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Histories &
Mysteries
Judy and John Tole
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led to the need for better overnight accommodations. Thus, the ‘stand’ eventually grew in size to over forty by forty feet and two stories with multiple guest rooms, chimneys, etc. In the process it underwent a status upgrade and became, sniff, an Inn.
A bit later (about 1840) a log cabin known as the Hutchins Ordinary was built about a mile west of the Atkins place. This ordinary provided more ' basic fare than the Atkins Inn, thus mainly drovers and horseback riders frequented it.
The sketches made by the Park Service reveal some additional details about the two structures. The walls of the Atkins place were boarded and whitewashed with wood floors. The Hutchins ordinary used cardboard and paper for wall covering though it too had board flooring. Most buildings of the period were prone to bum due to open indoor fireplaces but imagine the extra danger with cardboard walls. The ‘R’ factor of the material cannot have been too high
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