Heck, my ggggrandfather`s log house still lived in by my family since 1797 here and my friend`s log cabin since 1792 lived in only 7 miles away. Mine has still has War of 1812 newspaper pages as wallpaper in the cellar. But the one they built in 1648 has rotted away.
Good to keep the family home if you can...
My mother was born and raised in a log cabin in the Blue Ridge. You couldn’t tell it was a log cabin after cover boards were put on later.
Spent many warm nights there as a child protected from those cold mountain winters.
The gov. took the family land and later burned the home down.
Now, that’s great long-term dedication. I wish I had my grandfather’s cabin, but it’s under a lake.