by summithistorical | Apr 12, 2019 | Historical Site
Honeymoon Cabin (The cabin on left in image above) This one room log cabin was built in Keystone. Legend has it that a man asked a woman to marry him. She said, “not until there is a proper roof over my head.” Thus, our name for the cabin. It was moved to our...
by summithistorical | Apr 12, 2019 | Historical Site
Communities across America had one room school houses in the late 19th century — over 100,000 in 1900. Today, only 400 still stand. Built in 1883, this frame school house, with original belfry and bell, was built by the town for the children of Dillon’s...
by summithistorical | Apr 12, 2019 | Historical Site
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by summithistorical | Apr 12, 2019 | Historical Site
Benjamin Rice and his three sons constructed this two-story barn between 1918 and 1920. The log structure sits on a rock and masonry foundation that originally elevated the floor two feet above the ground. The lower story’s two-inch-thick floorboards easily supported...
