Besides needing a lot of TLC, the Neely family found only one other problem with purchasing the 255-year-old Galloway Mansion in Easton, Maryland: It was not situated on the water.
That may seem like a real estate deal-breaker, but after many months of planning and coordination, the 400-ton structure last week was moved from its historic Easton foundation and floated 50 miles on a barge to its new foundation on Wye River, where the family will restore the historic structure to live in.
This video shows an aerial view of the waterborne maneuver:
