Lauber Shelter

Lauber Shelter. . When the first settlers to the area arrived on August 22, 1834, they erected simple shelters for each family. These lean-to structures provided a place for the young and sick to sleep and a place to fix meals. Most of the settlers only used these shelters for a few months while they prepared the land and logs to build their first cabins. In the wagon and shelter reproduced here, you can see examples of the items a family might have brought with them to Northwest Ohio. Each family had one wagon packed completely to the canvas with their personal goods, tools and enough food for that rirst winter. Note the bags and kegs that held items like flour, sugar, dried fruit and vegetables, bacon, cured pork, cheese and vinegar. The settlers brought only a few personal items such as bibles, family dishes, cookware, linens and clothing.

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