Denim Quilt, April 2007
4 months ago
Originally posted at Hillbilly Savants by Byron
Like old dinosaurs lurking in the background, these dilapidated buildings of our ancestors sit in various states of disarray throughout all of Appalachia.
Some still being used, small repairs visible, keeping out the rain.
My grandfather would question any man's worthiness that didn't own a barn.
Many a country boy and girl has spent a good portion of their childhood inside these clapboard fortresses.
Cows, horses, pigs, and even us Hillbillies found shelter and comfort in their confines.
If these old buildings could talk, what a tale they would tell!
All of the above pictures were taken by me and were all within a 5 mile radius of my house in Corryton, TN. Click on this link to see all of the barns that I photographed today.
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Northern Virginia is the victim of unbridled encroachment.
Large farms have been sold because there wasn't anybody to take them over and the taxes are skyrocketing.
High tech and defense industry companies, along with large subdivisions, have taken over the farmland.
Occasionally, one sees the remains of a large and venerable barn, a reminder of the prosperous agricultural past of the area. Most of these barns are rotting away. Some have been saved and converted into community centers in the midst of these sprawling subdivisions.
It does bring me to tears when I realize what we have lost. I can only imagine the sense of pride the farmer had when he built one of these barns.
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