Hidden Barn and Silo - Freemont, Indiana
Posted by: 
denben
N 41° 43.602 W 084° 50.813
16T E 679082 N 4621672
This barn belongs to a farm located at the corner of Toledo St and Fountain Rd in Freemont next to an Indiana Historical Marker.
Waymark Code: WMMJ92
Location: Indiana, United States
Date Posted: 09/27/2014
Views: 7
We saw the barn when we stopped to read the nearby historical plaque. Beautiful and calm area!
The Marker reads:
Front
Indiana's Northern Boundary Lines
Indiana admitted by U.S. Congress as nineteenth state 1816. Enabling Act moved northern boundary ten miles north of southernmost tip of Lake Michigan providing direct access to the lake. Boundary first surveyed 1817 by William Harris. Boundary disputes with Michigan and Ohio continued until Michigan statehood 1837.
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Enabling Act of 1816 established Indians's northern boundary (3 miles north of here) as a line "drawn through a point ten miles north of the southern extreme of Lake Michigan."
Construction: Wood
Is this a 'working' barn?: Don't know
Distinctive Features: This barn has a silo attached or adjacent
Other Distinctive Features:
Very discreet barn surrounded by trees and located near an Indiana Historical Marker.
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