Rural Life, Barns & Communities.
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Arrow of Peace Quilt block on an old barn, with Milkweed in the foreground.
These old barns can be found throughout northern Missouri, mostly in Saline County. A quilt trail is a series of painted wood or metal, hung or free standing, quilt squares installed at various locations Folklore has it that these quilts were used as a map to direct escaped slaves to safe house. The story is unsubstantiated.
