5500 Defiance Trail N and State Road intersection
Delphos, Ohio.
Two of my uncles pictured in front of the historic house, 1920.
If these walls could talk after 132 years.
Funeral for Emma Cochran in the old farmhouse, 1930.
The little house still sits catty corner from the "old grange hall" as my Mama called it and added her mother "Ruth" moved into the grange hall after they sold the farm.
The field pictured to the right of the grange hall leads about 150 yards up to the old barn and family farmhouse.
"The old grange hall"
The so-called grange hall (5498 Defiance Trail N) is the house that State Road looks like it's going to run right into the garage, but takes a slight jog at the stop sign to miss it.
The cross streets are Defiance Trail North and State RD.
Crazy place to build a house....
MY STORY:
In about 1976, I was test driving a late model Toronado from a nearby dealer. I pulled up to the stop sign right beside the grange hall -- and my car died at the stop sign and wouldn't start. It was winter, lightly snowing, and the sun had just set. I had to knock on the door of the grange house to call the dealer to come get me and their car.
I remember my Mom telling me Grandma used to live in that house, though I didn't recall the farm and little house were right there until I interviewed my Mom for the documentary ... it was very strange the car died right there.
I still think about that.
"The Old Barn"
The old barn featured in my documentary is a right turn here (north) a 100 yards or so on the left.
