Ohio Pioneer and Settler. Husband of Mercy S. (Piper) Hale and Sarah Cozad (Mather) Hale.
FROM THE HALE WEBSITE:
In 1810 Jonathan Hale, a farmer from Glastonbury, Connecticut, arrived in the Western Reserve. As a gesture of good faith, Hale guaranteed the debts of a friend in Connecticut. Unfortunately for Hale, the man was not able to settle these debts, thus forcing Hale to pay them. Hale was forced to sell his house and farm in Connecticut, and with $1,250 left from his shrunken assets, he purchased 500 acres of land and ventured to the Western Reserve.
Upon arrival Hale found a squatter settled on his property. Respecting the work the man had done, such as clearing the fields and building a cabin, Hale gave him his horse and wagon in exchange for his efforts and hence began the Hale Homestead.
In 1825 Hale began constructing a sparkling three-story red brick house using materials from his property. At the time of completion, this was one of only two brick homes in the Cuyahoga Valley.Three generations of the family lived in this house and farmed the property.
ALSO FROM THE HALE WEBSITE:
In 1810, Jonathan Hale, a farmer from Glastonbury, Connecticut, settled here in the Cuyahoga Valley with his young family. After living in a small cabin for fifteen years, he used material from his property, like clay and lime for bricks, and lumber to build a three-story brick house. Three generations of his family lived in this home and farmed the property.
In 1956 his great-granddaughter, Clara Belle Ritchie bequeathed the farm to the Western Reserve Historical Society. It was specified in her will the Society was "to establish the Hale Farm as a museum, open to the public to the end that the greatest number of persons may be informed as to the history and culture of the Western Reserve." Doors opened to the public in 1958.
FROM THE HALE WEBSITE:
In 1810 Jonathan Hale, a farmer from Glastonbury, Connecticut, arrived in the Western Reserve. As a gesture of good faith, Hale guaranteed the debts of a friend in Connecticut. Unfortunately for Hale, the man was not able to settle these debts, thus forcing Hale to pay them. Hale was forced to sell his house and farm in Connecticut, and with $1,250 left from his shrunken assets, he purchased 500 acres of land and ventured to the Western Reserve.
Upon arrival Hale found a squatter settled on his property. Respecting the work the man had done, such as clearing the fields and building a cabin, Hale gave him his horse and wagon in exchange for his efforts and hence began the Hale Homestead.
In 1825 Hale began constructing a sparkling three-story red brick house using materials from his property. At the time of completion, this was one of only two brick homes in the Cuyahoga Valley.Three generations of the family lived in this house and farmed the property.
ALSO FROM THE HALE WEBSITE:
In 1810, Jonathan Hale, a farmer from Glastonbury, Connecticut, settled here in the Cuyahoga Valley with his young family. After living in a small cabin for fifteen years, he used material from his property, like clay and lime for bricks, and lumber to build a three-story brick house. Three generations of his family lived in this home and farmed the property.
In 1956 his great-granddaughter, Clara Belle Ritchie bequeathed the farm to the Western Reserve Historical Society. It was specified in her will the Society was "to establish the Hale Farm as a museum, open to the public to the end that the greatest number of persons may be informed as to the history and culture of the Western Reserve." Doors opened to the public in 1958.
Ohio Pioneer and Settler. Husband of Mercy S. (Piper) Hale and Sarah Cozad (Mather) Hale.
FROM THE HALE WEBSITE:
In 1810 Jonathan Hale, a farmer from Glastonbury, Connecticut, arrived in the Western Reserve. As a gesture of good faith, Hale guaranteed the debts of a friend in Connecticut. Unfortunately for Hale, the man was not able to settle these debts, thus forcing Hale to pay them. Hale was forced to sell his house and farm in Connecticut, and with $1,250 left from his shrunken assets, he purchased 500 acres of land and ventured to the Western Reserve.
Upon arrival Hale found a squatter settled on his property. Respecting the work the man had done, such as clearing the fields and building a cabin, Hale gave him his horse and wagon in exchange for his efforts and hence began the Hale Homestead.
In 1825 Hale began constructing a sparkling three-story red brick house using materials from his property. At the time of completion, this was one of only two brick homes in the Cuyahoga Valley.Three generations of the family lived in this house and farmed the property.
ALSO FROM THE HALE WEBSITE:
In 1810, Jonathan Hale, a farmer from Glastonbury, Connecticut, settled here in the Cuyahoga Valley with his young family. After living in a small cabin for fifteen years, he used material from his property, like clay and lime for bricks, and lumber to build a three-story brick house. Three generations of his family lived in this home and farmed the property.
In 1956 his great-granddaughter, Clara Belle Ritchie bequeathed the farm to the Western Reserve Historical Society. It was specified in her will the Society was "to establish the Hale Farm as a museum, open to the public to the end that the greatest number of persons may be informed as to the history and culture of the Western Reserve." Doors opened to the public in 1958.
FROM THE HALE WEBSITE:
In 1810 Jonathan Hale, a farmer from Glastonbury, Connecticut, arrived in the Western Reserve. As a gesture of good faith, Hale guaranteed the debts of a friend in Connecticut. Unfortunately for Hale, the man was not able to settle these debts, thus forcing Hale to pay them. Hale was forced to sell his house and farm in Connecticut, and with $1,250 left from his shrunken assets, he purchased 500 acres of land and ventured to the Western Reserve.
Upon arrival Hale found a squatter settled on his property. Respecting the work the man had done, such as clearing the fields and building a cabin, Hale gave him his horse and wagon in exchange for his efforts and hence began the Hale Homestead.
In 1825 Hale began constructing a sparkling three-story red brick house using materials from his property. At the time of completion, this was one of only two brick homes in the Cuyahoga Valley.Three generations of the family lived in this house and farmed the property.
ALSO FROM THE HALE WEBSITE:
In 1810, Jonathan Hale, a farmer from Glastonbury, Connecticut, settled here in the Cuyahoga Valley with his young family. After living in a small cabin for fifteen years, he used material from his property, like clay and lime for bricks, and lumber to build a three-story brick house. Three generations of his family lived in this home and farmed the property.
In 1956 his great-granddaughter, Clara Belle Ritchie bequeathed the farm to the Western Reserve Historical Society. It was specified in her will the Society was "to establish the Hale Farm as a museum, open to the public to the end that the greatest number of persons may be informed as to the history and culture of the Western Reserve." Doors opened to the public in 1958.
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