Author: Miss Cellania / Source: Neatorama
A log cabin is more than a sturdy shelter- it has become the symbol of the pioneering spirit of America. It wasn’t always that way. Despite the pictures you’ve seen in history books, the earliest English settlers in America did not build log cabins. The structure arose out of necessity later on, because it was relatively easy to put together from available materials when you don’t have a sawmill.
A log cabin was a step up from a dugout or sod house. Still, log cabins did not have a great reputation, and were often considered a temporary shelter until a proper house could be built.Benjamin Franklin wrote that there were only two sorts of people, “those who are well dress’d…
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