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Red Barn during Beautiful drive in the Country

New England settlers didn't have enough money to paint their farms. So they needed a cheap way to protect the barns' wood. They mixed skimmed milk, lime, and red iron oxide to make a red, plastic-like coating. ... Red became the most famous among farmers because it was the cheapest

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Uploaded on November 14, 2020
Taken sometime in 2020