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The Barn Exhibit

 At Walker Tavern     Horizontal rule graphic.

Welcome to the online version of the Barn Exhibit at the Walker Tavern historic site. Here you will find information about barns, roads and travelers at Walker Tavern in the 19th century.

Barn

Go to Walker's Barn to explore Walker's farm, the original tavern barn, the architecture of  the New England style barn on the site today, and barn preservation. 

Roads

Go to Junction Roads to discover  the travelers and roads that met at Walker's tavern. Find out what it took to build and maintain these early highways. Use the road map to compare Michigan's past roads to its modern highways.

Kids

Check out the Kids' Pages for fun activities related to early barns and roads.

Picture of The Barn Exhibit, in the barn at The Walker Tavern Historic Complex.

 

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