CFR0779
View Application:
Original Owner:
Egan, William H.
Year of Property Acquisition:
1875
Award Type:
Century Farm
Donation land claim:
No
Homestead:
No
Other:
No
Legal description for the farm or ranch headquarters:
See attachments for description.
County:
Marion
Name of farm or ranch:
Mount View Farm
Address physical location:
8 miles N of Salem.
Who farms or ranches today:
Egan, Helen D.
Original buildings still in use:
No
Building structures on property with date of construction:
House built in 1922. White picket fence once located around Marion County Court House made in 1874 placed around home and down lane.
Crops or livestock historically raised on property:
Grains, fruit, cows, pigs, chickens, horses. Pear and apple trees still growing on present farm.
Crops or livestock currently raised on property:
Grain, hay, crimson clover.
National register property:
No
Contact first name:
Homer
Date of application:
1975-11-30 00:00:00
Date of award:
1976
Genealogical information included:
No
Application on file:
Yes
Application location:
Mss 1604
Applicants relationship to original owners:
daughter-in-law
Origin of original owners:
Wisconsin
Ethnic origin of original owners:
Irish
How many generations still live on the farm or ranch:
3
Notes and comments property:
320 acres in original farm. 40 acres in present farm. Farm divided twice.
Original Acreage:
0.0acres
Current Acreage:
0.0
Acreage farmed or ranched today:
0