Wednesday, October 11, 2017

New look for Cold Creek wheat barn completed

Photos by Barry Wallace 
It has taken several years, but a substantial restoration of the Adam Cairns family's 160-year-old English Wheat Barn at Cold Creek Conservation Area has finally been completed due to the efforts of many dedicated volunteers and history buffs, plus King Township staff members.   The English Wheat Barn is noteworthy for its huge swing beam which allowed for a greatly expanded barn floor area that permitted much extra space for farmers and horses to separate and hand-winnow seeds from harvested grain crops.   A gathering of project participants will be held on October 21st, at 10.30 a.m. to acknowledge the historical accomplishment.   The event is to unveil a permanent plaque to recognize the generosity of local businesses and service clubs who made donations towards the barn's restoration.   A few Cairns descendants still live in the King area today and there may be one or two in attendance at event. 








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Barry Wallace

1 comment:

  1. The Cairns name is familiar - where was the barns original location ?

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