Elk Lick Farm
Elk Lick Farm Sadieville, KY 40370 Marketed by:
Whitetail Properties Carl Miller, Land Specialist (859) 351-3349 [email protected] whitetailproperties.com
Historical Log Home, circa 1795 What we know for sure………, what we know for sure is that we found the home on the east bank of the Muskingum River, just south of Zanesville, Ohio at the north east corner of Walker Road and State Route 60 in late January, 2005. The log home sat on a full dug basement and had a foundation built out of hand cut/hand faced sandstone. Based on its architectural details, fasteners, types of wood, and a search of county records the house was most likely constructed in this location sometime between 1805 and 1810. It was, by any standard of its day for that part of the frontier, a house of prominence. The logs were in such good condition when we found the house because sometime in the early 1800s the house had been sided with six inch lap siding made from of all things American Walnut. The original split shake roof had at some time in the past been replaced with a dog eared slate roof. This also helped to perfectly preserve the original structure. The log home resided in this location from sometime around 1805 to 2005 or approximately 200 years, until we disassembled it piece by piece and reassembled it at the farm in Kentucky. The rest of the story…..,what we believe to be true and what has been corroborated by several knowledgeable historians and experts in historical architecture is that the house was moved to its location south of Zanesville from somewhere else on the frontier. Further, the abundance of handforged, rose clinched nails embedded in the structure, the milk based paint markings on the inside of the logs and the double matching rafter notching on the first and second floor indicate that the log home (or block house) was most likely originally built over a two year period dating from 1790 to 1800. Often log homes were built as one story, then after a year or two the rafters were removed and the second story was added. This is evidenced by the matching rafter notches on both the first and second floor. Of more importance are the drilled dowel holes (circular tenons) found on the opposing outside corners (both the NE and SW) that indicate at one time a vertical stockade was attached at the corners of the
structure. Given the time period of original construction, the large size of the structure and the physical characteristics of the structure it is highly likely that the building was at one time a corner stockade or blockhouse that was part a fort. In the 1790’s Campus Martius was established by Rufus Putnam on behalf of George Washington and his fellow investors in what was, and is, known as The Ohio Company. Campus Martius was constructed at the confluence of the Muskingum River and the Ohio River at the spot of what is now known as Marietta, Ohio. A few years after the construction of the original fortifications and blockhouses at Campus Martius a sawmill was built, and the original fort and blockhouses were disassembled. The blockhouses became known as “the lost building of Campus Martius” because there is no record of what ever happened to them. It is highly probable that the structure on our farm is one of those “lost buildings”. It is also highly likely that when the fort was disassembled one of the blockhouses was purchased by someone and floated up the Muskingum River, where it was reconstructed on the east bank of the Muskingum River facing west. Here it sat for 200 years or more, and more than likely served as one or all of the following at one time: government building, grand residence, tavern and/or general housing. In that time period the house would have seen the likes of Simon Kenton, Tecumseh, General Mad Anthony Wayne, General William Henry Harrison, Henry Clay, and Abraham Lincoln pass by its front porch. Later in the 20th century it would have seen the hundreds if not thousands of barges laden with coal, iron ore, and timber float down the Muskingum River; on their way to the mills and factories of a budding country that was in the process of building the infrastructure for what would become the greatest nation in the history of the world. The log home is truly a piece of 200 plus year old American history. It dates to the period of 1795, and if studied carefully the preponderance of evidence indicates it is highly likely it was once part of the
most important fort in the history of our nation’s effort to conquer and settle what was then known as the Ohio Valley, the Northwest Territory, or simply The Frontier. Elements of the house….. The fireplace surround is hand carved sandstone and was removed from a one story log cabin found in Athens, Ohio dating to 1806. The solid masonry fireplace, flue and chimney are what’s known as a Rumford Fireplace, thought to be the finest drawing fireplace ever designed by many top historical architects. The front porch is built from American Chestnut timbers and Beech Spars that were salvaged from a mortise and tenon barn in Delaware, Ohio and dated to 1835. The seven inch diameter American Beech porch rafters were dated by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources at 98 years old. Apparently, the old growth eastern forests were so dense and dark that smaller trees grew incredibly slowly, making their rings extremely close together and the wood extremely dense and therefore strong. The front door is built out of the same timbers used to construct the front porch. The paneling in the stairwell is the poplar flooring we salvaged from the second floor of the original log home when it was disassembled in 2005. The flooring was run through a planer multiple times to reveal the numerous layers of the paint it had accumulated over 200 some odd years, as well as the beautiful natural patina of the old growth Poplar. The hearth, front steps and stones outside the back door are blue limestone that was salvaged from an 1850s boarding house and tavern located just south of Delaware, Ohio. The stones were originally purchased from a quarry in Cincinnati, and the receipt showed a date of 1905. We reclaimed the stones as the old tavern was being disassembled and moved to Vail, Colorado to be rebuilt as a timber frame vacation house. The floors are hickory from Pennsylvania with eight inch planks on the first floor and four inch planks on the second. The primary logs of the cabin are all American Poplar. The top log, or King Ring, is White Oak. It is believed that this log band was added when the house was moved to Zanesville from Marietta. The grey painted letters and numbers on each log were the original markings used to reassemble the logs in the early 1800s. The paint is milk based and of the period, further indicated by the writing style.
