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About
The Howard Ransom & Amanda Egan Farmstead is a historic dairy farm located in Richmond. The barn was constructed in the 1800s.
History
History
Howard Ransom Egan was born April 12, 1840 in Salem, Massachusetts, to Howard Egan and Tamson Parshley. Howard R. Egan married Amanda Ann Andrus Oct 10, 1863 in Salt Lake City, Utah, and moved to Richmond in 1870.
It is not clear when the barn was constructed, but some believe late 1800s. The Egan's used the land not only for farming, but also for home industries. A lime kiln was used in making whitewash and mortar. They would also make molasses by pressing sugar cane brought by the Robert M. Kerr family.1
After the deaths of Howard and Amanda in 1916 and 1925, the property was passed to their son, George E. Egan, and his wife, Minnie Emma Hope. They lived on the property until their deaths in 1970 and 1972. In 1972, Glenn and Ellen Andrus demolished the original home that occupied the property, and a new house was constructed. They sold the property in 2002 to the McCormick family. They occupied the home until 2016, when the current residents moved in.
Historic Barn located on the farmstead.
Photo property of Heinz J Mahler. Source
Map of the Egan Farm.
Image extracted from Historic Barns of Utah: A Self-Guided Driving Tour
Source
Source
Historic Barns of Utah: A Self-Guided Driving Tour, Bear River Heritage Area
Clara Marie Danielson. (Year made Unknown) Nancy Jane Rawlins, Uploaded to FamilySearch.org by LaurenceGee1, July 26, 2013. https://www.familysearch.org/memories/memory/1878087?cid=mem_copy
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