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Small town steps up to save rare stone-barn treasure

Farm Progress reports residents of one small town rallied to protect a rare historic stone barn; it has stood this long without anyone's help.

On air: Chip Darnell and Hank Ledger on Best of BBN
Published 4:34 AM ET, Thursday, October 15, 2026

Photo: Swroche · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons · altered by BBN, shared under CC BY-SA 3.0

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First reported by Farm Progress: “Small town steps up to save rare stone-barn treasure”.
Covered on BBN on Thursday, October 15, 2026, at 4:34 AM ET on Best of BBN, by Chip Darnell and Hank Ledger.

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Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorWe have team coverage overnight of a small town that just stepped up to save a rare stone barn, and folks, the whole community is behind it.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorA barn. Made of stone. And the town has decided it should stay where it is.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorFarm Progress reports it's a rare treasure, and neighbors are treating it like one, which is just wonderful to see.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorRare how?
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorRare in that it's stone, Hank, and it's still standing, and if you ask me, that's a lot of dedication from a building.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorIt has held still for generations without a single day off, so I suppose the town owes it one.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorOur fake live map shows the barn in the middle, and everyone else is gathering around it.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorGood. It's the only thing on this network that isn't going anywhere.

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