The granite boulders located around the fireplace in the front yard are the original foundation stones from the 1835 barn that was disassembled and used to build the front porch and the front door. Elk Lick Farm QDM History & Information Elk Lick Farm comprises 264+/- acres of some of the finest hunting ground in the eastern United States. Located in northern Scott County Kentucky it is within 15 miles of Stamping Ground, KY – which at one time was one of the largest Buffalo, Elk & Deer mineral licks in the Ohio Valley Region. Elk Lick Farm has been under the same ownership and management for close to fourteen years. The farm is located in the middle of a 2,000+/- acre block of land, held by multiple owners, that has been intensively managed for QDM for the past decade and a half. The farm has a broad range of cover including: fallow pastures, mowed pastures, thickets and brushy draws, mature stands of hard wood timber, dense cedar thickets and improved food plots. The steep to rolling topography combines with the wide range of vegetation to create a hunting environment which includes several miles of mixed cover edges and transition cover. The 30 acres of cultivated food plots break down into 19 separate food plots, of which 12 are currently cool season grasses and nine are warm season grasses and grains. The property also has: 2 springfed ponds, 3 surface-fed former livestock ponds that serve as seasonal watering holes, 2 Indian springs, 1 creek (Elk Lick Branch of Eagle Creek) and 2 intermittent streams. The stands of hardwood hold generous numbers of mature White Oak, Red Oak, Chinquapin Oak, Cherry, Hickory and Walnut as well as some Ash. In 2006 the owner retained a professional QDM consultant to further improve on the property’s already dynamic and extensive QDM operations. Since 2006 over 6 miles of cleared and tacked entry and exit trails have been established in order to reach the property’s 33 existing deer stands with minimal impact on hunting conditions. All stands are carefully placed, extensively brushed in and very concealed. They have been strategically set to take full advantage of a variety of wind conditions, hunting times, hunting seasons and feeding patterns. Six large bedding areas encompassing close to 20 acres were also established under the 2006 plan. These bedding areas have been
developed through selective and seasonal hinge cutting of lesser tree species and other management techniques. Three core sanctuary areas were also expanded in 2006, which doubled the total acreage of sanctuary from approximately 20 acres to close to 40 acres. In addition to an extremely well thought out and deliberate system of stands, entry and exit trails, concealment cover, fence openings, sanctuaries, bedding areas, and food plots the property has five strategically located mineral licks that are maintained year round with a combination of Lucky Buck and livestock minerals. These mineral licks are all in close proximity to watering locations. Some of these licks are up to eight feet in diameter and 18 inches deep. The property has three designated youth hunting areas that also serve as doe harvesting locations. Any knowledgeable, experienced and sophisticated whitetail hunter will instantly recognize the outstanding quality of the QDM program that has been consistently operated for over a decade at Elk Lick Farm. The results speak for themselves! For many years running, extremely high quality bucks and numerous trophy turkeys have been harvested season after season on Elk Lick Farm - as well as all of the farms that share its borders. Many of these trophies may be seen in the photo albums or on the walls of the 1700s historic log home located on property.
The farm is located in the middle of a 2,000+/- acre block of land, held by multiple owners, that has been intensively managed for QDM for the past decade and a half.
Purchase Options for this property: The Acreage/Sale options are as follows: Tract A (94 acres) with Cabin = $599,000 Tracts B & C (170 acres) = $331,000 or $1950 per acre Tract C (78 acres) *to be sold only after Tracts A & B have sold = $150,000 or $1950 per acre Tracts A & B (186 acres) with Cabin = $779,000 Tracts A, B & C (264 acres) with Cabin = $899,000 Cabin could be sold with a smaller size acreage tract. Price would be determined upon amount of acreage. Owner must approve of acreage division.
