Living in a log cabin - Day 9

Sounds so romantic, doesn't it? Living in a log cabin on a big piece of land, returning home from work each day to spend time with your family and tend to your organic garden...

Stop by the hand-hewn log cabins at Francis Marion University on January 10th at 2:30 for Karl McAlister's more realistic description of life for the families that called these cabins home in the 1800s. Built and occupied by enslaved African Americans and later housing emancipated slaves as they worked the area farms, these cabins have stories to tell.  After you've had a chance to peek inside, you'll be able to visualize Ms. Tena pasting newspaper to the interior walls to stop drafts, and Ms. Catherine using a handmade broom to sweep the yards free of grass and leaves. 


There are nine African-American Sites at Mars Bluff that make up the self-guided tour developed by Amelia Vernon Wallace.  You can pick up a copy of the brochure at the Florence CVB or download it.  The full book is also available for purchase at the CVB.


For more info about the tour of the cabins, visit our events calendar.