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The broken-down barn that stood for more than 130 years marked a fragment of Huntington's past that many would rather forget. But even those who viewed the shelter as an eyesore cherished it as a remembrance of different times.
Now, all that remained of one of the most infamous chapters in the town's history is gone.
Yesterday, bulldozers tore down the site of "The Kelsey Outrage," the barn near Main Street deemed too deteriorated to preserve.
"Kelsey's Outrage wasn't positive, but it is part of the town's history," said Sandra Wagner, who lives on Platt Street near the barn. "I know it was in bad shape, but I know something could have been done to repair it."
The tale of Charles Kelsey is one of spurned love, brutal violence and unsolved mystery.
"The story of this whole incident made every newspaper in the country back when it happened," said Ray O'Riordan, chairman of the Huntington Historic Preservation Commission. "It was...