Hay Rake - Creswell MD - Old Agricultural Equipment on Waymarking.com

The Hay Rake is tractor pulled. It was used on the Fair Meadows farm at least 75 years ago. Next to the Hay Rake are other equipment used to farm on the Fair Meadows property.

The pictures of the hay rake, tractor, other farm equipment and the historic home were taken by me on September 27, 2021.

From Wikipedia

"Fair Meadows is a historic home located at Creswell, Harford County, Maryland. It is a 2+1/2-story Second Empire–style house constructed in 1868 for the last owner of Harford Furnace, Clement Dietrich. The house is constructed of irregularly laid ashlar and features a mansard roof, cupola, dormers with rounded hoods, and stone quoins. The interior has a center hall plan and includes intricate inlay designs, black and white marble tiles in the center hall, plaster ceiling ornaments and friezes, marble mantels, and original crystal chandeliers. Also on the property are the ruins of a round springhouse, a one-story stone carriage house, a brick smokehouse, and three hip-roofed coursed rubble stone outbuildings. The estate was later home to Eastern Christian College.

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.

On May 3, 2020, a devastating fire caused extensive damage to the building."

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Use or Purpose of Equipment: Raking Hay Approximate age: Over 75 years old Still in Use?: No Location: The hay rake is located on the grounds of Fair Meadows which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Fee for Access: no Manufacturer and model: Not listed

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Date Logged Log   08/18/2022 Don.Morfe visited it