That smaller foundation behind the cabin was one of two things. Either a sauna for bathing (Swedish/ Norse habit) or a smokehouse for preserving meats.
Hi Sue, yup, they were the first Europeans to settle Southeastern PA. There's a Swedish Museum in Philadelphia that I would like to check out one of these days. Thanks for watching, my friend!
Thank you, Darcy! Oh yeah, so much history here in PA! We do seem to get a lot of rain. It's not so bad in the summer months, but nothing is worse than cold wintertime rain....uuugh! Thank you for watching, my friend!
Thanks for such a nice video that took me back in time! The area is so green and beautiful and it was great to see a dwelling from that time period. I'm glad that it still exists and is being preserved
So cool and informative. I can't imagine what life was like for those people. They were immigrants in a land already inhabited by people. The Native Americans. Some tribes were friendly, some weren't. But all of them were afraid at first. This stuff fascinates me. Especially stuff from Eastern Pennsylvania. I have distant relatives a great great great great grandparents (don't know how many greats) that had a tavern that was involved in the US Revolution. Thanks. Do more!
Hi Joanne, I really enjoy learning about that time period too! Settling in the wilderness back then must have been thrilling and frightening-never really knowing who your allies were or when an attack might come. Your heritage is so cool! Is the tavern still standing? If so, where is it located? I’d love to check it out.
Hi Red Rooster! I enjoy imagining what life must have been like for those early settlers. No doubt, exciting but probably quite dangerous as well. Thank you for taking time to comment. It's much appreciated, my friend!
Beautiful specimen of a building, and I say you chose a great day because it looks really cool in the light rain. Love the stone masonry of the chimneys. Cool video, Jenn!
Interesting. Looks like a nice little haven along the creek, in an otherwise very developed area. Have you ever been to the Green Lane Park in Montgomery county? Not much for relics there, but a nice wild area in suburbia.
Hi Dale, I've never been there, but I just looked it up. It looks really nice. I may just have to visit next time I'm in Montco. Thank you for the suggestion. Much apreciated. : )
Beautiful cabin. It would be perfect to live in it as an off grid location. Thanks for sharing another great video and location. You never disappoint 😊
Can you believe that I grew up not too far away ad my parents used to drive by this to get to 95 to go to the shore before the Blue Route was open. We never stopped here but I always thought it looked so interesting!
wow, that's really cool. Believe it or not, a family lived in until the 1960's. If you find yourself in the area again, you should check it out. Thanks for watching!
Wow! That cabin looks SUPER cool! Another awesome video Off trail and game trail adventures are my favorite. So many cool things to see off the beaten path
Hi Kai oh yeah, off trail is where it's at! The cabin however is pretty much on trial. There are a lot of other trails in the area and I would have explored more had it not been raining. I suppose I'll have to go back! : ) Thank you for watching, my friend!
@@jennsylvania1633 👋🏻. Think of how loved that little house must have been to have people care for it for so long. It should have caved in long ago, like most of the others. It feels very cozy from this side of the screen.
I grew up on Sycamore Road on the other side of the creek. I’ve seen that cabin more times than I could possibly count. It was a great street to grow up on.
Hi Gary, I'm sure it had to be a nice area to grow up. Not too far from city life but also close to the wooded area. Do you remember the cabin prior to it being fixed up? I believe it was lived in until the 1960's but then vacant until the eighties. Just curious if it was ever in disarray.
What a beautiful, awesome place to explore! That woman was really yammering off in the background! You have much more patience than I do. 😂 I would've panned over for a visual. Love that little cabin! I have no clue when gutters became a thing? Great video! 😁💚👊
It was such a cool place to visit! And yeah, she was chatting away, haha. The funny thing is, she wasn’t even that close-just one of those Delco accents that really carries, I guess...lol. Thanks so much for watching, my friend!
I loved this because I know this spot, but I actually learned some new things from your video. I didn't know about the Irish settlement and some of those ruins. If you ever come back here, there's a cool looking waterfall at the other end of the trail near the dog park.
while I was wondering around one of the locals mentioned that there's a lot of wild trails in the park. I definitely will be back and searching for the waterfall sounds like fun. Hopefully, it won't be raining ...lol Thanks for watching, my friend!
it may not have been the first, but no doubt it was one of the earliest. The Swedes settled the area in 1638 ....long time ago! Thank you for watching, my friend!
I would think the stone slab on top of the chimney was to keep rain water out of the fireplace. Just looking at the cabin, it seems to me, construction was done in two separate stages and times, maybe three if the shed is included.
I believe that you are correct about the stone slab on top of the chimney. You would think I would have thought of that considering it was raining the day I made the video...lol Thank you for the comment. It's always nice learning more after the making of a video!
