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- 1971
Moving the Powell farm house with basement intact across the Eagle Creek bridge. This was the most difficult part of the journey.
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Moving the Powell farm house with basement intact across the Eagle Creek bridge. This was the most difficult part of the journey.
The Powell farm house approaching the Eagle Creek bridge.
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.
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 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.
Getting the Powell house onto a semi trailer for transport.
The Powell house mid-move with members of its moving crew standing around it. W. Ross Thompson moved the house.
Some of the excavation work behind the transport of the Powell house. Unclear if this is at the old or present location of the house.
Side view of the Powell house as it sits on the semi trailer ready to move.
Rear view of the Powell house as it sits lifted ready to move.
Front view of the Powell house as it sits lifted up and ready to move.
Rear view of the Powell house as it sits lifted ready to move.
The Powell house mid-move with some of the equipment that made it possible in the forefront of the photo.
The Powell house mid-move with some of the equipment that made it possible in the forefront of the photo.
The tires of the semi trailer carrying the Powell house sinking into dirt under the 225 ton weight of the house.