Son of John William Brinegar (who was killed at age 29 during the Civil War at the battle of Antietam) & Mary "Polly" Halloway Brinegar
FROM THE MARTIN BRINEGAR CABIN SIGN ON THE BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY NC NOTES
The Brinegars were not famous nor rich, but they were important to their families and neighbors. In 1876, Martin Brinegar purchased this 124 acre farm from Henderson Crouse, his wife: Caroline Joines' uncle, for $200. Two years later Martin and Caroline were married; he was 21 and she was 16. There were many small communities close by where the Brinegars visited their
families and friends, traded for supplies, and attended chirsh and school.
Martin and Caroline first lived in a one-room cabin that was already there. Their three children-Alice, Sarah, and John-were born in that cabin. As the family grew Martin built the cabin that stands here now. Their last child, William, was born in the cabin, but died as an infant.
The Brinegars did all the usual work of living on a farm-raising crops, and animals, preserving food and cutting firewood. Martin also made shoes for his neighbors. He was a local justice of the peace and notary public, and for many year he served as clerk for the Pleasant Grove
Baptist Church. Caroline made clothing for her family and augmented their income by gathering medicinal plants like bloodroot, snakeroot, and black cherry bark and selling them to nearby drug merchants.
Keeping Warm
All the materials Martin Brinegar needed for building a cabin were here on his farm- trees, rocks, even clay. Martin Brinegar began building this cabin in 1886.
Working in his spare time, it took him three years to finish the original cabin-a main room and a loft.
Martin collected stone to first lay the foundation and to later build the chimneys. Next he cut chestnut logs and hewed then by hand on two sides. then he notched the ends. With help from his neighbors, Martin stacked logs to form the walls. He chinked the logs with clay and covered the roof with shakes (wooden shingles) that he split.
Martin covered logs with clapboard siding on the outside and paneling on the inside to help insulate the cabin from the bitter winds that are common here in the mountains. Martin took his own trees to a local saw mill and had them cut into boards for the floors, siding, and paneling.
Martin later added the shed addition- the second, smaller room. this room was divided into a kitchen with its own fireplace and a bedroom.
FROM THE MARTIN BRINEGAR CABIN SIGN ON THE BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY NC NOTES
The Brinegars were not famous nor rich, but they were important to their families and neighbors. In 1876, Martin Brinegar purchased this 124 acre farm from Henderson Crouse, his wife: Caroline Joines' uncle, for $200. Two years later Martin and Caroline were married; he was 21 and she was 16. There were many small communities close by where the Brinegars visited their
families and friends, traded for supplies, and attended chirsh and school.
Martin and Caroline first lived in a one-room cabin that was already there. Their three children-Alice, Sarah, and John-were born in that cabin. As the family grew Martin built the cabin that stands here now. Their last child, William, was born in the cabin, but died as an infant.
The Brinegars did all the usual work of living on a farm-raising crops, and animals, preserving food and cutting firewood. Martin also made shoes for his neighbors. He was a local justice of the peace and notary public, and for many year he served as clerk for the Pleasant Grove
Baptist Church. Caroline made clothing for her family and augmented their income by gathering medicinal plants like bloodroot, snakeroot, and black cherry bark and selling them to nearby drug merchants.
Keeping Warm
All the materials Martin Brinegar needed for building a cabin were here on his farm- trees, rocks, even clay. Martin Brinegar began building this cabin in 1886.
Working in his spare time, it took him three years to finish the original cabin-a main room and a loft.
Martin collected stone to first lay the foundation and to later build the chimneys. Next he cut chestnut logs and hewed then by hand on two sides. then he notched the ends. With help from his neighbors, Martin stacked logs to form the walls. He chinked the logs with clay and covered the roof with shakes (wooden shingles) that he split.
Martin covered logs with clapboard siding on the outside and paneling on the inside to help insulate the cabin from the bitter winds that are common here in the mountains. Martin took his own trees to a local saw mill and had them cut into boards for the floors, siding, and paneling.
Martin later added the shed addition- the second, smaller room. this room was divided into a kitchen with its own fireplace and a bedroom.