For your private showing of this magnificent property contact: Carl Miller Mobile Phone: (859) 351-3349 Email: [email protected]
Whitetail Properties Carl Miller, Land Specialist (859) 351-3349 [email protected] whitetailproperties.com
Historical Log Home, circa 1795 What we know for sure………, what we know for sure is that we found the home on the east bank of the Muskingum River, just south of Zanesville, Ohio at the north east corner of Walker Road and State Route 60 in late January, 2005. The log home sat on a full dug basement and had a foundation built out of hand cut/hand faced sandstone. Based on its architectural details, fasteners, types of wood, and a search of county records the house was most likely constructed in this location sometime between 1805 and 1810. It was, by any standard of its day for that part of the frontier, a house of prominence. The logs were in such good condition when we found the house because sometime in the early 1800s the house had been sided with six inch lap siding made from of all things American Walnut. The original split shake roof had at some time in the past been replaced with a dog eared slate roof. This also helped to perfectly preserve the original structure. The log home resided in this location from sometime around 1805 to 2005 or approximately 200 years, until we disassembled it piece by piece and reassembled it at the farm in Kentucky. The rest of the story…..,what we believe to be true and what has been corroborated by several knowledgeable historians and experts in historical architecture is that the house was moved to its location south of Zanesville from somewhere else on the frontier. Further, the abundance of handforged, rose clinched nails embedded in the structure, the milk based paint markings on the inside of the logs and the double matching rafter notching on the first and second floor indicate that the log home (or block house) was most likely originally built over a two year period dating from 1790 to 1800. Often log homes were built as one story, then after a year or two the rafters were removed and the second story was added. This is evidenced by the matching rafter notches on both the first and second floor. Of more importance are the drilled dowel holes (circular tenons) found on the opposing outside corners (both the NE and SW) that indicate at one time a vertical stockade was attached at the corners of the
structure. Given the time period of original construction, the large size of the structure and the physical characteristics of the structure it is highly likely that the building was at one time a corner stockade or blockhouse that was part a fort. In the 1790’s Campus Martius was established by Rufus Putnam on behalf of George Washington and his fellow investors in what was, and is, known as The Ohio Company. Campus Martius was constructed at the confluence of the Muskingum River and the Ohio River at the spot of what is now known as Marietta, Ohio. A few years after the construction of the original fortifications and blockhouses at Campus Martius a sawmill was built, and the original fort and blockhouses were disassembled. The blockhouses became known as “the lost building of Campus Martius” because there is no record of what ever happened to them. It is highly probable that the structure on our farm is one of those “lost buildings”. It is also highly likely that when the fort was disassembled one of the blockhouses was purchased by someone and floated up the Muskingum River, where it was reconstructed on the east bank of the Muskingum River facing west. Here it sat for 200 years or more, and more than likely served as one or all of the following at one time: government building, grand residence, tavern and/or general housing. In that time period the house would have seen the likes of Simon Kenton, Tecumseh, General Mad Anthony Wayne, General William Henry Harrison, Henry Clay, and Abraham Lincoln pass by its front porch. Later in the 20th century it would have seen the hundreds if not thousands of barges laden with coal, iron ore, and timber float down the Muskingum River; on their way to the mills and factories of a budding country that was in the process of building the infrastructure for what would become the greatest nation in the history of the world. The log home is truly a piece of 200 plus year old American history. It dates to the period of 1795, and if studied carefully the preponderance of evidence indicates it is highly likely it was once part of the
most important fort in the history of our nation’s effort to conquer and settle what was then known as the Ohio Valley, the Northwest Territory, or simply The Frontier. Elements of the house….. The fireplace surround is hand carved sandstone and was removed from a one story log cabin found in Athens, Ohio dating to 1806. The solid masonry fireplace, flue and chimney are what’s known as a Rumford Fireplace, thought to be the finest drawing fireplace ever designed by many top historical architects. The front porch is built from American Chestnut timbers and Beech Spars that were salvaged from a mortise and tenon barn in Delaware, Ohio and dated to 1835. The seven inch diameter American Beech porch rafters were dated by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources at 98 years old. Apparently, the old growth eastern forests were so dense and dark that smaller trees grew incredibly slowly, making their rings extremely close together and the wood extremely dense and therefore strong. The front door is built out of the same timbers used to construct the front porch. The paneling in the stairwell is the poplar flooring we salvaged from the second floor of the original log home when it was disassembled in 2005. The flooring was run through a planer multiple times to reveal the numerous layers of the paint it had accumulated over 200 some odd years, as well as the beautiful natural patina of the old growth Poplar. The hearth, front steps and stones outside the back door are blue limestone that was salvaged from an 1850s boarding house and tavern located just south of Delaware, Ohio. The stones were originally purchased from a quarry in Cincinnati, and the receipt showed a date of 1905. We reclaimed the stones as the old tavern was being disassembled and moved to Vail, Colorado to be rebuilt as a timber frame vacation house. The floors are hickory from Pennsylvania with eight inch planks on the first floor and four inch planks on the second. The primary logs of the cabin are all American Poplar. The top log, or King Ring, is White Oak. It is believed that this log band was added when the house was moved to Zanesville from Marietta. The grey painted letters and numbers on each log were the original markings used to reassemble the logs in the early 1800s. The paint is milk based and of the period, further indicated by the writing style.
