CFR1135

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Original Owner: 
Bickford, A.F.
Year of Property Acquisition: 
1909
Award Type: 
Century Farm
Donation land claim: 
No
Homestead: 
No
Other: 
No
County: 
Hood River
Name of farm or ranch: 
Van Horn Vineyeards
Address physical location: 
2882 Van Horn Dr, Hood River, OR; 2365 Hwy 35 Hood River, OR
GPS location: 
N 45.654285 / W 121.505351
Distance from nearest town: 
4 miles
Nearest town name: 
Hood River
Who farms or ranches today: 
Bickford, Steve; Bickford, Don
Original buildings still in use: 
No
Crops or livestock historically raised on property: 
Apples; Pears; Strawberries
Crops or livestock currently raised on property: 
Wine grapes
National register property: 
No
Contact first name: 
John
Date of application: 
2009-06-01 00:00:00
Date of award: 
2009
Please describe attachments: 
Application; Statement of affirmation; Family history narrative; Genealogy chart; Map; Excerpt from "It All Began with Apple Seeds", 2007; Excerpt from "Pine Grove Memories in the Hood River Valley", by J. Patricia Krussow, 1989
Genealogical information included: 
Yes
Application on file: 
Yes
Application location: 
MSS ORCFRP
Applicants relationship to original owners: 
Great Grandsons
Origin of original owners: 
Seattle, WA
How many generations still live on the farm or ranch: 
3
Original Acreage: 
20.0acres
Current Acreage: 
14.0
Acreage farmed or ranched today: 
13