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To: jay1949

I’m guessing mid to late 1800’s, so the cabins were built say around the Civil War, long after this one. They were all wood and built better but not much. I imagine they survived into the 20th century but are likely long gone now.

I do recall seeing old abandoned cabins from the road in Tennessee back when I was a kid in the 70’s.


15 posted on 04/06/2010 8:00:03 AM PDT by Free Vulcan (No prisoners, no mercy. 2010 is here...)
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To: Free Vulcan

There may be more cabins around than people realize.

My grandparents’ house began as a one-room cabin around 1850. At some point, it was jacked up and a cellar was dug, At that time, they covered the logs with clapboard siding and cut holes for windows. A few years later, a second floor was added, then they started expanding back.

Until some time around WWII, the only heat was a stove. When they installed a furnace, only the newer parts of the house were heated, which is less than pleasant in Wisconsin. The house is still occupied.

It may not be common in Tennessee, but in Wisconsin, I have encountered quite a few farm houses like this that grew from cabins.


23 posted on 04/06/2010 9:05:16 AM PDT by MediaMole
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To: Free Vulcan

In the county where I live, one fellow set out in the ‘70s to see how many log cabins, log barns, log smokehouses and such he could photograph before they were all gone. If I recall correctly, he found more than 50 — many on their last legs, but a few have been salvaged.


28 posted on 04/06/2010 11:50:03 AM PDT by jay1949 (Work is the curse of the blogging class)
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