CFR0695
View Application:
Original Owner:
Martindale, Alston
Year of Property Acquisition:
1853
Award Type:
Century Farm
Donation land claim:
No
Homestead:
No
Other:
No
County:
Douglas
Name of farm or ranch:
Martindale Century Farm
Who farms or ranches today:
Bright, Harold
Original buildings still in use:
No
Building structures on property with date of construction:
no
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:
No
Contact first name:
Bradley
Date of application:
1975-11-30 00:00:00
Date of award:
1976
Genealogical information included:
Yes
Application on file:
Yes
Application location:
Mss 1604
Applicants relationship to original owners:
granddaughter
Origin of original owners:
Switerland County, Indiana
How many generations still live on the farm or ranch:
2
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.
Original Acreage:
0.0acres
Current Acreage:
0.0
Acreage farmed or ranched today:
0