Hyde Log Cabin - Grand Isle, VT
Posted by: nomadwillie
N 44° 43.572 W 073° 17.531
18T E 635241 N 4953954
This ancient structure, built in 1783, is considered the oldest log cabin in the United States still standing in its original condition.
Waymark Code: WM166DG
Location: Vermont, United States
Date Posted: 05/18/2022
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This ancient structure, built in 1783, is considered
the oldest log cabin in the United States still standing in
its original condition. In the summer of 1783 Jedediah Hyde,
Jr. and his father went to Grand Isle as surveyors of the
Island. Four years earlier Ira and Ethan Alien had modestly
named the Island "The Two Heroes," and with Governor Thomas
Chittenden, they parcelled out grants to the Green Mountain
Boys. Most of the grantees sold their rights and Captain
Hyde purchased several in the part that would later be called
Grand Isle. The deeds are in the South Hero town clerk's
office and were recorded June 12th, 1783. On this property
of his father's on Road 1, district 4, Jedediah, Jr., built
a house (this cabin) and it has been a home of various
members of the Hyde family for nearly 150 years.
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