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Swedish Log House, Drexel Hill, PA, circa 1938.
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The log cabin, commonly considered a uniquely American form of housing, is actually Scandinavian in design and origin. The Lower Swedish Cabin, shown here, was built by Swedish colonists around 1640 and is still standing today.

Credit: Library of Congress

The log cabin, commonly considered a uniquely American form of housing, is actually Scandinavian in design and origin. The Lower Swedish Cabin, still standing today, was built by Swedish colonists near Darby Creek in today's Delaware County, sometime between 1638 and 1655.

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