The Old Forge Farm, also known as Surveyor's Last Shift, is a historic home located at Hagerstown,

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. It is a two-story, three

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dwelling built in 1762, with a long, two-story, five bay addition. The house features a

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roof. Also on the property are a stone end barn and stone shed, and a stone tenant house. The Old Forge Farm was listed on the

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in 1979. They also breed Barbados Blackbelly sheep registered with th
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*, including photo from 2000, at Maryland Historical Trust Farms on the National Register of Historic Places in Maryland Houses in Hagerstown, Maryland Houses completed in 1762 National Register of Historic Places in Washington County, Maryland {{WashingtonCountyMD-NRHP-stub