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Log Cabin in State Museum of the Science and Culture Center. 'The Settler's Cabin in the State Museum of the Science and Culture Center captures the mood and mode of life for early pioneers who tilled the ground we live on today. The Cabin is one of 16 exhibits which trace the progress of West Virginians through the years.'

1. Settler's Cabin in the West Virginia State Museum, Charleston, W. Va.

IDNO:
005571
Title:
Settler's Cabin in the West Virginia State Museum, Charleston, W. Va.
Description:
Log Cabin in State Museum of the Science and Culture Center. 'The Settler's Cabin in the State Museum of the Science and Culture Center captures the mood and mode of life for early pioneers who tilled the ground we live on today. The Cabin is one of 16 exhibits which trace the progress of West Virginians through the years.'

2. Log Cabin

IDNO:
017362
Title:
Log Cabin
"Erected in 1788 on head waters of Birchfield Run now owned by L. H. Cather of Fairmont, W. Va. Part of this building is still standing and is occupied."

3. Residence of Edward Pindall, Monongalia County, W. Va.

IDNO:
031393
Title:
Residence of Edward Pindall, Monongalia County, W. Va.
Date:
1954
Description:
"Erected in 1788 on head waters of Birchfield Run now owned by L. H. Cather of Fairmont, W. Va. Part of this building is still standing and is occupied."
Photograph taken during the construction on the Ohio Extension of the Norfolk & Western Railroad along the Tug Fork and Big Sandy Rivers. None of the family members are identified.

4. Jim Mounce & Family, Tug Fork River Area, W. Va.

IDNO:
039173
Title:
Jim Mounce & Family, Tug Fork River Area, W. Va.
Date:
ca.1892
Description:
Photograph taken during the construction on the Ohio Extension of the Norfolk & Western Railroad along the Tug Fork and Big Sandy Rivers. None of the family members are identified.
A small split-logged cabin with a stone chimney, surrounded by a vegetable garden.

5. Home of Rene Bailey, Tug Fork River Area, W. Va.

IDNO:
039175
Title:
Home of Rene Bailey, Tug Fork River Area, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1892
Description:
A small split-logged cabin with a stone chimney, surrounded by a vegetable garden.
Unidentified woman and little girl sit in the doorway, while a man wearing a bowler hat sits outside holding a baby, with several onlookers behind them. The photo was taken during the construction of the Ohio extension of the Norfolk & Western Railroad.

6. Portrait of Family in Front of Their Log-Split Cabin, Tug Fork District, W. Va.

IDNO:
039260
Title:
Portrait of Family in Front of Their Log-Split Cabin, Tug Fork District, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1893
Description:
Unidentified woman and little girl sit in the doorway, while a man wearing a bowler hat sits outside holding a baby, with several onlookers behind them. The photo was taken during the construction of the Ohio extension of the Norfolk & Western Railroad.
Cabin builders pose in front of building.

7. Randolph County Log Cabin, Jackson's Mill, W. Va.

IDNO:
053299
Title:
Randolph County Log Cabin, Jackson's Mill, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1920s
Description:
Cabin builders pose in front of building.