I haven't shown this picture in a while. It is a post card from Union County,
Georgia. On the back it says it is the
Daniel England Cabin and it is the oldest man made dwelling still standing in
Union County. I hate to disagree with a
post card, but the part about Daniel England is misleading. It is the John Hunter Cabin. John built it and died in it about 1848. Then his daughter Harriet and her husband Daniel
England took possession of it.
Also, a little side story to go along with the cabin, the
Nottely River runs behind the cabin. It
is one of the rare rivers that flow north.
Back when Daniel England and his wife Harriet Hunter lived there once
the Coot Ray Gang was going cabin to cabin and robbing the families at gun
point, so the story goes. Daniel and his
siblings knew they were be at their cabins soon, so they hid all their
valuables someplace on the banks of the Nottely River and some believe it is
still there.
When my sons were young we went inside the cabin one
time. I was amazed how small the inside
was. It was no bigger than a great room
or a den in some houses today. The
fireplace was made of large uncut rock.
Winding in between the rocks was a snake skin. Apparently a snake molten itself out of
it. My boys thought that was pretty
cool. I did too.
New owners bought the property and ordered the cabin to be
bulldozed down to make way for something new. My distant cousin Charlie Hunter bought the cabin
and paid to have the materials disassembled and numbered with hopes of reassembling
someday. I was told today that the Union
County Government is now in possession of it.
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