@@jennsylvania1633 I grew up in Delco. I never knew of this cabin. I learned something thanks to you and this video. I have learned much from every video you put out. So the door swings both ways. Thanks!
There is a really cool historical house and cabin it is also in Delaware county it is in havertown pa on caraong dr runs along caracong creek ...dont know if I spelled " caracong coretly "
What an interesting place. I was wondering about the chinking they used between the logs myself. Can you imagine living life with the constant threat of an Indian attack at any time? Or maybe they were friendly with the Indians. But what a language barrier between what the natives spoke and Swedish! ...Daniel
Hi Daniel! Being out in the middle of nowhere, so far from home, must have been incredibly scary. Those early settlers were remarkably brave, focused on building a better life. I imagine they were likely on good terms with the native peoples, given their reliance on trading European goods. Even so, it must have been extremely stressful at times
Hi Wayne, from the little bit of research I did. It appears as if they initially traded European goods like cloth, weapons and tools for furs and skins from the Native Americans. As they settled in they had a small agricultural base to produce goods for trading. Sadly, they were pushed out of the area in 1655 by the Dutch who were then pushed out by the British. Soooo much history all around us. Thank you for the watching as well as for the comment. Much apreciated. : )
It's fun to take a step back in time well done thanks again
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thank you, my friend
I just checked out and subscribed to your channel. Very nice!
That smaller foundation behind the cabin was one of two things. Either a sauna for bathing (Swedish/ Norse habit) or a smokehouse for preserving meats.
both definite possibilities that I didn't think of.
I like the idea of a sauna. It just sounds good : )
Another cool spot. Didn't realize Swedes settled that area. Lots of great info Jenn! Good job with your reaearch!
Hi Sue, yup, they were the first Europeans to settle Southeastern PA. There's a Swedish Museum in Philadelphia that I would like to check out one of these days.
Thanks for watching, my friend!
You nailed it! Great authentic video with fun PA History! The rain cracks me up, it can rain at any time in PA! LOL!
Thank you, Darcy! Oh yeah, so much history here in PA!
We do seem to get a lot of rain. It's not so bad in the summer months, but nothing is worse than cold wintertime rain....uuugh!
Thank you for watching, my friend!
Thanks for such a nice video that took me back in time! The area is so green and beautiful and it was great to see a dwelling from that time period. I'm glad that it still exists and is being preserved
Hi Victor
I'm glad that you enjoyed the video. It really is nice seeing a lil' cabin surrounded by nature. Thank you for watching!
Loved this Jenn!! That's a pretty cool shit you're wearing. Stay safe.
Hi Kevin!
Thank you, my friend. I enjoy wearing cool shit....lol
Dylan's, Highway 61 is easily one of my favorite albums.
Thanks for watching.
So cool and informative. I can't imagine what life was like for those people. They were immigrants
in a land already inhabited by people. The Native Americans. Some tribes were friendly, some weren't. But all of them were afraid at first. This stuff fascinates me. Especially stuff from Eastern Pennsylvania. I have distant relatives a great great great great grandparents
(don't know how many greats) that had a tavern that was involved in the US Revolution. Thanks. Do more!
Hi Joanne,
I really enjoy learning about that time period too! Settling in the wilderness back then must have been thrilling and frightening-never really knowing who your allies were or when an attack might come. Your heritage is so cool! Is the tavern still standing? If so, where is it located? I’d love to check it out.
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Way back into history. This is cool, Jen 👍
Hi Red Rooster!
I enjoy imagining what life must have been like for those early settlers. No doubt, exciting but probably quite dangerous as well. Thank you for taking time to comment. It's much appreciated, my friend!
Beautiful specimen of a building, and I say you chose a great day because it looks really cool in the light rain. Love the stone masonry of the chimneys. Cool video, Jenn!
Hi John!
Yes, often a grey and rainy-day can add a certain vibe to a video.
Thank you for watching, my friend!
Interesting. Looks like a nice little haven along the creek, in an otherwise very developed area. Have you ever been to the Green Lane Park in Montgomery county? Not much for relics there, but a nice wild area in suburbia.
Hi Dale,
I've never been there, but I just looked it up. It looks really nice. I may just have to visit next time I'm in Montco. Thank you for the suggestion. Much apreciated. : )
There are some relics there. Not 400 years old, but some old buildings.
Same with the Pennypack towards Lorimer Park.
Beautiful cabin. It would be perfect to live in it as an off grid location. Thanks for sharing another great video and location. You never disappoint 😊
Hi Gary, yeah, it really would. That said, we'd have to move it. Delco is far from off the grid...lol
Thank you for the kind words, my friend!
