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Title
First Doebler Barn, with windmill
Creator
NULL

Institution
Sterling Heights Public Library

Subject
Sterling Heights (Mich.)--History--Farms--Doebler Farm

Subject
Sterling Heights (Mich.)--History--Doebler Family

Subject
NULL

Item Number
EF01b176

Relation
NULL

Type
image

Format
jpeg

Description
First barn on John Doebler farm, on Canal Road. Standing amongst fifty cords of wood are John Doebler (1860 - 1930) with beard, unidentified man with bowler hat, 4 children, Martha Doebler (1862 - 1947). The windmill was used to grind feed, pump water, saw wood, and run a grindstone. This barn was moved to the neighboring Glawe Farm in 1909, and a new ultra modern round roof barn was built.

First Doebler Barn, with windmill

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