Farther south on the Rockefeller Parkway, past Spread Creek, the
Cunningham Cabin is one of several significant historical sites
in the park. Built and inhabited around 1895, it's the oldest man
made structure in the park. John Cunningham filed for a homestead
in 1889 and developed a ranch over the next several years. Some
historians question if this was the original cabin. The cabin has
two rooms; north room, above and south room, right, separated by
a breezeway. The Cunninghams lived in the south room while ranch
workers occupied the north one. The family moved to Idaho in 1928
when the park bought the property.
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