Pioneer Cabin in Southern Georgia

In 1825 the Creek Indians ceded all their remaining land in present day Georgia and the State’s boundaries as they exist today became defined and settled.

Frontier land was distributed via lotteries and pioneers set out to farm and settle the land.

This is a South Georgia pioneer log cabin built in 1830.  It is built from hand-hewn long-leaf pine logs.

Wells for water and smokehouses for food preservation were built by the pioneers on their properties.

A smokehouse is a structure used to cure meat and fish.  This smokehouse was built in the 1800s.  A slow burning fire dries the meat.  Salt curing was often used in conjunction with smoking.