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2005 HISTORIC HOUSE AND BARN TOUR
1. The tour will begin at the Hamway's handsome Queene Anne style Victorian Home, located at the corner of Washington Street and Columbia Street in Columbia. This beautiful and well manicured old home is situated on ground that is believed to have once possessed an earlier home from a previous era, and stands along the ancient road that leads to the 18th Century Delaware River ferry crossing. This home witnessed the catastrophic 1955 flood that destroyed the last covered bridge to span the Delaware, which had been built upon the stone pillars supporting the present day pedestrian bridge connecting Columbia to Portland.
Located next door to the right, is what is believed to be the oldest house in Columbia. Presumed built during the 1770's, local lore claims that an early resident grew yeast in a shed in her backyard and then sold it to local bread makers for pennies.