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| Date: | 1911 |
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| Description: | Pile of manure outside the door of a crudely built farm building. |
| Date: | 1860 |
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| Description: | View of an old cabin, built in 1860, on the grounds of the Bedford Springs Hotel. In the foreground is a dirt road, and a pedestrian is walking near the fe... |
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| Description: | Elevated view across water toward mill ruins on the shoreline. A pile of logs are next to the dilapidated structure. In the far background is a bridge and ... |
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| Description: | View of a wooden structure, with wood planks and wheels on the lawn outside. The sign above the door reads: "H. Farnum, Wheelwright." Caption reads: "Old C... |
| Date: | 1924 |
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| Description: | Three young children standing in a backyard in very poor condition, including the lack of a lawn, exposed trash piles, and other litter. |
| Date: | 03 1926 |
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| Description: | A man holding a bundle of logs is opening the screen door on a farmhouse with a deteriorating front porch. |
| Date: | 03 1926 |
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| Description: | A refuse pile consisting of glass, a broken basket, bottles, cans, and other items behind a farmhouse. A crumbling foundation is in the background. |
| Date: | 03 1926 |
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| Description: | Exterior view of a deteriorating wooden shed surrounded by an animal shelter, farm equipment, and other farm buildings. The painted sign on the shed reads:... |
| Date: | 10 30 1917 |
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| Description: | Exterior view of an abandoned district school building with a small shed or outhouse standing nearby. |
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| Description: | A view across water towards a group of boys playing in and around the water near a shoreline. Many of the boys are barefoot. They are surrounded by wreckag... |
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| Description: | The ruins of this home and barn were once the property of Matt Leichtle. It is currently owned by Paul Christian. |
| Date: | 2004 |
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| Description: | The Gogert barn is on its last legs. |
| Date: | 1865 |
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| Description: | The ruins of a railroad depot after General Sherman's men burned the town near the end of the Civil War. Plate 61 |
| Date: | 2004 |
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| Description: | Jesse and Janet Paul, who live across from this barn, at W155 West Bend Road, have been here for 33 years. Jesse has been wheelchair-bound for 11 years. |
| Date: | 2004 |
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| Description: | These barn buildings are owned by Ken Schoebel, who lives up the West Bend Road. |
| Date: | 1865 |
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| Description: | The ruins of Charleston after General Sherman's men burned the town near the end of the Civil War. A man, smoking a pipe, and a boy sit on the shoreline of... |
| Date: | 1865 |
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| Description: | Ruins of the Pinckney Mansion with rubble in the street after General Sherman's men burned the town near the end of the Civil War. Plate 59 |
| Date: | 1866 |
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| Description: | The ruins of Columbia after Sherman passed through, with damaged buildings, free-standing columns, and a pile of rubble. Plate 55 |
| Date: | 1866 |
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| Description: | The ruins of a church in Columbia after General Sherman's men burned the town near the end of the Civil War. Plate 54 |
| Date: | 1866 |
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| Description: | Destruction of Columbia after General Sherman's men burned the town near the end of the Civil War. Plate 53 |
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