The granite boulders located around the fireplace in the front yard are the original foundation stones from the 1835 barn that was disassembled and used to build the front porch and the front door. Elk Lick Farm QDM History & Information Elk Lick Farm comprises 264+/- acres of some of the finest hunting ground in the eastern United States. Located in northern Scott County Kentucky it is within 15 miles of Stamping Ground, KY – which at one time was one of the largest Buffalo, Elk & Deer mineral licks in the Ohio Valley Region. Elk Lick Farm has been under the same ownership and management for close to fourteen years. The farm is located in the middle of a 2,000+/- acre block of land, held by multiple owners, that has been intensively managed for QDM for the past decade and a half. The farm has a broad range of cover including: fallow pastures, mowed pastures, thickets and brushy draws, mature stands of hard wood timber, dense cedar thickets and improved food plots. The steep to rolling topography combines with the wide range of vegetation to create a hunting environment which includes several miles of mixed cover edges and transition cover. The 30 acres of cultivated food plots break down into 19 separate food plots, of which 12 are currently cool season grasses and nine are warm season grasses and grains. The property also has: 2 springfed ponds, 3 surface-fed former livestock ponds that serve as seasonal watering holes, 2 Indian springs, 1 creek (Elk Lick Branch of Eagle Creek) and 2 intermittent streams. The stands of hardwood hold generous numbers of mature White Oak, Red Oak, Chinquapin Oak, Cherry, Hickory and Walnut as well as some Ash. In 2006 the owner retained a professional QDM consultant to further improve on the property’s already dynamic and extensive QDM operations. Since 2006 over 6 miles of cleared and tacked entry and exit trails have been established in order to reach the property’s 33 existing deer stands with minimal impact on hunting conditions. All stands are carefully placed, extensively brushed in and very concealed. They have been strategically set to take full advantage of a variety of wind conditions, hunting times, hunting seasons and feeding patterns. Six large bedding areas encompassing close to 20 acres were also established under the 2006 plan. These bedding areas have been
developed through selective and seasonal hinge cutting of lesser tree species and other management techniques. Three core sanctuary areas were also expanded in 2006, which doubled the total acreage of sanctuary from approximately 20 acres to close to 40 acres. In addition to an extremely well thought out and deliberate system of stands, entry and exit trails, concealment cover, fence openings, sanctuaries, bedding areas, and food plots the property has five strategically located mineral licks that are maintained year round with a combination of Lucky Buck and livestock minerals. These mineral licks are all in close proximity to watering locations. Some of these licks are up to eight feet in diameter and 18 inches deep. The property has three designated youth hunting areas that also serve as doe harvesting locations. Any knowledgeable, experienced and sophisticated whitetail hunter will instantly recognize the outstanding quality of the QDM program that has been consistently operated for over a decade at Elk Lick Farm. The results speak for themselves! For many years running, extremely high quality bucks and numerous trophy turkeys have been harvested season after season on Elk Lick Farm - as well as all of the farms that share its borders. Many of these trophies may be seen in the photo albums or on the walls of the 1700s historic log home located on property.
The farm is located in the middle of a 2,000+/- acre block of land, held by multiple owners, that has been intensively managed for QDM for the past decade and a half.
Purchase Options for this property: The Acreage/Sale options are as follows: Tract A (94 acres) with Cabin = $599,000 Tracts B & C (170 acres) = $331,000 or $1950 per acre Tract C (78 acres) *to be sold only after Tracts A & B have sold = $150,000 or $1950 per acre Tracts A & B (186 acres) with Cabin = $779,000 Tracts A, B & C (264 acres) with Cabin = $899,000 Cabin could be sold with a smaller size acreage tract. Price would be determined upon amount of acreage. Owner must approve of acreage division.
For your private showing of this magnificent property contact: Carl Miller Mobile Phone: (859) 351-3349 Email: [email protected]
