Apple River Cabin Model

This picture is a 1" to the foot scale replica of the Apple River Fort cabin, located in Elizabeth, IL. The model looks much like the original full-size cabin and shows the steps the pioneers took to build a log cabin home. The logs are squared and notched to interlock at the corners; The windows and doors are cut out of the walls; the roof framing is built of long, straight, slender saplings and often covered with hand-split cedar shingles. The walls are chinked with a mixture of clay or mud and a fireplace and chimney might be built of stone or wood. This model has a wood floor, but many pioneer cabins had just a dirt floor. Glass was a rarity on the frontier. Window openings might be covered with a piece of oiled paper, an animal skin or wooden bars and heavy shutters. To see other minaiture cabin models, please go to http://www.rusticreplicas.com/