#thanks for letting me infodump abt history lmaooo

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Ahhhh no you didnt so consider this your seperate ask I need to know the rest! Also what's new friend

okie dokie! so the park follows the George family, and the four generations that actually lived on the property.

it starts in 1824 (we call this house the 1830s) when this area was settled, with Henry Jones and his family; we have a dogtrot cabin for that era, the original burned down several times so ours is a replica but its built exactly like they would have built it. we have reenactors at each house (thats what i do!) to further the story and give tours and answer questions. The Jones family had seven (i think?) children, three of which lived past the age of five.

the next house is set in the 1850s-1860s, that house burned down as well but the one we have on property has the exact same layout and the same builder, it was just owned by a doctor in town that the family was close with. the 1860s house was owned by Henry Jones' daughter, Polly Ryon. Polly was way ahead of her time; in this time period women are still very much oppressed and overlooked, but Polly's husband did jackshit so she ran the entire ranch by herself, she called the shots, made the buisness deals, all of it. She was also allowed in the mens parlor, which was where they talked buiness and all that fun stuff. Polly's niece, Susan Elizabeth, is the owner of the next house.

ah, one of my favorites! the 1890s house!! Susan Elizabeth married Judge H. Davis, and they had three children, the youngest dying at three of infant cholera. Judge Davis wasnt a judge in a courtroom, but he owned a large amount of property and cotton gins and crop shares. the couple's two surviving children were named Bud and Mamie. Bud was a bachelor, he never settled down and had three places of residence; his parents house, a permanent hotel room in a very fancy hotel in town, and his sisters future house. Bud had a staircase go up to his balcony in his parents house as he would come home late at night and his parents didnt want to be bothered by him. Bud passed away at age 42 from tuberculosis, but his sister kept his room intact at her house.

and finally; my favorite. the 1930s! this house's era could technically go all the way from 1898 to 1972, as thats when Mamie died, but we like to keep the timeline at a nice round 100 years. this house was built in 1898 by a renowned builder who built a famous mansion a few hours from the ranch, but was added onto in 1911 when the family decided they needed more space. This house was owned by Mamie Davis, who married Albert George. they built their house on the exact same plot of land Mamie's great-grandparents built on, and theres a massive tree outside that the Jones' planted when they settled. (that tree is going to be 200 years old next year! the entire park is!) the 1930s is considerably fancier than the past houses, as the Georges struck oil an the property in 1923, giving them a lot of extra spending money. the house was built with electricity and plumbing, and air conditioning was added later on. the house also has an elevator in the dining room, as Mr George fell down the stairs in his old age and couldn't go up them too well after. (he hardly ever used it, as he got stuck in it twice lmao) Mr George obviously sat at the head of the dining table, but he would often spend most of his time there, as the paddocks were directly out the window so if any of their hired help had any problems, they could just walk up to the window and talk to him about it. Albert was a heavy smoker, so he didn't have a lot of taste buds left, so he ate Tabasco hot sauce on everything. even ice cream and charred lettuce.

anywhizzle!! i have more tidbits abt each era if you wanna pick one and send me an ask abt it!! no pressure tho.