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Morgan’s Raid, the longest sustained pillaging act of the Civil War, was conducted by a Confederate troop led by General John Hunt Morgan. On July 14, 1863, the raid arrived at the Hunt House and stole several of their horses as the family helplessly watched looked on. / Image: Daniel Smyth // Published: 11.25.17

Morgan’s Raid, the longest sustained pillaging act of the Civil War, was conducted by a Confederate troop led by General John Hunt Morgan. On July 14, 1863, the raid arrived at the Hunt House and stole several of their horses as the family helplessly watched looked on. / Image: Daniel Smyth // Published: 11.25.17

The Hunt Family was one of the founders of the city of Blue Ash. In the earliest years of the American Civil War, they built a Federal/Greek Revival house on their plot of land which totaled approximately 1,000 acres. It stayed in the Hunt family for four generations, until it was sold to the City of Blue Ash in 2003. Today, it exists as a museum dedicated to the history of the house and family who built it. ADDRESS: 4364 Hunt Road (45242) / Image: Daniel Smyth // Published: 11.25.17

Morgan’s Raid, the longest sustained pillaging act of the Civil War, was conducted by a Confederate troop led by General John Hunt Morgan. On July 14, 1863, the raid arrived at the Hunt House and stole several of their horses as the family helplessly watched looked on. / Image: Daniel Smyth // Published: 11.25.17

Morgan’s Raid, the longest sustained pillaging act of the Civil War, was conducted by a Confederate troop led by General John Hunt Morgan. On July 14, 1863, the raid arrived at the Hunt House and stole several of their horses as the family helplessly watched looked on. / Image: Daniel Smyth // Published: 11.25.17

The Hunt Family was one of the founders of the city of Blue Ash. In the earliest years of the American Civil War, they built a Federal/Greek Revival house on their plot of land which totaled approximately 1,000 acres. It stayed in the Hunt family for four generations, until it was sold to the City of Blue Ash in 2003. Today, it exists as a museum dedicated to the history of the house and family who built it. ADDRESS: 4364 Hunt Road (45242) / Image: Daniel Smyth // Published: 11.25.17

Morgan’s Raid, the longest sustained pillaging act of the Civil War, was conducted by a Confederate troop led by General John Hunt Morgan. On July 14, 1863, the raid arrived at the Hunt House and stole several of their horses as the family helplessly watched looked on. / Image: Daniel Smyth // Published: 11.25.17

Morgan’s Raid, the longest sustained pillaging act of the Civil War, was conducted by a Confederate troop led by General John Hunt Morgan. On July 14, 1863, the raid arrived at the Hunt House and stole several of their horses as the family helplessly watched looked on. / Image: Daniel Smyth // Published: 11.25.17

The Hunt Family was one of the founders of the city of Blue Ash. In the earliest years of the American Civil War, they built a Federal/Greek Revival house on their plot of land which totaled approximately 1,000 acres. It stayed in the Hunt family for four generations, until it was sold to the City of Blue Ash in 2003. Today, it exists as a museum dedicated to the history of the house and family who built it. ADDRESS: 4364 Hunt Road (45242) / Image: Daniel Smyth // Published: 11.25.17

Morgan’s Raid, the longest sustained pillaging act of the Civil War, was conducted by a Confederate troop led by General John Hunt Morgan. On July 14, 1863, the raid arrived at the Hunt House and stole several of their horses as the family helplessly watched looked on. / Image: Daniel Smyth // Published: 11.25.17

Morgan’s Raid, the longest sustained pillaging act of the Civil War, was conducted by a Confederate troop led by General John Hunt Morgan. On July 14, 1863, the raid arrived at the Hunt House and stole several of their horses as the family helplessly watched looked on. / Image: Daniel Smyth // Published: 11.25.17

