Laura Ingalls wilder’s Little House in Missouri

Posted on April 14, 2018 by Sue Vincent

Following up on Jennie Fitzkee’s post about a Laura Ingalls book…

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Via the website: http://lauraingallswilderhome.com//?page_id=322

As visitors make their trek to the historic Rocky Ridge Farm, the first sight they’ll see is Laura’s and Almanzo’s beloved farmhouse. It remains as it was in 1957 and stands as an official project of the Save America’s Treasures National Trust for Historical Preservation.

As the story goes, Laura, Almanzo and Rose moved to Mansfield, Missouri in 1894. They had saved $100 to buy land just outside of town. The two worked side-by-side for nearly twenty years in seeing the rocky land transform into a sprawling 200 acres of farmland, which included an apple orchard and space for Almanzo’s Morgan horses. During this time, they lived in the town of Mansfield while Alamanzo commuted to and from the farm. Eventually the family moved into a one room log cabin on the farm until 1913, when the farmhouse was finally complete.

The home was always a central theme to…

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About Sue Vincent

Sue Vincent was a Yorkshire born writer, esoteric teacher and a Director of The Silent Eye. She was immersed in the Mysteries all her life. Sue maintained a popular blog and is co-author of The Mystical Hexagram with Dr G.M.Vasey. Sue lived in Buckinghamshire, having been stranded there due to an accident with a blindfold, a pin and a map. She had a lasting love-affair with the landscape of Albion, the hidden country of the heart. Sue  passed into spirit at the end of March 2021.
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9 Responses to Laura Ingalls wilder’s Little House in Missouri

  1. Darlene says:
    April 14, 2018 at 13:37

    A nice tie-in with Jennie’s post. Visiting this place would be like visiting Jane Austen’s cottage in the UK. I wrote a post for Sally about my visit there. https://smorgasbordinvitation.wordpress.com/2018/04/10/smorgasbord-new-series-of-posts-from-your-archives-visiting-jane-austen-on-a-motorbike-by-darlene-foster/

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  2. noelleg44 says:
    April 15, 2018 at 17:33

    Lovely post about an author I love.

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  3. Jennie says:
    April 16, 2018 at 23:00

    Thank you for this post, Sue. It is a terrific expansion of my post. I love the photos.

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