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The spacious log "cabins" we build today are likely to include skylights, whirlpool tubs, and other luxuries. But, in the age of Abraham Lincoln, log cabins fulfilled more basic needs. The great American president was born on February 12, 1809 in a house that was sturdy but primitive.

More About Log Cabins:

• American Frontier Homes
• Log Cabin Building Plans
• Build Your Own Log Home
• The Amazing Smith Mansion in Wyoming

_{Photo: Cabin interior, from the PBS television series The Frontier House, © Audrey Hall/Thirteen/WNET New York}

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