The Hunt Family was one of the founders of the city of Blue Ash. In the earliest years of the American Civil War, they built a Federal/Greek Revival house on their plot of land which totaled approximately 1,000 acres. It stayed in the Hunt family for four generations, until it was sold to the City of Blue Ash in 2003. Today, it exists as a museum dedicated to the history of the house and family who built it. ADDRESS: 4364 Hunt Road (45242) / Image: Daniel Smyth // Published: 11.25.17

Morgan’s Raid, the longest sustained pillaging act of the Civil War, was conducted by a Confederate troop led by General John Hunt Morgan. On July 14, 1863, the raid arrived at the Hunt House and stole several of their horses as the family helplessly watched looked on. / Image: Daniel Smyth // Published: 11.25.17

Morgan’s Raid, the longest sustained pillaging act of the Civil War, was conducted by a Confederate troop led by General John Hunt Morgan. On July 14, 1863, the raid arrived at the Hunt House and stole several of their horses as the family helplessly watched looked on. / Image: Daniel Smyth // Published: 11.25.17

The Hunt Family was one of the founders of the city of Blue Ash. In the earliest years of the American Civil War, they built a Federal/Greek Revival house on their plot of land of 1,000 acres. It stayed in the Hunt family for four generations until it was sold to the City of Blue Ash in 2003, and an effort to preserve one of the oldest still-standing structures in the city’s history began. Today, it exists as a museum dedicated to the history of the house and family who built it. ADDRESS: 4364 Hunt Road (45242) / Image: Daniel Smyth // Published: 11.25.17

Morgan’s Raid, the longest sustained pillaging act of the Civil War, was conducted by a Confederate troop led by General John Hunt Morgan. On July 14, 1863, the raid arrived at the Hunt House and stole several of their horses as the family helplessly watched looked on. / Image: Daniel Smyth // Published: 11.25.17

Morgan’s Raid, the longest sustained pillaging act of the Civil War, was conducted by a Confederate troop led by General John Hunt Morgan. On July 14, 1863, the raid arrived at the Hunt House and stole several of their horses as the family helplessly watched looked on. / Image: Daniel Smyth // Published: 11.25.17

The Hunt Family was one of the founders of the city of Blue Ash. In the earliest years of the American Civil War, they built a Federal/Greek Revival house on their plot of land which totaled approximately 1,000 acres. It stayed in the Hunt family for four generations, until it was sold to the City of Blue Ash in 2003. Today, it exists as a museum dedicated to the history of the house and family who built it. ADDRESS: 4364 Hunt Road (45242) / Image: Daniel Smyth // Published: 11.25.17

Morgan’s Raid, the longest sustained pillaging act of the Civil War, was conducted by a Confederate troop led by General John Hunt Morgan. On July 14, 1863, the raid arrived at the Hunt House and stole several of their horses as the family helplessly watched looked on. / Image: Daniel Smyth // Published: 11.25.17

Morgan’s Raid, the longest sustained pillaging act of the Civil War, was conducted by a Confederate troop led by General John Hunt Morgan. On July 14, 1863, the raid arrived at the Hunt House and stole several of their horses as the family helplessly watched looked on. / Image: Daniel Smyth // Published: 11.25.17

The Hunt Family was one of the founders of the city of Blue Ash. In the earliest years of the American Civil War, they built a Federal/Greek Revival house on their plot of land which totaled approximately 1,000 acres. It stayed in the Hunt family for four generations, until it was sold to the City of Blue Ash in 2003. Today, it exists as a museum dedicated to the history of the house and family who built it. ADDRESS: 4364 Hunt Road (45242) / Image: Daniel Smyth // Published: 11.25.17

Morgan’s Raid, the longest sustained pillaging act of the Civil War, was conducted by a Confederate troop led by General John Hunt Morgan. On July 14, 1863, the raid arrived at the Hunt House and stole several of their horses as the family helplessly watched looked on. / Image: Daniel Smyth // Published: 11.25.17

