CFR1240

View Application: 
Original Owner: 
William H. and Charles H. Colton
Year of Property Acquisition: 
1917
Award Type: 
Century Ranch
Donation land claim: 
No
Homestead: 
No
Other: 
No
County: 
Baker
Name of farm or ranch: 
Charles M. Colton & Sons
Address physical location: 
45887 Slough Rd. Baker City OR 97814
Distance from nearest town: 
8 miles
Nearest town name: 
Baker City OR
Who farms or ranches today: 
Robert & Lorene Colton and son Michael Colton wife Kathy
Original buildings still in use: 
Yes
Building structures on property with date of construction: 
1st house not known but burnt in fire in 1935; barn in 1928, shop in 1953; scales in 1960s
Crops or livestock historically raised on property: 
Pasture, sheep for meat/wool, replacement ewes
Crops or livestock currently raised on property: 
grass hay cattle
National register property: 
No
Date of application: 
2017-04-29 00:00:00
Date of award: 
2017
Please describe attachments: 
Deeds, photos, maps, narrative
Genealogical information included: 
Yes
Application on file: 
Yes
Application location: 
OSU
Applicants relationship to original owners: 
Robert Great grandson, Michael great great grandson of William H.
How many generations still live on the farm or ranch: 
2
Original Acreage: 
480.0acres
Current Acreage: 
320.0
Acreage farmed or ranched today: 
320