Teaching the craft of log building in northern Minnesota. Provides a lengthy bibliography on the history and techniques of log construction.

The 1840s home of Thomas and Sarah Bush Lincoln is now an 86-acre living history farm run by the Illinois Historic Preservation Agency, which includes a replica of the Lincoln log cabin and two other farm houses of the period.

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Brief history, description and visitor information on the 17th-century log house, home of Daniel Boone's grandparents.

Illustrated article by Christopher W. Czajka on the homes built on the United States frontier in the latter part of the 19th century. Covers the historical background and details of construction. Includes a short bibliography.

Jackie Craven explains that today's log cabins may be spacious and elegant, but in the 1800s they reflected the hardships of life on the North American frontier.