This 10 foot long livestock trough is an early piece of Orange County history from the William Lindley farm.  He came on wagon train with Jonathan Lindley.  Through dendrochronology, the scientific method of dating, based on analysis of tree rings, Hanover Professor Dr. Darrin Rubino determined this popular tree began growing in 1522 and was harvested in 1850.  Today the wood in the trough is 494 years old.  This trough has remained on the Lindley farm, owned for decades by Rachel and Jim Bowen.  It was purchased from the Bowens by Saving Historic Orange County (SHOC) and is now being shared with Orange County Historical Society at the Thomas Elwood Lindley House.
by Orange County Historical Society