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Historic Bridgeton Sawmill – Indiana

Historic Bridgeton Sawmill - Indiana

The historic Bridgeton, Indiana mill began its life in 1823 as a local sawmill. Since that time both the mill and the covered bridge its associated with have burned down and been rebuilt, the mill more than once. The mill has also gone through a variety of transformations, transitioning to a grist mill at one point, and a distillery, and eventually a feed mill for the local agricultural economy. Today it largely caters to tourists, serving as a restaurant, the oldest operating mill in Indiana, and a museum.

W. H. York Round Barn – Cayuga – Indiana

W. H. York Round Barn - Cayuga - Indiana

Round barns are a design intended for efficiency that never really caught on. They were most popular between the 1880’s and 1920’s. Originally 219 polygonal and round barns were constructed throughout Indiana. While hundreds more were built throughout the United States and Canada during that time. As of 2017, there were only 73 remaining in Indiana.

Pilot Knob Sunset 2 – Kentucky

Pilot Knob Sunset - Clay City, Kentucky

Pilot Knob Sunset near Westbend and Clay City, Kentucky. Pilot Knob sits on the edge of two regions, the Outer Bluegrass, and the foothills of the Appalachia Mountains. As seems appropriate the area is known as the Knobs, where hundreds of isolated cone shaped hills capped with erosion resistant limestone and sandstone rise above the surrounding forested valleys.