Beebe Ranch is an American

horse The horse (''Equus ferus caballus'') is a domesticated, one-toed, hoofed mammal. It belongs to the taxonomic family Equidae and is one of two extant subspecies of ''Equus ferus''. The horse has evolved over the past 45 to 55 million ...

ranch A ranch (from es, rancho/Mexican Spanish) is an area of land, including various structures, given primarily to ranching, the practice of raising grazing livestock such as cattle and sheep. It is a subtype of a farm. These terms are most oft ...

and museum located at 3062 Ridge Road, Chincoteague,

Virginia Virginia, officially the Commonwealth of Virginia, is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States, between the East Coast of the United States, Atlantic Coast and the Appalachian Mountains. The geography an ...

. It closed in 2010 and then reopened on July 27, 2016. The museum focuses on two

Chincoteague Ponies The Chincoteague pony, also known as the Assateague horse, is a breed of horse that developed and lives in a feral condition on Assateague Island in the states of Virginia and Maryland as one of the many breeds of feral horses in the United ...

, Misty and her

foal A foal is an equine up to one year old; this term is used mainly for horses, but can be used for donkeys. More specific terms are colt for a male foal and filly for a female foal, and are used until the horse is three or four. When the foal ...

Stormy, featured in the novels ''

Misty of Chincoteague ''Misty of Chincoteague'' is a children's novel written by Marguerite Henry, illustrated by Wesley Dennis, and published by Rand McNally in 1947. Set in the island town of Chincoteague, Virginia, the book was inspired by the real-life story of t ...

'' (1947) and '' Stormy, Misty's Foal'' (1963) by

Marguerite Henry Marguerite Henry (' Breithaupt; April 13, 1902 – November 26, 1997) was an American writer of children's books, writing fifty-nine books based on true stories of horses and other animals. She won the Newbery Medal for '' King of the Wind'', a 1 ...

. Misty and Stormy resided at the ranch and their taxidermically preserved figures were displayed at the museum for many yearsStaff (undated)
"Misty, Chick Lit Hero Horse"
RoadsideAmerica.com. Retrieved November 17, 2011. before being relocated to the Museum of Chincoteague Island. Misty had stayed in the house at the ranch during the

Ash Wednesday Storm of 1962 Ash or ashes are the solid remnants of fires. Specifically, ''ash'' refers to all non-aqueous, non-gaseous residues that remain after something burns. In analytical chemistry, to analyse the mineral and metal content of chemical samples, ash i ...

, a major

winter storm A winter storm is an event in which wind coincides with varieties of precipitation that only occur at freezing temperatures, such as snow, mixed snow and rain, or freezing rain. In temperate continental climates, these storms are not necess ...

that struck the coast and became the basis for the book ''Stormy, Misty's Foal''.

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Beebe Ranch
on Facebook * Database (undated).

Chincoteague Chamber of Commerce. Retrieved November 17, 2011. 2001 establishments in Virginia Chincoteague, Virginia Equestrian museums in the United States History museums in Virginia Museums established in 2001 Museums in Accomack County, Virginia Museums disestablished in 2010 2010 disestablishments in Virginia Museums established in 2016 2016 establishments in Virginia {{Virginia-museum-stub

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