Welcome to Ponderosa! The Cartwright's thousand-square-mile Ponderosa Ranch is located near Virginia City, Nevada, site of the Comstock Silver Lode, during and after the Civil War. Each of the sons was born to a different wife of Ben Cartwright, each helping protect the ranch and local community from Lynch mobs, outlaws and claim jumpers! This larger than life iconic western TV show is a must have for collector's as this set features loads of bonus footage with each episode digitally restored from the original 35mm film.