Mifflinburg in Union County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Preparing the Logs

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., December 14, 2018

1. Preparing the Logs Marker

Inscription.

1 - Making a chalk-line on the log

· Cord reel with chalk
· "Twang" a chalked squaring cord on bark.
· Cross-section of log: gray shows hewn area

2 - "Scoring to the Line"

· Standing on the log with a long-handled felling axe and scoring deep vertical cuts
· Next the pieces between intervals are split off

3 - "Hewing to the Line
· Then standing beside the log
· Holding the broad axe with two hands, right hand foremost, left knee close to the log, the hewing is done.

4 - Finishing the Surface with the Adze
(If the logs were later covered, they would not be smoothed)
· Adze doesn't leave score marks
· Broad-axed beam has score marks

The Adze smoothing the surface

Erected by Borough of Mifflinburg and Others.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Man-Made Features • Settlements & Settlers.

Location. 40° 55.046′ N, 77° 2.781′ W. Marker is in Mifflinburg, Pennsylvania, in Union County. It is on Market Street west of 3rd Street, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Mifflinburg PA 17844, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Pennsylvania’s Susquehanna Valley. It is also in the American Northeast, in the Mid-Atlantic, in Appalachia, and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers

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are within walking distance of this marker: Typical Floor Plan of Continental Central Fireplace Log House (here, next to this marker); Hints to Dating a Pre-1850 Building (here, next to this marker); Story of Little Log House (here, next to this marker); Exterior Clues to Identify a Town Log House (here, next to this marker); Pennsylvania-German Four-square Garden (a few steps from this marker); Early Axes (a few steps from this marker); Franklin School (within shouting distance of this marker); War Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Mifflinburg.

Also see . . .
1. History uncovered as Little Log House unveiled (The Daily Item, 2018). (Submitted on December 15, 2018, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
2. About Mifflinburg: Two early towns blended into one. (Submitted on December 15, 2018, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

Little Log House and Four Square Garden image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr.

2. Little Log House and Four Square Garden

Credits. This page was last revised on December 15, 2018. It was originally submitted on December 15, 2018, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 310 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 15, 2018, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.