Show SCIPIO BOASTS PIONEER LOG CABIN by hugh oneil editor historical survey one of 0 the older pioneer cabins cabilis built about 1857 is now located on oil highway 91 at scipio the cabin was as built for or benjamin 11 II Jolin lo linson bon by lars N Pet erben who had ju just t arrived from sweden ile he had previously been a carpenter in sweden the cabin was first occupied by benjamin 11 II johnson linson Jo and hla its wife e sarah tidwell johnson in hi 1857 on the death of bejamin johnson the house passed into hito the possession of his son daniel Joh johnon noll who later gave it to his son bou leo lee Joh johnson lison who low occupies the house tire the house consisting of one story arid and attic la Is built of logs chin chinked ked with mud the root roof Is 13 of native cut shingles the house contains three room looms and two porches in the early days when ilien but thirteen families lived la in scipio the log cabins were scattered over the townsite when jim ivle ivie was killed by indians indiana the people moved their houses together to form a tort fort 25 more families moved into town at that time during tile the dlack black hawk war thy the houses were again moved on to the different lots mr johnson had hla his cabin built at that time little the johnson family usually went into the attie attic of the house when there was an indian scare to stay out of sight un tin tit tile the trouble would be over |