Before Lincoln was assassinated....
Before the Battle of Gettysburg...
Before slavery was abolished in the southern states...
While the potato famine ravaged Ireland...
Someone laid the stones of this old spring house, now located in Raccoon Creek State Park. This thing was constructed in 1846, the year the Mexican-American War started. And here it sits. It's well off the trail, but visible through the trees when the leaves are gone. Imagine the labor and expertise that goes into erecting a structure like this. The old forest road near here is also lined with very good stonework, which makes me think there must have been a grand farm on this spot.
Beautiful blocks and on #3 you can see where someone sharpened their knife on the stone.
ReplyDeleteHadn't noticed that. Thanks.
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