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<\/a>The Thomas House<\/p><\/div>\n
Thomas House<\/strong><\/p>\n Built around 1880 by John C. Thomas, he learned to be a saddle maker from his uncle.\u00a0 He partnered with his two brothers forming the Thomas Brothers Hardware and Saddlery which was located on the corner of Union and Main Street in Hartford. He lived there with his wife and son.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Parks Log Cabin was built in the 1838.<\/p><\/div>\n <\/p>\n Parks Log Cabin<\/strong><\/p>\n The Parks Log Cabin was constructed in 1838 by David Parks. It was located in the Horse Branch area and was moved to the property in 1976. Some of the logs are 22 inches wide and it used to have a loft where the children slept. The chimney is not original to the building; it was constructed from stones from Revolutionary War soldier Jesse Ashby\u2019s cabin chimney and stones from the retaining wall of the second county courthouse built in 1813-1815.\u00a0 It is furnished with period antiques.<\/p>\n Rustic Relics<\/p><\/div>\n Rustic Relics<\/strong><\/p>\n This building contains old farm equipment, tools, and even a rattlesnake!\u00a0 (Don’t worry, he’s stuffed.)\u00a0 You can see everything from a loom to Native American artifacts in here.<\/p>\n Goshen School House<\/p><\/div>\n Goshen School<\/strong><\/p>\n This one room school came from the Goshen area.\u00a0 It was disassembled and reassembled on our property and dedicated in 1996.\u00a0 Come see what education was like in the 1800s.\u00a0 We may even let you ring the bell!<\/p>\n<\/a><\/a><\/a>