Republican-Clipper photos
Crew members hop off a truck to help guide a large barn through a narrow bridge on U.S. 136. The barn was being moved from a location on Highway 146 near Blue Ridge to the Caleb Guernsey home, just east of the Bethany city limits. The barn, which is at least 110 years old, was located on the Treasure Farm on Highway 146. Caleb Guernsey purchased the barn when he learned that it was among outbuildings that were to be razed at the property. The barn was a landmark on Highway 146. It was built about the year 1900 and the date 1909 was etched in the concrete floor. The Highway Patrol and sheriff’s department blocked the highways during the moving operation. Grundy Electric had to raise electric lines at seven locations to allow the barn to pass.
A family from the German Baptist community in Jamesport moved the barn from its location on the Phillip Long farm, bottom photo.