I was back touring the Catskill mountains yesterday on the '82.
Partly cloudy and 70's is what I refer to as Heavenly.
I have had a number of adventures in the small town of Durham over the years; here is a tidbit of local history:
The establishment of the first settlement in Durham is credited to three men, Lucas DeWitt, John Plank, and Hendrick Plank. These pioneers established homes at what was then called DeWittsburg, now Oak Hill. The American Revolution forced the pioneers to temporarily abandon their homes until the end of the war. Hendrick Plank was abducted by the Native Americans and removed to Canada, where he died in captivity. The two remaining pioneers and Hendrick's widow, who remarried to Leonard Patrie, all returned by about 1782 to reestablish their homes. DeWitt brought with him a small hand mill for grinding grain and was in one respect the first miller in the town as well as being a farmer.
...and a barn I came across:
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I like the over-hanging roof which covers what was probably (?) the hayloft entrance for bales.
Tried to find a specific name for this little roof in the reference books in my personal library, but couldn't find one.
The two books on the right
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were inherited from my Dad, who was intrigued with barns. In the 1960's, he got involved with barn preservation, painting large geometric designs on them (about 30 in New York State) in hopes that the farmers would maintain their buildings even more.
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Then off to the hamlet of Conesville, southwest of Windham. I've fallen in love with this place; I guess you could call me a Conehead
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On route 990V, there is this cool decorated barn on the edge of a dangerous 55mph curve;
I took my life in my hands as I got down on the tarmac to take this shot, just as a large truck came around the turn.....
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Welcome to Conesville.
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I was back touring the Catskill mountains yesterday on the '82.
Partly cloudy and 70's is what I refer to as Heavenly.
I have had a number of adventures in the small town of Durham over the years; here is a tidbit of local history:
The establishment of the first settlement in Durham is credited to three men, Lucas DeWitt, John Plank, and Hendrick Plank. These pioneers established homes at what was then called DeWittsburg, now Oak Hill. The American Revolution forced the pioneers to temporarily abandon their homes until the end of the war. Hendrick Plank was abducted by the Native Americans and removed to Canada, where he died in captivity. The two remaining pioneers and Hendrick's widow, who remarried to Leonard Patrie, all returned by about 1782 to reestablish their homes. DeWitt brought with him a small hand mill for grinding grain and was in one respect the first miller in the town as well as being a farmer.
...and a barn I came across:
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I like the over-hanging roof which covers what was probably (?) the hayloft entrance for bales.
Tried to find a specific name for this little roof in the reference books in my personal library, but couldn't find one.
The two books on the right
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were inherited from my Dad, who was intrigued with barns. In the 1960's, he got involved with barn preservation, painting large geometric designs on them (about 30 in New York State) in hopes that the farmers would maintain their buildings even more.
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Then off to the hamlet of Conesville, southwest of Windham. I've fallen in love with this place; I guess you could call me a Conehead
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On route 990V, there is this cool decorated barn on the edge of a dangerous 55mph curve;
I took my life in my hands as I got down on the tarmac to take this shot, just as a large truck came around the turn.....
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Welcome to Conesville.
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I was back touring the Catskill mountains yesterday on the '82.
Partly cloudy and 70's is what I refer to as Heavenly.
I have had a number of adventures in the small town of Durham over the years; here is a tidbit of local history:
The establishment of the first settlement in Durham is credited to three men, Lucas DeWitt, John Plank, and Hendrick Plank. These pioneers established homes at what was then called DeWittsburg, now Oak Hill. The American Revolution forced the pioneers to temporarily abandon their homes until the end of the war. Hendrick Plank was abducted by the Native Americans and removed to Canada, where he died in captivity. The two remaining pioneers and Hendrick's widow, who remarried to Leonard Patrie, all returned by about 1782 to reestablish their homes. DeWitt brought with him a small hand mill for grinding grain and was in one respect the first miller in the town as well as being a farmer.
...and a barn I came across:
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I like the over-hanging roof which covers what was probably (?) the hayloft entrance for bales.
Tried to find a specific name for this little roof in the reference books in my personal library, but couldn't find one.
The two books on the right
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were inherited from my Dad, who was intrigued with barns. In the 1960's, he got involved with barn preservation, painting large geometric designs on them (about 30 in New York State) in hopes that the farmers would maintain their buildings even more.
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Then off to the hamlet of Conesville, southwest of Windham. I've fallen in love with this place; I guess you could call me a Conehead
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On route 990V, there is this cool decorated barn on the edge of a dangerous 55mph curve;
I took my life in my hands as I got down on the tarmac to take this shot, just as a large truck came around the turn.....
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Welcome to Conesville.
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I picked up the hay grabber for $12 and the two pulleys for $5 each. Everything's clumped together in this lawn sculpture, but you can see the pulleys. I'll try to get better pix.
), so I will be contributing soon. In the meantime, I'll be generating some more pocket money and watching you guys have fun.
