acres

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During his lifetime, he amassed two million acres of land across nine states, most of which he maintained for ecological preservation, including resurrecting bison populations from the brink of extinction.

From Salon • May 8, 2026

Ted Turner Reserves, Turner’s hospitality-and-conservation brand, owns more than 1.1 million acres of private land across four New Mexico properties.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

Among his many interests outside the media business, Turner was a conservationist—the owner of two million acres of land in nine states and in Argentina, plus 51,000 bison.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026

If it weren’t for the long-ago gift of some 3,000 gorgeous sylvan acres from a cranky jailbird with a civic conscience and a large and very taxable real estate portfolio, we wouldn’t have Griffith Park.

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026

The Palace of Sargon II above Nineveh covered 25 acres and included more than 200 rooms and courtyards, including a brilliantly painted throne room, harem, service quarters, and guard room.

From "The Annotated Mona Lisa" by Carol Strickland and John Boswell