Pioneer Cabin - Cayuga, ON
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stinger503
N 42° 57.268 W 079° 51.567
17T E 593033 N 4756389
Pioneer cabin moved to Cayuga
Waymark Code: WM16AX1
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date Posted: 06/17/2022
Views: 1
This cabin is located in a park just off of Echo Street West in Cayuga, Ontario. The cabin was built in 1835 and is likely one of the oldest buildings in Haldimand County. The built by Thomas Nicholas near Cayuga on at the time Old Plank Road (now Highway 6). The cabin was given to the Haldimand Historical Society in 1960 by M. Garth Wintemute.
There used to by a museum nearby owned by the historical society that was recently torn down.
PLAQUE TEXT:
"1835
THIS PIONEER CABIN WAS BUILT IN 1835
BY THOMAS NICHOLAS
ON THE OLD PLANK ROAD (HIGHWAY 6)
SOUTH OF CALEDONIA
AND PRESENTED TO
THE HALDIMAND HISTORICAL SOCIETY
BY M. GARTH WINTEMUTE
1960"
2nd PLAQUE TEXT:
"HALDIMAND COUNTY
HERITAGE LANDMARK
CIRCA 1835
NICHOLAS
LOG CABIN
A FIN EXAMPLE OF ONE OF THE
FEW REMAINING EARLY PIONEER
HAND HEWN TIMBER CONSTRUCTED
LOG CABIN IN HALDIMAND COUNTY
IT WAS BUILT BY THOMAS NICHOLAS
BESIDE THE OLD PLANK ROAD IN
THE FORMER TOWNSHIP OF ONEIDA
DESIGNATED 2009 BY HERITAGE HALDIMAND"
Original Location: N 43° 02.646 W 079° 58.681
How it was moved: Disassembled
Type of move: City to City
Building Status: Museum
Related Website: Not listed
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