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In the 1970s, this was a private airport with a grass landing strip running north-south (starting to the left of the barn). The runway would have been about a quarter-mile long. One of the hangars, built next to the barn on the left, still survives. Internet research suggests this property was owned by the Lambert family, and was once home to a Mitchell B-25H bomber from WWII that has now been restored and named "Barbie III".
This was my family farm. The original house was built around 1844; my parents remodeled the house over a period of a decade, resulting in the house pictured. The original foundation and a 4 foot section of the original house remained. The 1850s barn had a hidden chamber beneath the addition built on the east end of the barn; likely built by Abolitionists Edward and Sarah Baker. Ostensibly a root cellar, the chamber was located beneath a grain bin and had access to the adjacent well. Names were inscribed on the plaster walls of the chamber, which led us to believe it was part of the regional Underground Railroad. The buildings, except for one hangar, were razed for a residential subdivision. Apparently, the remaining hangar was razed in 2022.