MPB/KCB 38-29-06

Photo 1 is an enlarged inset view from Photo 2.

Following information was provided to Vintage Aerial by Lucinda Lynch on Nov. 13, 2022:The Lynch Barn was built in the early 1800s. It was built with wooden beams and pegs. Throughout the years, the barn has had multiple advertisements painted on it and multiple paint coats. Because of different paint coats, the advertisements are starting to show through. This has caused the barn to be considered a ghost barn. During the Civil War, the farm was raided by Confederate soldiers. During the raid, they took all of the horses but left one before crossing the creek because of a broken leg. To this day, it is a fully functional barn that houses cows all year round and sometimes pigs. The owner also still uses the top floor to store hay.
The barn was built and owned by Stillwell and Rachael Truax up until September 1848, when they sold it to Robert McKee. After his death, his wife, Sara sold the barn to their sons, Amos Wesley and James Pott McKee. James Pott passed it down to his daughter and her husband, Mary and Virgil Lynch. It has been in the family for six generations. People in the area call the turn the “horseshoe turn”. The North, South, East and West sides are all visible while traveling around the curve. The barn and farm still belong to the Lynch family. It is owned and farmed by the grandson and great-grandson of owners at the time of this picture. Only the barn and chicken house closest to the barn remain.