GREAT DESTINATION FOR A SATURDAY OR SUNDAY DAY TRIP BY R.L. HUFFSTUTTER
BARN CONSTRUCTED USING METHODS AND SUPPLIES AVAILABLE DURING EARLY TO MID 1800S. THIS BARN STANDS IN HODGE PARK, CLAY COUNTY, MISSOURI. IT IS PART OF A VILLAGE THAT WAS CONSTRUCTED BY VOLUNTEERS AND THE CLAY COUNTY PARKS DEPARTMENT IN THE LATE 1960S. TODAY, THERE ARE MORE THAN A DOZEN AUTHENTIC "PIONEER" DWELLINGS FOR ENJOYMENT OF VISITORS. A SCHOOL HOUSE, A CHURCH, A STORE, A CEMETERY, A JAIL, SPRING HOUSE AND AUTHENTIC LOG CABINS SERVE AS EXAMPLES OF FRONTIER VILLAGES. A MILL WITH A WATER WHEEL IS ONE OF THE MAJOR ATTRACTIONS. DURING SUMMER MONTHS, NUMEROUS AMERICAN ACTIVITIES ARE SCHEDULED. THE LOCATION IS ALSO THE SITE FOR A TWO DAY CIVIL WAR BATTLE REENACTMENT. HODGE PARK IS LARGE WITH A GOLF COURSE NEARBY. BUFFALO AND ELK ARE ON SITE THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. THE AREA, DONATED BY THE LATE DR. HODGE OF LIBERTY, MISSOURI, HAS BECOME A DAY TRIP EXPERIENCE. SECURITY IS ON SITE. HIKING TRAILS WITH STEEP EMBANKMENTS, WATER FALLS, AND THICK UNDERBRUSH MAKE IT A FAVORITE HIKING SPOT. HIKING TRAILS ARE MARKED TO PREVENT VISITORS FROM GETTING LOST.
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