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This water trough was the last place that cattle being herded into town could get a drink before being penned at the cattle yard and shipped to market. The water that flows off the hill comes from a natural spring and still flows today.
The Bassel house was originally built by Benjamin Bassel and was one of the first houses built in Lost Creek. It was used during the Civil War as a refuge for soldiers and to stay warm during the winter they burned some of the indoor wooden trimming. Today half of the trimming is hickory the other half is cherry. The house still stands and is being rebuilt to it's original appearance.
The Lost Creek depot was built in the late 1800's-early 1900's and was used primarily by the Baltimore and Ohio railroad. There was a cattle yard near by where the cattle were kept until they could be loaded on trains and shipped to market. It has been restored inside and out and is used today for various local activities.
The Lost Creek United Methodist Church was built in 1894,the first in the area. It burned in 1912 but was rebuilt to the structure you see today. It celebrated its one hundreth birthday in 1994. The church has been added onto and some of the stained glass windows have been updated but there are still parts of the original building used today.
The Southern Area Library is the only library in the area. It was originally the location of the Harrison County Bank but when the bank built a new building a few hundred feet away the library occupied the building. It has a few old collections that date back hundreds of years.
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