The History of Hinckston Run Farm.
Get to know more about us and the history behind the farm.
Meet the owners of Hinckston Run Farm
David and Edana Glessner married in 2003 and have a blended family with 3 children. They both have a love of landscaping, gardening, and being outdoors with their animals. David has a bit of a rock fetish and loves to design rock fireplaces, rock walls, and landscaping with rocks. Edana loves to garden, design landscapes, make crafts, and give lots of love to her animals which include 2 mini donkeys, 6 Nigerian Dwarf goats, 5 cats, and 1 mischievous dog. Together both David and Edana love to create beautiful outdoor living that they both enjoy sharing with others!
The Glessners purchased this beautiful property of 64 acres in April 2019 and have been working tirelessly to make it their own home and retreat for others. They originally purchased the property for the beautiful land to farm and views of the rolling hills and the relaxing ponds. As family and friends came to visit, everyone thought it would be the perfect place for a wedding. We already had plans to build the pole barn for our animals and to expand by breeding our goats and donkeys but everyone kept telling us that we should go for it so here we are! We are still in the process of making the barn for “people”. We added the stone fireplace, the chandeliers, and an outside bar. We are anxiously awaiting Springtime so we can get more landscaping done.
The History of Hinckston Run
The land surrounding the Hinckston Run Dam was originally divided into several 400 acre lots. In 1794, the first Governor of Pennsylvania, Thomas Mifflin, granted warrants to these lands where our farm is located. Ironically, Hinckston Run Farm is located on the edges of 3 differents lots that Mifflin named, “Hospitality”, “Good Land” and “Clearfield”. The name Hinckston comes from a man named John Hinckston who owned property in this area.
Previous owners…
The Hinckston Run Farm was originally owned by a logging company which had a dirt floor with 4 sets of bunk beds around a fireplace which is now the kitchen. The Laser family was the first family to live here in the early 1900s and the Smith family purchased the farm in the late 1940s. A bathroom was added to the second floor of the home in the late 1950s. In the 1970s, the eldest daughter, Elisha (Smith) Balog, married to Ray Balog, decided to move back to the farm with her family and raised their four children. They lived here for over 40 years adding 2 additions to the home before selling the farm to the Glessner family in 2019.