Summary
The September 1970 Beaver Beacon reports that Major Daniel J. Egbert bought the 120-acre Don Burke Farm in Section 14 of Peaine Township. The property had buildings including an original barn; the report says its first recorded real estate transaction was in 1874, while its actual beginnings were believed to be earlier and possibly connected to Strangite work in the early 1850s.
Evidence and limits
Egbert was described as an annual visitor to his parents’ Sand Bay cottage and as interested in maintaining and preserving the old barn as an example of early pioneer farming. The source supports a purchase and preservation plan, not a completed restoration, a specific Strangite-era ownership chain, or a confirmed date of construction for the farm or barn.
Open questions
- Which deed and survey identify the farm’s boundaries and prior owners?
- Was the barn preserved, and does it survive?
- What evidence supports or refutes the proposed early-1850s Strangite use?
See also
Sources
- Beaver Beacon, September 1970, “Newsy-Notes.”Reports Major Daniel J. Egbert’s purchase of the 120-acre Don Burke Farm in Section 14 of Peaine Township, its 1874 recorded transaction, possible earlier Strangite beginnings, and Egbert’s plan to preserve the original barn; it does not provide a deed or restoration outcome.