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Log House

 
 
Log House Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., December 14, 2008
1. Log House Marker
Inscription. Built in half dovetail construction by traveling German craftsmen with mud and hog hair chinking. House was moved from Cherrybottom Road in 1973.
 
Erected by Gahanna Historical Society.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Man-Made FeaturesNotable BuildingsSettlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1973.
 
Location. 40° 1.055′ N, 82° 52.715′ W. Marker is in Gahanna, Ohio, in Franklin County. It is in Bridgeport. It is at the intersection of High Street and Clark Street, on the right when traveling south on High Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Columbus OH 43230, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Scioto Valley and in the Columbus Metropolitan Area. It is also in the American Midwest and in the Corn Belt. 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, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, and the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: John Clark House (a few steps from this marker); Veterans of Foreign Wars Memorial (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Gahanna Veterans Memorial (about 600 feet away); Big Walnut Bridge (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Big Walnut Country Club / The Founding Members (approx. 0.2 miles away); Buckeye Tree (approx. 0.2 miles away); Big Walnut Creek Flood of Jan-Feb 1959 (approx. 0.3 miles away); Mifflin Township Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Gahanna.
 
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Log House image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., December 14, 2008
2. Log House
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on February 4, 2025. It was originally submitted on December 15, 2008, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,164 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on December 15, 2008, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
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