Ft Worth's Log Cabin Village

Fort Worth's Log Cabin Village is a wonderful place to visit. Its stepping back in time to a place when folks knew the meaning of hard work and working for a dream.
There are several cabins there, all from the middle to late 1800's. Moved to this place and restored gently and carefully. Many come from Parker county which is a neighboring county to the west of Ft Worth. Huge hand hewn logs of oak make up the cabins. One house, the first one in the photos has a whopping 9 rooms. Which in the 1800's would have been a mansion. It was built by the families slaves. Grandeur, from the labor of slaves is a nasty thing in my eyes. History, none the less.
The other cabins were small, one room many times with just a loft for children's sleeping quarters. Many of the families of the original owners had 8 or more children. The main room didn't seem big enough for that many people to sit at one time, while having a bed, a table and the things needed to live daily. We are a spoiled bunch now a days.
Just outside the border of this Log Cabin Village, a new home is being built, I heard it had 51 doorways. It seems obscene to have that much of a house in view of these humble log cabin homes. Such a contrast with its modern design and "huge-ness".
As you walk into these cabins you can imagine a bit of the lives of the people in North Texas at that time. Not many windows in the cabins. There was no glass available for many families, and screens were not either. Houses were sturdier with low door frames and not many windows. No windows made you safer from Indian attacks too. But the homes were dark inside.
How grateful we should be to those people willing to settle new ground, with all the hardships, so that we can now enjoy the benefits of a bustling city.