The North Log Cabin is the oldest log cabin in Tompkins and Cayuga Counties. Originally built in 1791 in Lansing, New York, a group of volunteers is now working to restore the cabin on a new site on Salt Point.
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The earliest settlers in Lansing resided in Onondaga County in the Town of Milton. In 1808 the name Milton was changed to Genoa and in 1817 the Town of Lansing was set off from Genoa under the act that created Tompkins County. The first settlers to arrive in Lansing came in the year 1791 from the Border Settlements of the Minisink Valley of New York and Pennsylvania. Others also arrived from New Jersey, Connecticut, and other areas of New York and Pennsylvania.
Friday, 18 September 2009 A crew of about ten men was on the scene at Myers Park yesterday to put in a concrete slab for Lansing's historical 1791 log cabin. Contractor Al Roy was on hand to supervise workers that included volunteers from McCarthy Builders. The crew arrived at 6:30am, and by 7:30 they were smoothing the surface. The 24' x 18' log cabin will be erected beginning next week near the entrance to the park.
Purists have criticized the project because the cabin is not 100% original. But Lansing Community Council President points out that the original roof has been long gone, and the concrete slab will help protect what is left of the original four walls for a long time to come. Some of the logs have rotted and will be replaced with replica logs, but the majority of the four walls are original to the 218 year old cabin.
On June 1,2009 Dave Vieser interviewed Ed LaVigne on WHCU 870's Morning News Watch. LaVigne talked about the history of the cabin and what is happening in terms of a timeline, fundraising, and materials and volunteers needed. So far the project is on track to be constructed in July.
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A crew of about ten men was on the scene at Myers Park yesterday to put in a concrete slab for Lansing's historical 1791 log cabin. Contractor Al Roy was on hand to supervise workers that included volunteers from McCarthy Builders. The crew arrived at 6:30am, and by 7:30 they were smoothing the surface. The 24' x 18' log cabin will be erected beginning next week near the entrance to the park.