Old Virginia Homestead
Public wiki for the 1904 Louisiana Purchase Exposition
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| Location | The Trail |
|---|---|
| No. of Buildings | 1 |
| Construction | |
| Proft | $1,500 ($45,239 in 2021) |
| Entry | |
| Adult Entry | 10¢ ($3 in 2021) |
An 1803 one-room log cabin from the Virginian farm of statesman Patrick Henry located along The Trail.
Before the Fair
Description
The logs were chinked with clay, the old-fashioned wooden chimney, the split shingles, the horseshoe over the door, the gourd on the brackets, all similar to a standard cabin of 1803. The old-fashioned split bottomed chair is shown at the door occupied by a great-grandmother, claiming 101 years, knitting after the fashion of one hundred years ago. Carding, spinning and weaving with old hand machines were demonstrated to visitors. Among the relics was a flint-lock gun two hundred years old which was owned by Governor Berkely, and a chair brought over in the Mayflower.
