Now that is just awesome getting it all back into use...
One of the things I found so interesting in my many years of being a researcher is just the amount of miles folks traveled without a car!
We think in terms of days for vacation and they did months!
Not unusual for them to pack up the farm and go to another state for a year or so and then go back home.
Looking forward to seeing all the goodies the earth has held in place for the metal detecting (wonder how many pieces of civil war stuff you will find).