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LOG CABIN OF '76​

The log cabin was the typical home of settlers during the late 18th centuries in The New World and is still a form of construction today even though it is less popular due to advancements in construction technology. Many presidents lived in them such as James Buchanan, Andrew Jackson and even Abraham Lincoln.

The log cabins that they lived in were obsolete by today's standards and contained usually only one room. Log cabins today can be 3,000 square feet or more and cost millions of dollars depending on the complexity of the design and the materials used.

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Residential log cabins are still being made today.As you can see this log cabin is obviously wayyyyyyyyy different from the log cabins in 1776. Its amazing how things have evolved so much.



[] 18th Century Log Cabin.

The way the cabins are constructed are surprisingly similar excluding the gift of power tools and cranes. The logs had notches cut into the ends so they could be stacked together to form a corner of the house. They filled the gaps between the logs by putting sticks, rocks, or even mud. This method is called chinking.

Many methods were used for building log cabins like using old wood (reused wood) or brand new wood that the settlers would cut down from the trees in the woods. Typically the smaller log cabins would be made out of the reused wood and the bigger cabins would be made from the fresh wood.

The Log Cabin became such an iconic image of the frontier that it was made into a classic toy.

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For many the log cabin is more then just a home. It is a symbol of America during her early years and it shows how far we have come as a nation from three hundred years ago to today.

by: Kameron Smith, Leo Watson, Joe Seminara