Year of Property Acquisition:
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:
Cattle, horses, hogs, poultry, hay, grain (oats and wheat), corn, garden and orchards.
Crops or livestock currently raised on property:
Different hay crops, gardens, orchard, pasture cattle.
National register property:
Please describe attachments:
Application; Certification of ownership.
Applicants relationship to original owners:
Origin of original owners:
Switerland County, Indiana
How many generations still live on the farm or ranch:
Notes and comments property:
320 acres in original farm. 40 acres in present farm. Farm divided 6 times. Donated 1 acre for cemetary. Built fort agains Indian attacks. Ran stage station from home. Alston was postmaster for the Valley from 1879-1898.
Acreage farmed or ranched today: