Near Dennis in Tishomingo County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)

Butler Dogtrot Cabin

Photographed by Tom Bosse, August 26, 2022

1. Butler Dogtrot Cabin Marker

Inscription. The Butler Log Cabin was built in 1860 by James Thomas and Margaret Ann (Maggie) Searcy Butler. Its location was in the Jackson Camp area near Paden, Mississippi on a 240 acre homestead. This log cabin, moved by the Corps of Engineers from the area later flooded by Bay Springs Lake is an excellent example of log construction technology exhibiting such techniques as hand hewn timbers, half dovetailing corner timbering and pegged joinery.

The Butler family of five children was born and raised in the log cabin, which was comprised of two rooms and three side rooms. Ownership remained in the Butler family, becoming the property of their fifth child, Alvin Butler, and his wife, Luna. Their son and daughter-in-law, Rex and Ruby Butler, and their daughter Ruby Caldwell, were owners at the time of its purchase and dis-assembling in 1979.

Erected by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Architecture. A significant historical year for this entry is 1860.

Location. 34° 31.477′ N, 88° 19.207′ W. Marker is near Dennis, Mississippi, in Tishomingo County. It can be reached from

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Bay Springs Resource Road, on the left when traveling west. Located near the John Witten Lock and Dam Museum. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Dennis MS 38838, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in andspecifically ast Mississippi in the North Mississippi Hills. It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Southern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 10 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: A different marker also named Butler Dogtrot Cabin (a few steps from this marker); River, Canal and Cut (approx. 1.3 miles away); Jamie L. Whitten Historic Landmark (approx. 1.3 miles away); Tennessee - Tombigbee Waterway (approx. 1.3 miles away); Mac McAnally (approx. 6.3 miles away); Pharr Mounds (approx.

Photographed by Tom Bosse, August 26, 2022

2. Butler Dogtrot Cabin Marker

6.8 miles away); Natchez Trace (approx. 9.3 miles away); Donivan Slough (approx. 9.9 miles away).

Butler Dogtrot Cabin (Back) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tom Bosse, August 26, 2022

3. Butler Dogtrot Cabin (Back)

Photographed by Tom Bosse, August 26, 2022

4. Butler Dogtrot Cabin Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on September 6, 2022. It was originally submitted on September 5, 2022, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 461 times since then and 26 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on September 5, 2022, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. • Mark Hilton was the editor who published this page.