This certainly appears to be my grandparents farm. It belonged to Ernest and Isie Bowden. My parent's (Wallace and Betty) house is visible at the top of the picture. Various parts of the farm disappeared over the years; the stable in the foreground and the entire farm building up to the farmhouse itself. The farmhouse was used as a practice drill for the fire department in 2008 and was replaced that same year with a modular home that my husband and I live in. Interesting to see the aerial shot of it from the 60's. Lots of memories.

Cousin Pat is correct as to the photo identity. Ernest and Isie Bowden purchased the farm from Elmer King in the mid 40's, and moved from the house that Pat later grew up in to their new home. I was born in 1938, so have memories of both places. Beginning at the left of the photo is the main house with an el that connected to a series of sheds that took one all the way to the barn, which was great during bad weather. The normal entry to the house was the tiny entry on the right of the main house. One would enter into the kitchen. If one turned right, they would enter what was called, " the summer kitchen". The sheds that connected to the el were a series of storage areas and work shops. I worked with Grandfather, Father, and his siblings as we mowed, raked, and gathered the hay and stored it in the barn that is at the right of the photo.

We also used to store some hay in the stable which is in the foreground in front of the barn. That stable also a place where horses were housed during WW-2 when gasoline was rationed, and we used horses for the farm work. The small building at the right side of the barn was the attached milk room where the milk was stored in the cooler, and periodically would be picked up by a local milk dealer. During the late 1940's -early 50's Grandfather and sons did a large renovation which improved the animal tie- up using concrete to create the stalls, automatic water bowls for the cattle to drink, and a vacuum system for operating the milking machines. As the years passed, and family members became older, it was no longer profitable to operate a dairy farm. This farm joined a large number of farms in Orrington that experienced the same fate.

I seem to remember that someone from another state arranged for the purchase of the barn. (I think they were from Connecticut or Massachusetts, but not sure. ) The purchaser took the barn down, piece by piece, transported it to is new location, and allegedly reassembled it. This paragraph information is hearsay from my Mother. Pat would probably have more information. ( I don't remember if she was living in the area during this period.
Thanks for posting this photo. It certainly brought back memories of which I have shared above. My growing up years on the family farm on King's Mountain are treasures that I will hold in my mind forever.