Floyd Lower Log Cabin
The Lower Cabin is typical of the first dwelling that Ohio pioneers would have built. Constructed from locally harvest timber and hand cut into building logs. The one room cabin served as a living, cooking, dining area and adult bedroom, while the children slept in the loft. A single fireplace provided heat for cooking and the cabin.
The cabin was constructed from log structures that were originally on county property, near the Sell Covered Bridge on Trinity Church Road in Center Township. They were dismantled, the logs tagged and moved to the Pioneer Village.
In 1991, the cabin was dedicated to the memory of Floyd Lower, a local historian, who for many years devoted his time to the history of Columbiana County. He was a major advocate for the restoration of Gaston’s Mill, Lock no. 36, and the construction of Pioneer Village.
