DOI
10.1093/jahist/jaac117
Abstract
"Deep in the night of September 22, 1825, Anne Bunnell stepped out of her handsome framed dwelling at Turtle Creek, a rural township in Warren County, Ohio, located halfway between Cincinnati and Dayton. Standing atop a small rise, Bunnell's farmhouse provided a commanding view of her expansive 320-acre farm. It was unusually warm for the season and the fields of wheat and corn below were cloaked in mist from recent rains. Bunnell picked her way across the vegetable garden by candlelight then descended the hill to the barn. It was an impressive structure hewn from old-growth trees on the property. Some of the massive beams were sixteen inches square and ran the entire length of the forty-eight-foot, two-story structure. Larger by a quarter than typical counterparts in the eastern states, Bunnell's barn signified the power, prestige, and prosperity of its owner."
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
6-1-2022
Publisher Statement
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Recommended Citation
Douglas L Winiarski, The Ballad of Anne Bunnell: Troubled Families in the Shaker West, 1805–1825, Journal of American History, Volume 109, Issue 1, June 2022, Pages 17–45, https://doi.org/10.1093/jahist/jaac117
