Small Pox
On the show, Mark McCain’s mom died of Small Pox in the Indian Territory of Oklahoma in the 1870s. The diseases go such a long way back that Egyptian mummies even carried it. Small Pox became rampant all over the globe during the 1700s and claimed the lives of more than 50 to 90% of populations. By the end of the 19th century, it appeared in America with Typhus and Scarlet Fever.
Small Pox
Ranch Scenes
Although The Rifleman is set in North Fork, a town in what was known as New Mexico Territory in the show, the television series was filmed in Los Angeles. The ranch scenes included several locations, including Malibu Creek State Park, Calabasas, Iverson Ranch in Chatsworth and what was Corriganville Movie Ranch. Many of the scenes also take place on Paramount Ranch, in the Santa Monica Mountains. Since this is a recreational area, fans of the show have access to hike through the structures of the Old Western town in Agoura, CA.
Ranch Scenes
