1. The Picnicxxx 2. The Homestead xxx3. Down the Lane

THE HUNT HOMESTEAD, a.k.a. The House on the Hill
Georgia Hunt, who lost her husband to a locomotive accident in the early 1930's, raised her 3 girls and 4 boys on a hilltop farm in Burton, West Virginia. By 1953 everyone had moved off the hill except for Georgia's son George and his family. Since the late '50s the house has been sporadically occupied by other family members and renters; it stands today in fair condition.


The View from the Hill, looking towards Burton


The newlyweds, a city boy and a country girl.

Warren and Margaret

George and Dorothy Hunt's son Doug


Ground a little too hard?


Dorothy Hunt and Doug

Sheila Hunt (?)


"The House on the Hill" as the Martens family always called it.


Posing at "The Log Cabin" next to the House on the Hill


There were still farm animals up there in 1953.


Margaret proves her mettle by shooting the kettle.

2. The Homestead

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