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Ohio attorney secretly bought 155 acres in 1988; 38 years later, his family farms nearly 500 acres

In 1988, Ohio attorney Neil McKown quietly purchased 155 acres without first telling his wife, Pamela. The property was overgrown, rundown and neglected, but what initially looked like a risky decision eventually became the foundation of a nearly 500-acre family farming operation.

Ohio attorney secretly bought 155 acres in 1988; 38 years later, his family farms nearly 500 acres

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In 1988, Ohio attorney Neil McKown quietly purchased 155 acres without first telling his wife, Pamela.

The property was overgrown, rundown and neglected, but what initially looked like a risky decision eventually became the foundation of a nearly 500-acre family farming operation.

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In 1988, Ohio attorney Neil McKown quietly purchased 155 acres without first telling his wife, Pamela. The property was overgrown, rundown and neglected, but what initially looked like a risky decision eventually became the foundation of a nearly 500-acre family farming operation.

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