@@jennsylvania1633 can't wait to see the next video. You're welcome 🤗❤️
Everyone wants to live off the grid until it gets inconvenient to get cigarettes, rubbers and booze
Can you believe that I grew up not too far away ad my parents used to drive by this to get to 95 to go to the shore before the Blue Route was open. We never stopped here but I always thought it looked so interesting!
wow, that's really cool. Believe it or not, a family lived in until the 1960's. If you find yourself in the area again, you should check it out.
Thanks for watching!
Wow! That cabin looks SUPER cool! Another awesome video
Off trail and game trail adventures are my favorite. So many cool things to see off the beaten path
Hi Kai
oh yeah, off trail is where it's at!
The cabin however is pretty much on trial. There are a lot of other trails in the area and I would have explored more had it not been raining. I suppose I'll have to go back! : )
Thank you for watching, my friend!
Very cool. I could happily live in that now.
Hi Helen,
It does have it's charm, doesn't it?
Thank you for watching, my friend!
@@jennsylvania1633 👋🏻. Think of how loved that little house must have been to have people care for it for so long. It should have caved in long ago, like most of the others. It feels very cozy from this side of the screen.
I bet that cabin was warm and cozy in the winter months with the fireplace. Thanks for the vid
Yeah, I can just picture a family sitting around the fire relaxing after a hard day's work. Thank you for watching!
I grew up on Sycamore Road on the other side of the creek. I’ve seen that cabin more times than I could possibly count. It was a great street to grow up on.
Hi Gary, I'm sure it had to be a nice area to grow up. Not too far from city life but also close to the wooded area.
Do you remember the cabin prior to it being fixed up? I believe it was lived in until the 1960's but then vacant until the eighties. Just curious if it was ever in disarray.
What a beautiful, awesome place to explore! That woman was really yammering off in the background! You have much more patience than I do. 😂 I would've panned over for a visual. Love that little cabin! I have no clue when gutters became a thing? Great video! 😁💚👊
It was such a cool place to visit! And yeah, she was chatting away, haha. The funny thing is, she wasn’t even that close-just one of those Delco accents that really carries, I guess...lol. Thanks so much for watching, my friend!
I loved this because I know this spot, but I actually learned some new things from your video. I didn't know about the Irish settlement and some of those ruins. If you ever come back here, there's a cool looking waterfall at the other end of the trail near the dog park.
while I was wondering around one of the locals mentioned that there's a lot of wild trails in the park. I definitely will be back and searching for the waterfall sounds like fun. Hopefully, it won't be raining ...lol
Thanks for watching, my friend!
interesting video, i always wondered if the first cabin in Pa was still in existence. This could possibly be it
it may not have been the first, but no doubt it was one of the earliest. The Swedes settled the area in 1638 ....long time ago!
Thank you for watching, my friend!
I would think the stone slab on top of the chimney was to keep rain water out of the fireplace. Just looking at the cabin, it seems to me, construction was done in two separate stages and times, maybe three if the shed is included.
that was my thought as well!
I believe that you are correct about the stone slab on top of the chimney. You would think I would have thought of that considering it was raining the day I made the video...lol
Thank you for the comment. It's always nice learning more after the making of a video!
@@jennsylvania1633 I grew up in Delco. I never knew of this cabin. I learned something thanks to you and this video. I have learned much from every video you put out. So the door swings both ways.
Thanks!
Most early log cabins in Pennsylvania did not have windows and those that did were taxed for each window pane, known as the window pane tax.
Hi Neal, yes, I've heard that too. I visited Ireland a few years ago, and I think it was the same there as well.
There is a really cool historical house and cabin it is also in Delaware county it is in havertown pa on caraong dr runs along caracong creek ...dont know if I spelled " caracong coretly "
Good morning,
I always like hearing of new spots to explore.... especially in Bucks and Montco. I'll have to check it out. Thank you!
What an interesting place. I was wondering about the chinking they used between the logs myself. Can you imagine living life with the constant threat of an Indian attack at any time? Or maybe they were friendly with the Indians. But what a language barrier between what the natives spoke and Swedish! ...Daniel
Hi Daniel!
Being out in the middle of nowhere, so far from home, must have been incredibly scary. Those early settlers were remarkably brave, focused on building a better life. I imagine they were likely on good terms with the native peoples, given their reliance on trading European goods. Even so, it must have been extremely stressful at times
@@jennsylvania1633 And think we have stress today!
At the time the cabin was built. They would be deep in the wilderness. The question being why? Maybe for fur trapper?
Hi Wayne, from the little bit of research I did. It appears as if they initially traded European goods like cloth, weapons and tools for furs and skins from the Native Americans. As they settled in they had a small agricultural base to produce goods for trading. Sadly, they were pushed out of the area in 1655 by the Dutch who were then pushed out by the British. Soooo much history all around us. Thank you for the watching as well as for the comment. Much apreciated. : )
@@jennsylvania1633 Your welcome.