This is the entertaining story of a Texas History college class from Sam Houston State University that saved a 180-year-old log cabin from destruction during a long hot summer in 2001 as part of a Main Street Program. Members of the class, including the oldest graduate at Sam Houston State and a retired colleague, all contributed chapters that covered the history of the small cabin and the lifestyles of early Walker County settlers.
A brief account of the life and times of the builders and residents of a small log cabin in Walker County. When college students are assigned the job of saving a historic log cabin, their entertaining experiences made for an unforgettable summer in 2001. Their cabin has provided a historic legacy for Huntsville, Texas and Walker County.
Dr. Carolina Castillo Crimm is a Professor Emeritus, retired from Sam Houston State University after a distinguished teaching career of more than 40 years. Her award-winning book, De Leon: A Tejano History is one of her many works. She hold degrees from the University of Miami (BA, 1969), Texas Tech (MA, 1989), University of Texas (1992).
