Magoffin County Pioneer Village and Museum is museum in downtown
Salyersville, Kentucky that exhibits a collection of reconstructed
log buildings
Log buildings and structures can be categorized as historic and modern. A diverse selection of their forms and styles with examples of architectural elements is discussed in the following articles:
*Log cabin – a rustic dwelling
*Log house – a ...
from, mostly, the eastern region of Kentucky. The Magoffin County Historical Society maintains a Library and
Archives
An archive is an accumulation of historical records or materials – in any medium – or the physical facility in which they are located.
Archives contain primary source documents that have accumulated over the course of an individual or ...
Center with a collection of
genealogical
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and historical material at the site.
Most of the cabins displayed in the reconstructed village date back to the early 19th century. The structures use all original materials from the log buildings. The buildings are disassembled and then transported to the Pioneer Village for reassembly on site.
[Magoffin County Pioneer Village and Museum]
Retrieved on 2010-09-19
Gallery
Image:The Henry Cabin, Magoffin County Pioneer Village and Museum.JPG, The Henry Cabin was originally located in Woodsbend, in Morgan County, Kentucky
Image:The John Prater Cabin, Magoffin County Pioneer Village and Museum.jpg, The John Prater Cabin is a log school house
Image:Fletcher-Arnett Cabin, Magoffin County Pioneer Village and Museum.JPG, The Fletcher-Arnett Cabin is a two-story, two-pen log cabin built by Kelsey N. Fletcher and originally located near Lakeville in Magoffin County
Magoffin County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of the 2010 census, the population was 13,333. Its county seat is Salyersville. The county was formed in 1860 from adjacent portions of Floyd, Johnson, and Morgan Counties ...
References
External links
Magoffin County Historical Society
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Salyersville, Kentucky
Open-air museums in Kentucky
Museums in Magoffin County, Kentucky
History museums in Kentucky
Log buildings and structures in Kentucky
Rebuilt buildings and structures in the United States