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Eisenhower Bank Barn 3D Tour - Audio Described
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An information panel on an inclined metal reading rail stands in front of a large, two-story, grey green barn. To the right, a path in front of the barn continues south to the guest house.
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An inclined, earthen ramp at the left leads to a set of wide, sliding doors in the middle of the barn.
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Moving into the barn, ahead at the left, a red Massey Ferguson 65 tractor stands behind a rope barrier. It has two large tires at the back, and two small tires in front that angle towards one another in a slight ‘V.’
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Turning left and moving through an open doorway, we turn right down a narrow hallway that opens out into a large, open area beside the tractor.
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Strewn with old boards and metal piping, this area is called the hay mow.
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Moving forward into the hay mow, across the dropping-stained wood floor, there's an old green cultivator in the back left corner. A short, wood plank wall at the right separates the hay mow from the rest of the barn.
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Turning to the right, more large pieces of farm equipment stand on the opposite side of the wall, behind the tractor at the right.
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Moving over the wall, we move to the left between two pieces of farm equipment and continue towards the back wall of the barn.
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From a position along the back wall facing the front doors, there's a yellow sprayer and manure spreader at the right, next to a red, Black Hawk '246' heavy duty cultivator a little further forward along the short wall at the right.
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Turning to the left, there's a rectangular, metal fertilizer spreader in the back center of the barn.
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Continuing forward, past the rear barn doors at the left with a wooden fence in front, a hay baler stands in front of a short wall on this side, with large, metal teeth that spun on chain-driven, horizontal axles.
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Moving forward past the baler, facing the front doors, a set of eight, rectangular, solid wood block benches in the middle of the barn are lined up in two rows of four. Three more benches stand along the left hand wall.
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Turning around to face the rear barn doors, the fertilizer is to the left, and the hay baler stands to the right.
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Moving over the benches toward the front of the barn, we move through an open doorway at the front right and turn left down a narrow hallway into a second, large, open hay mow.
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There is no farm equipment stored in this hay mow. At the right, a raised portion of the floor spans the base of the south wall.
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Moving toward the center of the south wall, a built-in, metal ladder hangs down from a wooden platform suspended 40 feet (12 meters) high above the floor.
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A dozen narrow, rectangular windows covered with angled wooden slats provided ventilation for the piles of hay.
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More ventilated windows cover the side walls of the hay mow. Towards the back, east wall, a few wooden beams form a smaller room within the larger space.
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Turning left back toward the center of the barn, a nearly six foot (1.8 meter) wooden wall defines the edge of the hay mow. The farm equipment stands on the other side of the wall.
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Description
The oldest standing structure on the Eisenhower property, the bank barn is an example of a classic staple of farms in Adams County, Pennsylvania. Used initially for dairy cows, General Eisenhower used it for stables and storing farm equipment. This 3D tour allows you to explore the ground level of the 19th century barn.
Duration
3 minutes, 7 seconds
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