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Johnson Farm House, Frostburg, Maryland

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Johnson Farm House, Frostburg, Maryland by Robert Carlson [ Lens4anEye ]   This is one of my earliest encounters with the Johnson Farm House. It had been sitting vacant for a couple of decades when I drove past it in about 1990.  The highway is US 40, also named as The National Road and extends all the way across the country to the west coast.   The location was on my route between Baltimore and Pittsburgh. That was a trip I would make 3 or 4 times a year to visit family and friend. Most of those trips were in conjunction with holidays; July 4, Thanksgiving, Christmas, Mothers and Fathers day. Interstate Highway 68 parallels the US 40 road and the house could be seen if anyone bothered to look to the side as they sped by.     Each time I reached the location just west of Frostburg, I would stop for another set of photographs which recorded the slow-motion slide toward oblivion for this once great hou...

Lens4anEye at ClickaSnap.com

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 Robert Carlson's Profile at ClickaSnap.com is called " Lens4anEye ". There are over 1250 quality images there categorized in more than 14 topical albums . A few of the Lens4anEye photos on the ClickaSnap platform Here is a hinge I kept after renovating a Victorian house in Pittsburgh back in 1983. There was a dozen layers of paint to remove but the results were worth the efforts. Mind you, there were dozens of hinges, door locks and cupboard latches to clean.  Victorian Door Hinge I travel back roads in search of grand scenes such as this one along the Old William Penn Highway in the central part of Pennsylvania. The nearest town is New Alexandria. The road use to cross a river just beyond where you can see through the railroad tunnel. Old William Penn Highway These and many more wait the visitor who takes the time to explore the Albums on ClickaSnap. Everyone can view my photographs at ClickaSnap.   Only subscribers can Like and Comment. ClickaSnap offers Free subsc...