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Historic Francis Tate Barn – Wasatch Mountains

Historic Francis Tate Barn - Heber Valley - Wasatch Mountains

The historic Francis Tate Barn, in the Wasatch Mountains of northern Utah. The barn is located in the Heber Valley near Solider Hollow. Deer Creek Reservoir which sits in the Provo River drainage, and stores water coming down from the Uinta Mountains to the east, is seen in the distance. Francis Tate, was an English emigrant, who established a dairy farm near the barn’s current location. The original barn was built in 1902, and a rebuilt barn following the design of the original was constructed in the run-up to the 2002 Winter Olympics.

Old Barn in Rural Kentucky – Warsaw (Gallatin County)

Old Barn in Rural Kentucky - Warsaw (Gallatin County)

An old abandoned barn located in a rural part of Gallatin County, in northeastern Kentucky, at the recently created Hartig Park & Wildlife Reserve. The nearest large town is Warsaw, and the park sits between the major cities of Louisville, and Cincinnati. Hartig offers numerous nature trails, historical buildings like the barn, camping, and a great vista of the Ohio River looking north into  Indiana.

Gifford Homestead Barn – Capitol Reef National Park

Gifford Homestead Barn - Capitol Reef National Park

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Known as the Pendleton Barn, this historic farm building lies at the heart of the Fruita Valley in Capitol Reef National Park. The barn is named after its builder, Calvin Pendleton, a polygamist, who founded what is today known as the Gifford Homestead. The Giffords were the third family to own the property, and during their 41 years on the farm, raised dairy cows, hogs, and sheep, as well as chickens and ducks. The Giffords moved to the Fruita Valley in 1928, and were the last to leave it, when they sold the homestead to the National Park Service in 1969.