MO00 179 Schuetz Log Cabin Nebraskahistory Form

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you can often come across an old photo on the internet of kids posing in front of a huge log building a young boy and a girl with a balloon the logs of the house are of such a huge diameter that the children standing in front of them seem tiny the photo usually comes with the text stating that the house was built in 1905 and burned down in 1964. allegedly it was the largest log house in the world the shot was taken in Oregon a state in the Northwestern United States near the border with Canada building houses from logs of coniferous and hardwood trees was very popular there at the beginning of the 20th century there were still a lot of giant trees in North America that had been around for hundreds of years chopping them down on a regular basis was too much trouble so the Majestic building was only constructed for a very specific reason they were holding an exposition in Portland in 1905. since Oregon is a forest State such an occasion couldn't be ignored so they decided to build the la