In the 1930's, Julia Pearl Persinger Hart, mother of the current owner of Hart Farm, pieced a Hearts & Gizzards quilt top, a block of which was copied for the quilt square on the barn. When she died in 1942, Julia's quilt tops were divided among her six children. Her son, Abe Hart, Jr., says the Hearts & Gizzards is one of his share which totals eight. The barn on which the quilt square hangs was built in 1945 by John Harvey and his barn crew. The lumber used was sawed from trees growing on the farm. A couple of notes of interest: *Harrison Hendrix was one of four persons entrusted with the plans to burn railroad bridges during the Civil War. Two of his wives are buried on the property. *In 1868, George Persinger donated the land for the Brick Church (now known as the Brick Christian Church).

In the 1930's, Julia Pearl Persinger Hart, mother of the current owner of Hart Farm, pieced a Hearts & Gizzards quilt top. Was Painted Watuga Valley Art League.

The Hart Farm was purchased in 1838 from Joseph Garland, Jr. In 1841, Harrison Hendrix purchased it from his parents, Solomon and Susanna Hart Hendrix (Solomon's great-uncle was the purchaser of the land in 1838). In 1860, Harrison Hendrix sold the property to George Persinger, who died in 1887 and left the property to his son, George Lewis Persinger. George Lewis Persinger died in 1893 and left the farm to his six children, one of which was Julia Pearl Persinger Hart, the mother of the current owner. In 1938, Julia's husband, Abe F. Hart, Sr., purchased from the other Persinger heirs their interest in the property. Upon Julia's death in 1942, her son, Abe Hart, Jr. inherited a one-sixth interest in her one-sixth interest. When Abe, Sr. died in 1965, Abe, Jr. inherited a one-sixth interest in the property that had been purchased by his father. Through inheritance and by purchasing shares from other family members, Abe, Jr. became full owner of the farm in 1987.

Located in beautiful Butler, TN, Cove Ridge Marina is a family-friendly, privately owned business offering top-notch boat storage accommodations.

The Bass and Trout quilt pattern was selected due to the obvious connection between the pattern and the current marina aspect of the land on which the barn resides. The quilt artist for the project was Candace St. Lawrence from Johnson County, Tennessee.

Nidiffer Farms is a place where families can come and pick their own pumpkins. In addition to growing pumpkins, the Nidiffer's also raise cattle and grow some vegetables. The Nidiffer family have always been farmers located in Carter County. This particular homestead was bought in 1960 when they wanted to have more land.

The reason behind the quilt square is that it comes from a baby quilt. The current owner of the farm had this pattern on a quilt that his Grandmother Josie Nidiffer made him.

The barn was built in 1935 by Mason McFerrin. It was built with very high quality lumber milled locally, and the metal parts were of the highest quality for that time. It was originally built for a dairy operation on the property and the milk was sold to Armor Creamery and made into cheese. Dairy operations ceased in the late 1950s. On January 25, 1863, Lt. John Hutchenson (a Confederate soldier) was killed just outside of where the entrance to the barn property is located. There was a monument placed at the gates of the barn lot by the Daughters of the Confederacy, but the monument had to be moved about 50 yards when the new John Bragg Hwy was built.

A historic barn rich with farming heritage and Civil War history in scenic Cannon County, TN.

Quilt block painted by Diane and Kevin Mooneyham