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1893: Our Homestead Roots
The Mathison family homesteaded 160 acres in 1893 on Stemilt Hill near the town of Wenatchee, Washington. The family’s deed to the land would remain in place as long as they were farming it. Initially, they ran a subsistence farm that produced staples for the family and enough wheat to sell to sustain a living. First generation farmer Thomas Cyle Mathison became a founding partner of the Stemilt Creek Irrigation Company, helping to bring water to his land, which ultimately set the stage for the family’s first orchards.
1893 
1893: Our Homestead Roots
The Mathison family homesteaded 160 acres in 1893 on Stemilt Hill near the town of Wenatchee, Washington. The family’s deed to the land would remain in place as long as they were farming it. Initially, they ran a subsistence farm that produced staples for the family and enough wheat to sell to sustain a living. First generation farmer Thomas Cyle Mathison became a founding partner of the Stemilt Creek Irrigation Company, helping to bring water to his land, which ultimately set the stage for the family’s first orchards.
1893 
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