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The cabin with a puncheon floor was thought to be quite well finished; for all early structures were unprovided with slab floors. The dirt for floor-surfacing was well tramped -- dampened if necessary -- and beaten with a maul until smooth and solid.
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New Castle "Democrat" 1897; The Ancient Type in Henry County, IN Fifty Years Ago. How they were built-1840s ... This was called a puncheon floor. There was but one door. The shutters were made of long clapboards fastened on split pieces with wooden hinges with a latch on the inside made of the same material.
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The flooring was called "puncheon." He hued out the logs to fit the floor of his cabin. One or, two "puncheons" were left loose so he could store his sweet potatoes in the cellar under the cabin.
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After some investigation he selected the location at the place above named, built a log cabin with shake roof and puncheon flooring, put up some fence and broke out some of the prairie sod.
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Having seen our General on various occasions, I recognized him at once, although he was in his banyan, having, I judged, been bathing himself in a small, wooden bowl full of warm water, which stood on the puncheon flooring near, very sloppy.
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COLONIAL PERIOD (1600's - 1700's) - Part I ... This period is labeled as the pre-industrial era in technology. Production was centered around highly specialized artisans and skilled workers. Work was done by hand and even the most efficient form ... Educational technology was also in a pre-industrial state during this period.
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For temporary purposes he lived in a round-log cabin owned by Robert Barr, and on his own land subsequently built a hewed log cabin with stick and mud chimney, puncheon flooring laid (not nailed) down and an open fireplace.
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He attended for a few weeks during the winter season the early subscription schools, when the little log school house with puncheon floors, and benches split from logs, was the best the times afforded.
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