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.
Butler Dogtrot Cabin. . Imagine it’s the 1880’s. Trees cover the land. You’ve come to North Mississippi to settle and build a home. Family and friends start cutting and hewing and stacking logs. A room is built. As the family becomes settled and grows, another is built a few feet away. They are connected by a roof forming a passageway earning this cabin style the names “dogtrot”, “possumtrot”, or “two pens and a passage”. One room is used for cooking and one for sleeping. Hard work has yielded a home that will last over a century. , Over 130 years later, the Corps of Engineers moved this cabin from an area to be flooded by Bay Springs Lake, rebuilding it here to bring a bit of history to you. Pause and pretend you were there and feel the quiet dignity of the time when a pioneer family grew and loved in this old cabin.
Imagine it’s the 1880’s. Trees cover the land. You’ve come to North Mississippi to settle and build a home. Family and friends start cutting and hewing and stacking logs. A room is built. As the family becomes settled and grows, another is built a few feet away. They are connected by a roof forming a passageway earning this cabin style the names “dogtrot”, “possumtrot”, or “two pens and a passage”. One room is used for cooking and one for sleeping. Hard work has yielded a home that will last over a century.
Over 130 years later, the Corps of Engineers moved this cabin from an area to be flooded by Bay Springs Lake, rebuilding it here to bring a bit of history to you. Pause and pretend you were there and feel the quiet dignity of the time when a pioneer family grew and loved in this old cabin.
Erected by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings.
Location. 34° 31.478′ N, 88° 19.202′ W. Marker is near Dennis, Mississippi, in Tishomingo County. Marker can be reached from Bay Springs Resource Road, on the left. 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.
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 161 times since then and 15 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.