Morgan’s Raid, the longest sustained pillaging act of the Civil War, was conducted by a Confederate troop led by General John Hunt Morgan. On July 14, 1863, the raid arrived at the Hunt House and stole several of their horses as the family helplessly watched looked on. / Image: Daniel Smyth // Published: 11.25.17

The Hunt Family was one of the founders of the city of Blue Ash. In the earliest years of the American Civil War, they built a Federal/Greek Revival house on their plot of land which totaled approximately 1,000 acres. It stayed in the Hunt family for four generations, until it was sold to the City of Blue Ash in 2003. Today, it exists as a museum dedicated to the history of the house and family who built it. ADDRESS: 4364 Hunt Road (45242) / Image: Daniel Smyth // Published: 11.25.17

Morgan’s Raid, the longest sustained pillaging act of the Civil War, was conducted by a Confederate troop led by General John Hunt Morgan. On July 14, 1863, the raid arrived at the Hunt House and stole several of their horses as the family helplessly watched looked on. / Image: Daniel Smyth // Published: 11.25.17

Morgan’s Raid, the longest sustained pillaging act of the Civil War, was conducted by a Confederate troop led by General John Hunt Morgan. On July 14, 1863, the raid arrived at the Hunt House and stole several of their horses as the family helplessly watched looked on. / Image: Daniel Smyth // Published: 11.25.17

The Hunt Family was one of the founders of the city of Blue Ash. In the earliest years of the American Civil War, they built a Federal/Greek Revival house on their plot of land which totaled approximately 1,000 acres. It stayed in the Hunt family for four generations, until it was sold to the City of Blue Ash in 2003. Today, it exists as a museum dedicated to the history of the house and family who built it. ADDRESS: 4364 Hunt Road (45242) / Image: Daniel Smyth // Published: 11.25.17

Morgan’s Raid, the longest sustained pillaging act of the Civil War, was conducted by a Confederate troop led by General John Hunt Morgan. On July 14, 1863, the raid arrived at the Hunt House and stole several of their horses as the family helplessly watched looked on. / Image: Daniel Smyth // Published: 11.25.17

Morgan’s Raid, the longest sustained pillaging act of the Civil War, was conducted by a Confederate troop led by General John Hunt Morgan. On July 14, 1863, the raid arrived at the Hunt House and stole several of their horses as the family helplessly watched looked on. / Image: Daniel Smyth // Published: 11.25.17

The Hunt Family was one of the founders of the city of Blue Ash. In the earliest years of the American Civil War, they built a Federal/Greek Revival house on their plot of land which totaled approximately 1,000 acres. It stayed in the Hunt family for four generations, until it was sold to the City of Blue Ash in 2003. Today, it exists as a museum dedicated to the history of the house and family who built it. ADDRESS: 4364 Hunt Road (45242) / Image: Daniel Smyth // Published: 11.25.17

Morgan’s Raid, the longest sustained pillaging act of the Civil War, was conducted by a Confederate troop led by General John Hunt Morgan. On July 14, 1863, the raid arrived at the Hunt House and stole several of their horses as the family helplessly watched looked on. / Image: Daniel Smyth // Published: 11.25.17

Morgan’s Raid, the longest sustained pillaging act of the Civil War, was conducted by a Confederate troop led by General John Hunt Morgan. On July 14, 1863, the raid arrived at the Hunt House and stole several of their horses as the family helplessly watched looked on. / Image: Daniel Smyth // Published: 11.25.17

The Hunt Family was one of the founders of the city of Blue Ash. In the earliest years of the American Civil War, they built a Federal/Greek Revival house on their plot of land which totaled approximately 1,000 acres. It stayed in the Hunt family for four generations, until it was sold to the City of Blue Ash in 2003. Today, it exists as a museum dedicated to the history of the house and family who built it. ADDRESS: 4364 Hunt Road (45242) / Image: Daniel Smyth // Published: 11.25.17

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