Transporting the Powell farm house across Eagle Creek. When W. Ross Thompson bought the farm home of Bill Powell (located 1 mile north of Eagle Creek) following the sale of the Powell land to the Hutterite colony, he moved it to his own farm, two miles south of town. The whole structure weighed 225 tons.
Moving the Powell farm house through the Eagle Creek valley from its original location about 8 miles north of Eagle Creek to its present position, 2.5 miles south of Rosetown.
The Powell house raised up on blocks in preparation to move to its new location. The house was bought and moved by W. Ross Thompson in October of 1971.
The Powell house with basement intact, lifted up on blocks and ready to go on the trailer for transport. The structure weighed 225 tons and up until this point, a house with basement intact had not been moved whole before.
The Powell house atop the semi trailer, ready to move to its new location 2.5 miles south of Rosetown. The house was moved by W. Ross Thompson, basement and all.