Mystery on Bailies Run Road (MB)
New owners were dismantling this old homestead, removing the newer
added-on portions first. When the exterior of this main (and oldest) section
was removed, hand-hewn wooden beams with mud fill (called "wattle and
daub" were discovered. Previous owners/family members are deceased or have
no information. Now the hunt is on to identify the name of the original
owner or builder. This area is awash in early American history - think
pre-American Revolution: Fort Duquesne, Fort Pitt, General George Braddock,
French & Indian War, George Washington crossing the Allegheny River,
finding arrowheads in your back yard, etc. Oooh, it's very exciting and
interesting. Read about it: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wattle_and_daub
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