People who had been fighting to save an historic red barn at Potato Creek State Park were angry this morning to learn the state came in over the weekend and tore it down.
They had made Save the Red Barn yard signs and t-shirts, and their support was growing with news coverage. Just last weekend they held a march and rally. But the Indiana Department of Natural Resources said the barn stood in the way of the new $100 million inn and conference center they’re building, and they had refused to discuss the matter with WVPE or with preservationists.
32-year-old Maggie Hesters’ great grandfather, Raymon Naragon, built the barn. She says on Monday morning she heard it had come down and so she drove out to the site, hoping to at least grab a memento…