On another subject, the Finns. We talked about Finns coming NH in the late 1800s. What most people don't know is that they were in NJ in the mid 1600s. The C. A. Nothnagle Log House in NJ was built between 1638 and 1643. It is believed to be the oldest log cabin in the country. The home’s construction suggests that it was built by Finnish immigrants since it features tell-tale Scandinavian details like an asymmetrical fireplace and a chimney that sits inside the building for extra warmth. The New Jersey house was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1976, and a local couple, Harry and Doris Rink, have been taking care of the property since 1968. They live in an adjacent house and have been caring for the cabin and offering free tours for decades. Harry does all the repairs by hand, using local clay to keep the cabin as true to its original form as possible. Though the Rinks intend to stay on the property and continue giving tours, the house itself was on sale for $2.9 million in 2018 — a price that includes the home’s historical furnishings and artifacts.
My guess is that the photo was taken from the bridge which was upstream from the whirlpool. The photo looks downstream and the whirlpool would be around the bend beyond view. The rumor about the whirlpool is that some local men floated a large stump and sent it into the whirlpool choking it off.
On another subject, the Finns. We talked about Finns coming NH in the late 1800s. What most people don't know is that they were in NJ in the mid 1600s. The C. A. Nothnagle Log House in NJ was built between 1638 and 1643. It is believed to be the oldest log cabin in the country. The home’s construction suggests that it was built by Finnish immigrants since it features tell-tale Scandinavian details like an asymmetrical fireplace and a chimney that sits inside the building for extra warmth. The New Jersey house was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1976, and a local couple, Harry and Doris Rink, have been taking care of the property since 1968. They live in an adjacent house and have been caring for the cabin and offering free tours for decades. Harry does all the repairs by hand, using local clay to keep the cabin as true to its original form as possible. Though the Rinks intend to stay on the property and continue giving tours, the house itself was on sale for $2.9 million in 2018 — a price that includes the home’s historical furnishings and artifacts.
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My guess is that the photo was taken from the bridge which was upstream from the whirlpool. The photo looks downstream and the whirlpool would be around the bend beyond view. The rumor about the whirlpool is that some local men floated a large stump and sent it into the whirlpool choking it off.