Saturday, November 24, 2012

24 Nov 2012 Watkins Woolen Mills Yard (cont)

The exterior buildings of the Watkins home, are as impressive as the home.
Large fireplace for cooking.
This one is inside the summer cook house.






Flour bin


Smoke House


Pots used to melt pigs fat to make lard.
Building is the Smoke House

Back of the Summer Kitchen


Back view of the Home

Smoke House


Bee hives produced the much needed honey.



Gate way to the large family garden.



The Fruit-drying shed

Each row houses two drying racks, the floor would hold
hot coals to dry the fruit over a couple of days.

Rooster in the Chicken coops.



And a couple of Turkeys that made it through Thanksgiving.

Watkins Family Cemetery





Fossil rock



Fossil Shells embedded in the limestone rock.

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