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
Please describe attachments: 
Application; Certification of ownership.
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