This is inside what was once a working dairy barn. In 1913 James King purchased a 350 acre farm in Montgomery County, Md. and turned it into a thriving dairy farm. This cement block dairy barn was built in 1930. A little after Mr. Kings death the farm was sold and ended up in the hands of The Maryland National Parks and Planning Commission. In 1999 with the help of corporate and individual supporters of youth soccer programs these acres were turned in soccer fields. This dairy barn is the only thing remaining of the farm and is surrounded by soccer fields. It has been preserved and now holds the history of dairy farms insides. They also do elementary school field trips here so children can experience and see how a dairy farm works, even bringing in a real cow to milk. It's so nice to see things preserved and not just demolished.
Oh this is just marvelous! Great History and I can remember as a kid having to milk the cows everytime we went up North to my Parents friends farm! It was scary but fun! A Great thing to Perserve those Memories!
