Centennial Farms & Ranches
Spring Creek Ranch
Archuleta County
The Crowley family acquired Spring Creek Ranch in 1905. Pet Crowley and his wife, Sara, used the land for pasture and hay and raised cattle.
Crowley later sold the ranch to his son, Olen “Dutch” Crowley, who began crossbreeding beef cattle and continued to do so until the early 1960s. He primarily bred Hereford cows during his career. Today, Olen’s nephew, Donald Shahan, and his wife, Fern, own the property. The ranch is 2,561 acres and is still used as pasture land for the Shahan’s cattle.