| Title | View Application | Award Type | Original Owner | Name of farm or ranch | Year of Property Acquisition | Original Acreage | Current Acreage | Acreage farmed or ranched today | Donation land claim | Dlc num and registration location | Homestead | Homestead Information | Other | Please explain | Legal description for the farm or ranch headquarters | County | Address physical location | GPS location | Distance from nearest town | Nearest town name | Who farms or ranches today | Original buildings still in use | Building structures on property with date of construction | Crops or livestock historically raised on property |
Crops or livestock currently raised on property |
National register property | National register name | Notes and comments property | Date of application | Date of award | Please describe attachments | Genealogical information included | Application on file | Application location | Applicants relationship to original owners | Origin of original owners | Ethnic origin of original owners | How many generations still live on the farm or ranch |
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| CFR0803 | Download Application (PDF) | Century Farm | Wright, Anson Evan | Triangle Ranches | 1881 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | No | No | No | Morrow |
18 miles S of Heppner |
Wright, Mildred and family | No | None of the original... | Sheep, Cattle, Pasture, Hay... | Cattle, Hay | No |
The property has been divided twice. |
Friday, November 30, 1984 | 1985 |
Application; Certification of ownership. |
No | Yes | OHS Field Services Files | daughter-in-law | Hardman, Oregon | 2 | |||||||||
| CFR0674 | Download Application (PDF) | Century Farm | Dworschak, John Fredrich | 1893 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | No | No | No |
NE 1/4 of the SE 1/4 of Sec 36 T 4 S R 1 E |
Clackamas | Dworschak, Delbert | No | Fruit cellar, potato cellar,... | "stump wheat" | Cattle, hay, a few berries. | No |
Founder bought these 40 acres from John & Julia Kruxberger in 1893 (see CFR0673) |
Tuesday, November 30, 1993 | 1994 |
Application; Statement form; Deed. |
No | Yes | Mss 1604 | son | Mabren Trebau, Austria | 1 | ||||||||||
| CFR0988 | Download Application (PDF) | Century Farm | Wilson, Sebird | Elliot Ranches, Inc | 1885 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | No | No | Yes |
Purchased Pre-empted Land through La Grande Land Office |
Baker |
1 Mile west of Bridgeport |
Elliott, Harry Newell; Lewis, Richard; Lewis, Barbara Elliott | No | The barn at the main ranch is... | Meadow hay, Cattle, Horses | Cattle, Hay, Alfalfa, Barley | No | Thursday, November 30, 1989 | 1990 |
Application; Statement form; Land certificate; Typewritten letter; 1990 Century Farm and Historic Lands awards. |
Yes | Yes | OHS Field Services Files | grandson | Inez, Kansas | 3 | |||||||||
| CFR0598 | Download Application (PDF) | Century Farm | Spires, Lloyd | 1890 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | Yes | Roseburg, #5904, 1890 | No | No | Coos |
Farm is located in Echo Valley |
Larsen, Gary; Larsen, Kathleen | No | Original house and barn, both... | cattle, horses, hay, apples,... | cattle, hay, apples, pears,... | No | Monday, November 30, 1998 | 1999 |
Application; Statement of affirmation; Land grant certificate. |
Yes | Yes | OHS Field Services Files | Granddaughter | California | 1 | ||||||||||
| CFR0099 | Download Application (PDF) | Century Farm | Slayton, Samuel Ransom | 1869 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | No | No | Yes |
Land grant. Sec 34 T 14 S R 16 E WM |
Crook | Graffenberger, Mabel Slayton | No | Original property had a log... | Livestock, cattle, horses,... | Cattle, hay, grain, potatoes | No |
160 acres in original farm. 431 acres in present farm. |
Sunday, November 30, 1969 | 1970 |
Application; Typewritten letters; Certification of ownership; Claimant testimony; Copy of land claim document; Newspaper article. |
Yes | Yes | Mss 1604 | granddaughter | S. Woodstock, Vermont via Western Oregon | 1 | ||||||||||
| CFR0425 | Download Application (PDF) | Century Farm | Halley, Benjamin | 1864 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | No | No | No | Union |
6 miles NE of La Grande |
Heyden, Henry M. (Mr. and Mrs.) | No | Yes. | Wild hay, horses (The wild... | Cattle, hay, grains. | No |
400 acres in original farm. 400 acres in present farm. |
Sunday, November 30, 1969 | 1970 |
Application; Certification of ownership. |
No | Yes | Mss 1604 | granddaughter | Missouri | 0 | ||||||||||
| CFR0821 | Download Application (PDF) | Century Farm | Graf, Andreas | 1881 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | No | Yes | #2675 | No | Multnomah | Graff, Clifton L.; Graff, Juanita A. | No | House built c. 1885 (placed... | Cattle, Horses, Fowl, Hay | Cattle, Hay, Horses, Nursery... | Yes |
The property has been divided once. |
Friday, November 30, 1984 | 1985 |
Application; Line of ownership; Typewritten letter; Tax receipt; Homestead documentation; Newspaper article. |
Yes | Yes | OHS Field Services Files | grandson | Germany | Germany | 2 | |||||||||
| CFR0995 | Download Application (PDF) | Century Farm | Belshaw, Charles | 1864 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | No | Yes | No | Grant |
9 miles West of Mount Vernon. |
Belshaw, Virgil | No | An old stone building. | Cattle, hay, fruit, horses. | Cattle, hay, some fruit. | No | Monday, November 30, 1964 | 1965 |
Application; Newspaper articles. |
Yes | Yes | Mss 1604 | grandson | Illinois | England | 1 | ||||||||||
| CFR0182 | Download Application (PDF) | Century Farm | Porter, John R. | 1859 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | No | No | No | Lane |
Creswell Rt. 1 |
Porter, William W. | No | no | cattle, horses, hogs, grain,... | cattle, hay, timber | No |
340 acres in original farm. 646 acres in present farm. |
Monday, November 30, 1964 | 1965 |
Application; Certification of ownership. |
No | Yes | Mss 1604 | grandson | Missouri | 1 | ||||||||||
| CFR0181 | Download Application (PDF) | Century Farm | Nighswander, Francis Marion | 1862 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | No | No | No |
T S 19 R 5 Sec 9 |
Lane | Nighswander, Jasper Merle | No | no | horses, hay, cattle, sheep | cattle, hay, tree farm | No |
160 acres in original farm. Approx. 145 acres in present farm. |
Monday, November 30, 1964 | 1965 |
Application |
No | Yes | Mss 1604 | son | Ohio to California | 1 |
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