Son of John William Brinegar (who was killed at age 29 during the Civil War at the battle of Antietam) & Mary "Polly" Halloway Brinegar
FROM THE MARTIN BRINEGAR CABIN SIGN ON THE BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY NC NOTES
The Brinegars were not famous nor rich, but they were important to their families and neighbors. In 1876, Martin Brinegar purchased this 124 acre farm from Henderson Crouse, his wife: Caroline Joines' uncle, for $200. Two years later Martin and Caroline were married; he was 21 and she was 16. There were many small communities close by where the Brinegars visited their
families and friends, traded for supplies, and attended chirsh and school.
Martin and Caroline first lived in a one-room cabin that was already there. Their three children-Alice, Sarah, and John-were born in that cabin. As the family grew Martin built the cabin that stands here now. Their last child, William, was born in the cabin, but died as an infant.
The Brinegars did all the usual work of living on a farm-raising crops, and animals, preserving food and cutting firewood. Martin also made shoes for his neighbors. He was a local justice of the peace and notary public, and for many year he served as clerk for the Pleasant Grove
Baptist Church. Caroline made clothing for her family and augmented their income by gathering medicinal plants like bloodroot, snakeroot, and black cherry bark and selling them to nearby drug merchants.
Keeping Warm
All the materials Martin Brinegar needed for building a cabin were here on his farm- trees, rocks, even clay. Martin Brinegar began building this cabin in 1886.
Working in his spare time, it took him three years to finish the original cabin-a main room and a loft.
Martin collected stone to first lay the foundation and to later build the chimneys. Next he cut chestnut logs and hewed then by hand on two sides. then he notched the ends. With help from his neighbors, Martin stacked logs to form the walls. He chinked the logs with clay and covered the roof with shakes (wooden shingles) that he split.
Martin covered logs with clapboard siding on the outside and paneling on the inside to help insulate the cabin from the bitter winds that are common here in the mountains. Martin took his own trees to a local saw mill and had them cut into boards for the floors, siding, and paneling.
Martin later added the shed addition- the second, smaller room. this room was divided into a kitchen with its own fireplace and a bedroom.
FROM THE MARTIN BRINEGAR CABIN SIGN ON THE BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY NC NOTES
The Brinegars were not famous nor rich, but they were important to their families and neighbors. In 1876, Martin Brinegar purchased this 124 acre farm from Henderson Crouse, his wife: Caroline Joines' uncle, for $200. Two years later Martin and Caroline were married; he was 21 and she was 16. There were many small communities close by where the Brinegars visited their
families and friends, traded for supplies, and attended chirsh and school.
Martin and Caroline first lived in a one-room cabin that was already there. Their three children-Alice, Sarah, and John-were born in that cabin. As the family grew Martin built the cabin that stands here now. Their last child, William, was born in the cabin, but died as an infant.
The Brinegars did all the usual work of living on a farm-raising crops, and animals, preserving food and cutting firewood. Martin also made shoes for his neighbors. He was a local justice of the peace and notary public, and for many year he served as clerk for the Pleasant Grove
Baptist Church. Caroline made clothing for her family and augmented their income by gathering medicinal plants like bloodroot, snakeroot, and black cherry bark and selling them to nearby drug merchants.
Keeping Warm
All the materials Martin Brinegar needed for building a cabin were here on his farm- trees, rocks, even clay. Martin Brinegar began building this cabin in 1886.
Working in his spare time, it took him three years to finish the original cabin-a main room and a loft.
Martin collected stone to first lay the foundation and to later build the chimneys. Next he cut chestnut logs and hewed then by hand on two sides. then he notched the ends. With help from his neighbors, Martin stacked logs to form the walls. He chinked the logs with clay and covered the roof with shakes (wooden shingles) that he split.
Martin covered logs with clapboard siding on the outside and paneling on the inside to help insulate the cabin from the bitter winds that are common here in the mountains. Martin took his own trees to a local saw mill and had them cut into boards for the floors, siding, and paneling.
Martin later added the shed addition- the second, smaller room. this room was divided into a kitchen with its own fireplace and a bedroom.
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