Roger Goldizen was contracted to clear the 6.6-acre tract which old timers remember as the Eustace Thacker Place.

The eyes of many have been upon the Eustace Thacker Place in Hurricane this last week because the land is being cleared. Very few know the property by that name. It has been nearly three-quarters of a century since Thacker dwelt there and tended a garden on the spot. Most identify the property as the unnamed woods…