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Harn Homestead & 1849ers Museum

Harn Homestead & 1849ers Museum

The History of the Harn Homestead spans over 100 years. Visitors can share in the abundance of a territorial farm, the brilliance of a one-room school house, the grace of a Victorian home, and the waste-not want-not ethic of a territorial farm family.

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