[Graybeard58]

He was still brawny enough to carry five-gallon barrels full of logs to his home

5 gallon barrels? That's not a lot of logs.

[satchmodog9]

that's true American spirit.

[the invisib1e hand]

Harker's orange Allis Chalmers tractor flipped over on a hillside, the antique vehicle landing belly up on top of him

I have a hunch that he would rather have gone out like this.

[OldCorps]

We need more men like this in our country.

[fieldmarshaldj]

God bless him. May he rest in peace.

[Muleteam1]

>>But on Thursday, Harker's orange Allis Chalmers tractor flipped over on a hillside, the antique vehicle landing belly up on top of him,...<<

Yep, that will definately do a person in. Sympathies for the old farmer's family.

[Doe Eyes]

I wonder if he was taking his meds?

[therut]

I think the farm should become a private memorial to the independent spirt of the Amercian person it is dying and needs memorialized. It could remain as a big middle finger to the .gov.

[NonValueAdded]

What will happen to the property now that Harker isn't there to continue the fight. Will the gubermint win in the end? Here's hoping NO!

[Spirochete]

Maybe the Park Service 'helped' his tractor roll over.

[B Knotts]

Sad. This man was part of a dying breed. We have more than enough parks...what we need are more men like this.

[KoRn]

ping

[pandoraou812]

God Bless him and I hope his determination and spirit live on.

[Clemenza]

Read about this guy in Weird New Jersey. An original, though not as cool as the guy who built the Palace of Depression.

[DJ MacWoW]

More about this guy from a paper local to him..

http://www.njherald.com/287335425281333.php

[Fishrrman]

Enos "Cy" Harker, cantankerous holdout and local legend, lived alone in a 200-year-old stone farmhouse perched on 150 hilly acres in the state's northwest corner. As the final farmer clinging to his original land in the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area, he was feisty enough to fight the government long after the Tocks Island Dam project had vanquished most locals. Even as he approached his 90s, he refused to sell his section of historic Old Mine Road in Sandyston, Sussex County, to the park service, friends and family said.
He was still brawny enough to carry five-gallon barrels full of logs to his home, which had only a wood stove for heat. And he was still plucky enough to cut his own fields after more than six decades. But on Thursday, Harker's orange Allis Chalmers tractor flipped over on a hillside, the antique vehicle landing belly up on top of him, State Police and friends said yesterday.
Matthew McCurry, a State Police detective who checked on Harker regularly and responded to Thursday's accident, said the farmer's 90th birthday party was attended by dozens of people at the Walpack Inn, a well-known local restaurant.

Amazing to read this as I sit here this evening, because I just came back from an outing on the Harley today, riding the entire length of Old Mine Road in New Jersey.

A portion is closed for construction, but even snuck down the closed part a mile or so before I discovered the crews had it blocked, so turned the bike around and by-passed it. Went by the Walpack Inn, though.

Old Mine Road is a wonderful ride on a bike, but don't expect to go fast. You wouldn't believe this part of New Jersey could be so rural, but it's actually wilder on the Jersey side than on the Pennsylvania side (Rt. 209). The best times to ride are late spring (before the leaves) and late fall (after the leaves come down), so you have good views of the Delaware, which is better seen from the Jersey side.

I distinctly remember thinking as I traveled Old Mine Road today, that the whole idea of a federally-owned "recreation area" was little more than a land-grab by the feds. Few seem to go there, at least on the Jersey side (which is why it's such a nice ride). At least a few had the gumption to fight it.

I'm sure I passed right by Mr. Harker's farm. I didn't notice any emergency vehicles, though. Godspeed, farmer Harker. And thanks for holding out while others buckled.

- John

[Free Vulcan]

May I have half the spit and fire at that age that this guy had.

[CORedneck]

I salute his sense of independence and spirit. Too bad we don't have more people like him in this country. Someone who refuses to sell out and kiss @$$. I know that kind of thinking is not too well liked in the corporate world. I deal with that everyday !