Martin and Lucy Harris Farm

Описание: Martin and Lucy Harris Farm Site - Palmyra, New York.

The signs read..

MARTIN HARRIS FARM

Mortgaged for $3,000 in 1829 to provide funds for first publication of Book of Mormon.

THIS FARM'S MOST PLENTIFUL HARVEST WAS A BOOK

In the 1820's, a man named Martin Harris ran a successful farm in this area. Martin shocked family members and friends in August 1829 when he mortgaged a large portion of his property, to pay for the publication of the Book of Mormon. He had a deep conviction that the book was true and that his friend Joseph Smith had translated it by the gift and power of God.

Martin's donation amounted to $3,000---a lot of money in 1829. Thanks to Martin's generosity, Egbert B. Grandin agreed to print 5,000 copies of the book at his shop in Palmyra. The first copies were available there by March 26, 1830. Since then, millions of copies have been printed throughout the world. The Book of Mormon, with its testimony of Jesus Christ, was this farm's most plentiful harvest.

LAKE-STONE HOUSE

Martin Harris's home was a one-and-a-half story, white frame house, which stood on this site. When Martin moved away in 1831, it was occupied by William Chapman. That house burned down in 1849 and was replaced by the present lake-stone house, which dates from 1850.

Lake-stone buildings were first built in this area by English artisans who came here to work on the Erie Canal. After the canal was completed in 1825, they found employment by constructing stone houses. Approximately 700 of these structures were built in this part of the state.

Many of the stones for this house were hauled from the shores of Lake Ontario by wagon— often a two- or three-day trip because of the heavy load. The stones were then sorted and sized with the most uniform stones used for the front, the less desirable stones for the sides, and the least desirable ones for the back. If you examine the house closely, you can see the intricate trowel work around each stone.

No interior tours are available, but please feel free to look around outside.

See Also:

Martin Harris https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marti...)

The lost 116 pages https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lost_...

Lucy Harris https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucy_...

Music: God of Power, God of Right (I do not own this song) https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/m...

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