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Galena, Illinois: 1826-27 Residence Oldest building in Galena Ratcliff Inn: Carmi, Illinois: 1828 Residence Built for Carmi founder James Ratcliff Hodges House: Carrollton, Illinois: 1829 Residence Oldest house in Carrollton John Patton Log Cabin: Lexington, Illinois: 1829 Residence One of the oldest buildings in McLean County, Illinois Beecher ...
Built in 1640, C. A. Nothnagle Log House, located in Swedesboro, New Jersey, is likely the oldest log cabin in the United States. A conjectural replica of the log cabin in which U.S. president Abraham Lincoln was born, now at the Abraham Lincoln Birthplace Mortonson–Van Leer Log Cabin in New Sweden Park in Swedesboro, New Jersey A replica log cabin at Valley Forge in Pennsylvania A log house ...
The County Courthouse was a log cabin, rented for $1 a day. [ 25 ] [ 26 ] By 1835, a new two-story building was constructed (near the present-day Bob Michel bridge ). [ 26 ] The first hospital was also part of this new building, until it moved in 1876 as part of OSF Saint Francis Medical Center . [ 26 ]
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Galena's 1858 population stood at 14,000 before the city began an era of significant decline. [7] Many of the buildings, however, survived the ensuing time period, though in a much dilapidated state. Galena was important to the early development of the Upper Midwest, and today the town retains much of its 19th-century character. [6]
One July, a fire swept through the town and destroyed the opera house. In 1881, due to a very successful local mining operation, Galena experienced another period of growth. That year, the older cabins in the gulch were torn down due to their deteriorating states. The town then added a barber shop, a restaurant, and a hardware store.
The Graham House is notable as being a particularly large house compared to other log cabins of the period. The exterior of the house measures 25 feet (7.6 m) by 28 feet (8.5 m), and the cabin consists of two floors and an attic, including a 12-foot (3.7 m) ceiling.
Yields: 1 cup. Prep Time: 10 mins. Total Time: 10 mins. Ingredients. 2 tbsp. Dijon mustard. 1 tbsp. balsamic vinegar or red wine vinegar. 1 tsp. Worcestershire sauce