The First Site I Found Using County Records: What the 1887 Deed Said and What I Dug Up
I found this site by following one 1887 deed from a county records room to an 1886 plat atlas, a modern aerial view, and a 1936 photograph. The records placed an old farmstead in a hedgerow that no longer looked important from the road, and the deed chain showed 54 years of continuous family occupation. … Read more