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'Section of log taken from cabin built in the present city of Clarksburg, near the southeast corner of the Main St. at the intersection of East Main St. & Monticello Ave. bridge over Elk Creek. The original size of the cabin was 18 feet x 20 feet. Building was demolished May 1933 in preparing for construction of a filling station. Following names and items are carved into surface of log: WM Lowther; Jess Hughes; El Hughes; J. Ratcliffe; Jon Merrick; Jake Eib; Soth Hickman; John Hacker; Cole B. Rowen; J.G. Jackson; Masonic Emblem--killed this day Sept. 3, 1787; Jno Bennet (Bonnet). The original section of log is now preserved in the Public Library at Clarksburg, West Virginia.'

1. Log from Cabin in Clarksburg, W. Va.

IDNO:
029300
Title:
Log from Cabin in Clarksburg, W. Va.
Description:
'Section of log taken from cabin built in the present city of Clarksburg, near the southeast corner of the Main St. at the intersection of East Main St. & Monticello Ave. bridge over Elk Creek. The original size of the cabin was 18 feet x 20 feet. Building was demolished May 1933 in preparing for construction of a filling station. Following names and items are carved into surface of log: WM Lowther; Jess Hughes; El Hughes; J. Ratcliffe; Jon Merrick; Jake Eib; Soth Hickman; John Hacker; Cole B. Rowen; J.G. Jackson; Masonic Emblem--killed this day Sept. 3, 1787; Jno Bennet (Bonnet). The original section of log is now preserved in the Public Library at Clarksburg, West Virginia.'