Capturing photographs and videos on the fly, we visited
Fillmore Glen State Park, Moravia, New York with our granddaughter, Nia. This is Pam and my favorite park for the lack of crowds, variety of wildflowers and dramatic views.
A the bottom of Gorge Trail, near the creek fed swimming pool, is a cabin moved to the park from a few miles away to commemorate an American President’s birthplace. Milllard Fillmore was born on the peneplain above the gorge of Dry Creek in a place called Locke, five miles from the modern park entrance. His birth cabin was destroyed in 1852, the land is dedicated to his memory with a monument. This cabin of a type identical was disassembled and reconstructed on this spot in 1965 by the Millard Fillmore Memorial Association.
The 480 square foot (20 by 24 feet) original (the rebuild is a bit smaller) had a central fireplace and and will chinked logs, a ceiling of simple planks.
The cedar shingles were hand made, as were the nails.
Michael Stephen Wills Photography 
Fascinating post, Michael! 😀 The cabin looks homily and interesting to see this reconstruction of his home.
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Thanks for visiting, Annika and for your generous response. The interior is very interesting, but did not photograph well..at least with an IPhone. It was set up with period furniture and artifacts behind a plexiglass wall that reflected the flash.
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nice share
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Thank You, Map
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Mike, over a series of post, you have me realising that you could delete all references to New York and I would think you were photographing and writing about New Jersey.
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There are much shared history, natural and human, between the two states.
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Thanks for the History Lesson.
Can you imagine making your own planks to match each other, and making your own nails!
Patience was a must, and talent.
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Our ancestors came here in 1677 and did much more than that, so it is part of us as well.
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