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30 YEARS AGO
November 30,1961
Over 3,200 acres of land,
consisting of several farms, have been purchased by Mr. and Mrs. William N. Lane of Lake Forest, Illinois. This is one of the largest transactions of its kind in the area. Mountain view, located near Woodville and owned by Mrs. Earl Combs and her step-son, Earl of New York, was the first farm bought by the Lanes. It contained 1,227 acres and its sale was made by Browning Real Estate Agency. Other farms purchased by the Lanes were those of C.M. Spitler, K.H. Quasebarth, Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Gatley, Eldon, the home of the late Robert E. Miller; Shingle Shanty, owned by Mrs. Cary Miller Reynolds Hall. Mr. W.A. Miller, realtor of Washington, Va. cooperated with the Browning agency in the sale of Eldon and Mrs. Hall’s place. Mr. Miller also sold the Lanes the 450 acre farm of J. Rodes Brown.
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