Welcome to Episode 16 of the Tejon Ranch History Podcast! The Great Depression of the 1930s had a profound effect on our country and Tejon Ranch was no exception. At the time the Ranch was under the dark clouds of being foreclosed. Then in 1932, M.H. Sherman passed away, putting the Ranch in even more turmoil. After some financial sleuthing, foreclosure was averted and eventually led to corporation. And then, growth and the path to the modern Tejon Ranch we know today.