Repairs made at Rexroat Prairie help keep the cabins’ stories alive

Artist at work — With a pallet of cement and mortar, Ruppert Parrish artfully fills in the gaps between the logs of a cabin wall at The Rexroat Prairie in Virginia. The material between the logs is called chinking, and works to keep wind and moisture out of the cabin and helps prevent decay. At right is the “Dog Trot” cabin, so named because the center space allowed dogs to trot in and out. (Photo by Brian DeLoche.)
Without saying a word, the cabins at The Rexroat Prairie in Virginia have stories to tell. Stories of the people who once lived within their…
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