History and stories of Nebraska . First Log House in painting.) {From 262 A SHORT HISTORY OF NEBRASKA. A PioNEEE Dugout. {From S. D. Butchercollection.) along the streams where there were trees and built loghouses. Those who came later and settled upon the prairiehad only one material with which to build and that was prairie sod. They cutthe tough sod and piledit into walls, coveringthe top with poles, grass,sod and clay, leavingopenings for the win-dows and door. Therewere more of these sodhouses than of any otherkind and they werevery comfortable, beingwarm in winter andcool in
History and stories of Nebraska . First Log House in painting.) {From 262 A SHORT HISTORY OF NEBRASKA. A PioNEEE Dugout. {From S. D. Butchercollection.) along the streams where there were trees and built loghouses. Those who came later and settled upon the prairiehad only one material with which to build and that was prairie sod. They cutthe tough sod and piledit into walls, coveringthe top with poles, grass,sod and clay, leavingopenings for the win-dows and door. Therewere more of these sodhouses than of any otherkind and they werevery comfortable, beingwarm in winter andcool in summer. They were often called dobies. Othersmade their houses by digging into a hillside, covering the topof the hole with poles, grass and earth, leaving a space in oneend, usually toward the south, open for a door. These werecalled dug-outs. The floors were often of the bareground. These early settlers worked very hard to breakland and plant seeds, build houses and dig wells. All theyhad was the good Nebraska it they made their houses andbarns and from it they raised allthat they had to eat and sell
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