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McGuffey cabin109 viewsThe guy who brought us McGuffey Eclectic Readers which generations learned to read from was born in this tiny one room cabin. There was barely room to cook since the bed fills most of it. This is typical of most cabins on the frontier and does have a loft above where the children would sleep.Sep 03, 2007
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Chicken coop with real chickens (bottom)77 viewsSep 03, 2007
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Inside The Mattox House111 viewsCardboard ceilings and newspaper walls kept the cold out. Standing in the corner would be much more interesting punishment as a kid with newspaper covered walls.Sep 03, 2007
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The Mattox House148 viewsOwned by an African-American family for several generations, Mr. Mattox worked at numerous jobs to provide this small farm for his wife and 5 kids.Sep 03, 2007
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Slave Quarters72 viewsRare, these were made of stone because they came from a plantation in Georgia which produced the finest bricks so it was cheap material for them to use. Sep 03, 2007
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Southern Plantation65 viewsBoth sides of this house have long wide porches. It is from a 700 acre agricultural plantation operated with 75 slaves. The slaves lived in wooden shacks with dirt floors. Sep 03, 2007
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Noah Webster's House67 viewsI want the upper right guest bedroom. Beautiful! Yes, this is the guy who gave us the dictionary and many school books in his time.Sep 03, 2007
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Typical Swiss Chalet Henry Ford had built here.65 viewsSep 03, 2007
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Robert Frost's home68 viewsTwo roads diverged in a wood, and I—
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference.Sep 03, 2007
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Windmill63 viewsThere is a huge diagonal beam behind it attached from the top to a wagon wheel below which was used to turn the vanes into the wind.Sep 03, 2007
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Proper English Cottage - Cotswold65 viewsWith all those stones laying around the countryside, why not make homes out of them. The floor thoughout is stone too. And of course, it must have a lovely garden.Sep 03, 2007
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