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Crane Family Cabin

Conroe, Montgomery County

Marker Text

Nickolas Crane (b. 1830) came to Texas from Alabama, 1848, and in 1850s married Mary Ann Havard. A Confederate veteran of the Civil War, he built this large cabin on the Angelina County land claim that he occupied in 1867. Walls were of pine logs split and hand-adzed to give smooth finish to the interior. Cabin had a stick-mud-and-moss chimney; a cypress board roof. Kitchen was detached. Carroll and Mae Tharp moved and restored the cabin in the 1970s. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1974

Marker Details

Address
Location Description
Marker # 7870
Dedicated 1974
Size, Type Medallion & Plate
Code cabins, log houses
Latitude, Longitude Exact Lat/Lon Unknown

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