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Image appeared in the journal article, "Log Houses in Pennsylvania During the Seventeenth Century," in Pennsylvania History: A Journal of Mid-Atlantic Studies, Vol. 22, No. 3 (July,1955), p. 263.

The first view most visitors have of the Swedish Cabin as they approach from the south along Cabin Road.

Swedish Cabin, back side, remains shaded during most of the day.

View of the front of the Swedish Cabin

Standing on the dolomite formation above the Swedish Cabin, one can see the cabin, Creek Road, and Darby Creek beyond. The cabin is build on the exposed ledge of this rock, down by the creek.

This protrusion of dolomite extends down to the creek, and the cabin was deliberately built on areas where the rock is exposed in the valley below.
Parts of this rock have been cut and used to either build or restore the Swedish Cabin.

This is the wall to the immediate right of the main entrance of the cabin. Items on the wall were installed by members of the Friends of the Swedish Cabin for interpretation and fundraising (t-shirts for sale) for this house museum.

Fireplace in the northwest corner of the Swedish Cabin, in the smaller room. These corner fireplaces are distinctive of Forest Finn cabins of the mid 17th century.

This view looks from the main room into the smaller room of the Swedish Cabin. To the right of the door is a display cabinet installed by members of the Friends of the Swedish Cabin. It displays items related to the history of the Forest Finns who…

The tools on this wall are modern reproductions that were manufactured and installed by members of the Friends of the Swedish Cabin to interpret the pioneer history of this house museum.