One Man's History, Another Man's Treasure Century Old Barn Finds New Home By JOE TOPPE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com Rick Brockway on the barn’s half-demolished “bridge” that gave hay wagons access to the third floor. (Jim Kevlin/AllOTSEGO.com) It was 1897, the same year Bram Stoker’s “Dracula” was published and a gold rush lured scores of prospectors to the Klondike. Here in Otsego County, Rick Brockway’s great-great grandfather Jesse was driving the final nails into his West Laurens’ dairy barn. Now, more than 50 years since the family used the barn for farming, only the structure’s frame is worth saving. “It’s…
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