History
At Farmhouse Gallery & Gardens, the Ohio Rose quilt pattern
was chosen for display on the covered bridge at the entrance. The
current family acquired the farm in 1960 when Dr. Earl Peterson
purchased it. The quilt maker is unknown but it was made in the
1950’s. Being a country doctor in the 1950’s and
60’s, Dr. Peterson was often paid by barter with quilts,
canned goods, etc. Another reason this particular pattern was
chosen is that the home and surrounding area was called Rose Hill
community in the mid-1800’s.
In the 1790’s, Israel and Gabriel McInturf and four employees
ran a gunsmith shop on the property, manufacturing rifles and
handguns. In the 1830’s, the farm was owned by
“Doc” Peebles, who migrated from Maryland and chose the
spot to settle while his brother went on to Decatur, Alabama. In
1919, Jake Woodward bought the farm. He had a small dairy and
orchard here and was also the Registrar of Deeds in Erwin. The
original house burned in 1930 and was rebuilt on the same
foundation with some of the first machine-made brick in the
area.
Dr. Patterson’s daughter, Pat Lynch, and her family moved
into the house and began farming in 1976. Pat and her husband,
Johnny, raised beef cattle and market hogs until 1983, when they
began alternative farming. Johnny, a wildlife artist, restored the
original log smokehouse which he uses as a studio-gallery.
He also designed and built the covered bridge at the entrance to
the farm with the help of Kenneth and Dale Gouge and Mark Chatman.
Also, an 1800’s style blacksmith shop was built using logs
salvaged from a barn on the farm and other barns in the area.
Together, the Lynches do on-site catering and special events such
as weddings, workshops, etc.
Five nearest Geocaches
GCJ8XD
GCQDJ4
GC10P1C
GC12E24
GC10RN9
Five nears Waymark’s
WM7QNC
WM946M
WM5Z72
WM4W83
WM6QKJ
Where the cache is
If you like to include a photo of the barn and the pattern
please feel free to and you can be permitted to log the cache for
an extra smiley
