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<p>[QUOTE="lauragarnet, post: 192350, member: 105"]Could be this place, with artistic license taken for the pretty landscaping in the painting. </p><p><img src="https://lh6.ggpht.com/-dFPFNPzEYTY/TsCEkf-E0qI/AAAAAAAAS0M/6SmiQn9laeM/s288/2.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><a href="https://www.loudoun.gov/index.aspx?nid=3237" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.loudoun.gov/index.aspx?nid=3237" rel="nofollow"><b>SETTLE-DEAN Cabin - Village of Conklin, Loudon County Virginia</b></a></p><p>History of the Cabin</p><p>Charles W. Dean worked as a slave for Thomas Settle in the Village of Conklin in eastern Loudoun County for many years. The two families inhabited a house consisting of two log cabins sided-over with boards and joined together. Mr. Settle willed the 142-acre property to Dean and his descendants in 1886.</p><p><br /></p><p>A bunch of pictures from different angles here:</p><p><a href="https://historicwanderings.blogspot.com/2011/11/settle-dean-cabin-conklin-va.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://historicwanderings.blogspot.com/2011/11/settle-dean-cabin-conklin-va.html" rel="nofollow"><b>Historic Wanderings Settle-Dean Cabin, Conklin, VA </b></a></p><p>And yikes! They did a horrible restoration with the windows and doors!</p><p><a href="https://historicwanderings.blogspot.com/2011/11/settle-dean-cabin-conklin-va.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://historicwanderings.blogspot.com/2011/11/settle-dean-cabin-conklin-va.html" rel="nofollow"></a></p><p>A few nights ago, I found old black and white pictures of the cabin with the original wood siding still on it, but can't re-find them now. Aaargghh! I thought I'd saved the link, but can't find that either.<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie14" alt=":arghh:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/frown.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":(" unselectable="on" /></p><p><a href="https://www.google.com/#q=settle-dean+cabin" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.google.com/#q=settle-dean+cabin" rel="nofollow"><b>settle-dean cabin</b></a></p><p><a href="https://www.google.com/#q=settle-dean+cabin" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.google.com/#q=settle-dean+cabin" rel="nofollow"><b><br /></b></a></p><p><br /></p><p>The Ramsey Conklin old family cabin, as mentioned above also has similar construction. But still, the landscaping seems it would be all wrong. It slowly disintergrated after the 1930s and is completely gone now as far as I can tell. The out-house is still standing, and the family cemetery is still there. Pics and video of those on the internet.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]54353[/ATTACH]</p><p><b><a href="http://www.hrvh.org/cdm/singleitem/collection/nyacklib/id/3437" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.hrvh.org/cdm/singleitem/collection/nyacklib/id/3437" rel="nofollow">Ramsey Conklin Cabin</a></b></p><p>Harriman State park Rockland County New York</p><p>[ATTACH=full]54354[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]54355[/ATTACH]</p><p><b><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/OldSchoolCool/comments/2k15bq/my_fathers_greatgrandfather_ramsey_conklin_with/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.reddit.com/r/OldSchoolCool/comments/2k15bq/my_fathers_greatgrandfather_ramsey_conklin_with/" rel="nofollow">reddit: My Father's Great-Grandfather, Ramsey Conklin, with his wolf dog. (est 1920's-1930's) Near Harriman State Park, NY.</a></b></p><p>submitted 2 years ago by tellmelovestories</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>And then, of course, it could be neither one of these places! <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie58" alt=":joyful:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="lauragarnet, post: 192350, member: 105"]Could be this place, with artistic license taken for the pretty landscaping in the painting. [IMG]https://lh6.ggpht.com/-dFPFNPzEYTY/TsCEkf-E0qI/AAAAAAAAS0M/6SmiQn9laeM/s288/2.jpg[/IMG] [URL='https://www.loudoun.gov/index.aspx?nid=3237'][B]SETTLE-DEAN Cabin - Village of Conklin, Loudon County Virginia[/B][/URL] History of the Cabin Charles W. Dean worked as a slave for Thomas Settle in the Village of Conklin in eastern Loudoun County for many years. The two families inhabited a house consisting of two log cabins sided-over with boards and joined together. Mr. Settle willed the 142-acre property to Dean and his descendants in 1886. A bunch of pictures from different angles here: [URL='https://historicwanderings.blogspot.com/2011/11/settle-dean-cabin-conklin-va.html'][B]Historic Wanderings Settle-Dean Cabin, Conklin, VA [/B][/URL] And yikes! They did a horrible restoration with the windows and doors! [URL='https://historicwanderings.blogspot.com/2011/11/settle-dean-cabin-conklin-va.html'][B][/B][/URL] A few nights ago, I found old black and white pictures of the cabin with the original wood siding still on it, but can't re-find them now. Aaargghh! I thought I'd saved the link, but can't find that either.:arghh::( [URL='https://www.google.com/#q=settle-dean+cabin'][B]settle-dean cabin [/B][/URL] [B][/B] The Ramsey Conklin old family cabin, as mentioned above also has similar construction. But still, the landscaping seems it would be all wrong. It slowly disintergrated after the 1930s and is completely gone now as far as I can tell. The out-house is still standing, and the family cemetery is still there. Pics and video of those on the internet. [ATTACH=full]54353[/ATTACH] [B][URL='http://www.hrvh.org/cdm/singleitem/collection/nyacklib/id/3437']Ramsey Conklin Cabin[/URL][/B] Harriman State park Rockland County New York [ATTACH=full]54354[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]54355[/ATTACH] [B][URL='https://www.reddit.com/r/OldSchoolCool/comments/2k15bq/my_fathers_greatgrandfather_ramsey_conklin_with/']reddit: My Father's Great-Grandfather, Ramsey Conklin, with his wolf dog. (est 1920's-1930's) Near Harriman State Park, NY.[/URL][/B] submitted 2 years ago by tellmelovestories And then, of course, it could be neither one of these places! :joyful:[/QUOTE]
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