Vintage Perry Park Barn Canvas Print

Image is a vintage rendition of a snow scene of a beautiful old barn, silo, and wagon on Perry Park Road, near Sedalia, Colorado. Sedalia was first established by John H. Craig in 1859 when he staked a claim and built a circular corral at the junction of East and West Plum creeks. His pioneer claim soon became an area landmark along the First Territorial Road (1864) and was known by local settlers and travelers as Round Corral. In 1869, John H. Craig sold his claim to Jonathan House, who renamed the site Plum based on the local creek by that name, which was named after the large number wild plum trees growing in the lowlands at that point. When the narrow gauge Denver & Rio Grande Railway reached this point in 1871, the officials listed the growing village in their timetables as Plum Station, and through their subsidiary land company, later filed a plat for the Town of Plum in 1873. One of the early settlers in the area, Henry Musick Clay, had reportedly moved there from Sedalia, Petti...

I was born and raised in the Metropolitan New York City area of New Jersey but have lived in Arizona for forty years. After retiring from high school counseling and teaching, I discovered the joy of photography and digital art. Although I strive to get the shot right in the camera, I enjoy the artistic and creative aspects of working with image editing programs. Capturing the beauty of God's creation with landscape photography was my first passion. I thank God for his creations and that I am fortunate enough to see and capture a part of them with my camera. I have also come to enjoy many other facets of photography, such as wildlife, American Western, farm, church, and ghost town photography. I take great pleasure in traveling and...