanne Stevens says, the urban legend is "totally made up by some kook," or at least people who easily believe and expand on urban legends. — Preceding unsigned comment added by LoveRulesAll (talk • contribs) 20:47, 31 July 2023 (UTC)

More History and Corrections
I have rewritten the page to provide much more information about the history of Murphy Ranch. I also broke out the Nazi urban legend into its own section. The previous version was mainly about the legend. If you have some feedback for me, please let me know. Please DON'T do a heavy-handed reversion to the previous version because there is something that you don't like! I am open to learning more about how to improve a Wikipedia article, and would be happy to dialog about it.