In 2019, a Maryland family moved a 255-year-old mansion 50 miles by barge; the 4,000-square-foot house travelled across Chesapeake Bay so they could give the historic building a new waterfront home

A 255-year-old Georgian mansion made an extraordinary 50-mile journey across the Chesapeake Bay after a Maryland family decided to move the entire 400-ton structure by barge. The move was meant to save the historic house from possible demolition and new development. According to reporting by Inside Edition, homeowner Christian Neeley spent nearly $1 million to move the historic 4,000-square-foot brick home, known as Galloway House, from Easton, Maryland, to a new waterfront property in Queenstown.