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Nice pre-Tornado View of the Dickerman House (2013)

Kathleen Saunders, a member of Friends of Brooksvale, provided this beautiful view of the 1792 Jonathan Dickerman House, taken in 2013, five years before an EF1 tornado nearly destroyed it along with the Talmadge Cider Mill Barn a few feet away.

CLICK on the image to enlarge. (Photo by Kathleen Saunders)
CLICK on the image to enlarge. (Photo by Kathleen Saunders)
The two trees in this photo nearest the camera were removed after the storm. CLICK on the image to enlarge. (Photo by Kathleen Saunders)
c. 1800 Talmadge Cider Mill Barn in 2013 - CLICK to enlarge (Photo by Kathleen Saunders)
May 15, 2018 - less than two hours after the tornado hit CLICK to enlarge (HHS photo)
August 7, 2020 - Restoration nearly done, the barn sustained minor damage to the area above the barn doors in yet another tornado - CLICK to enlarge (HHS photo)
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