Brewster Higley's cabin April 2, 2011
A Kansas radio personality has launched a campaign to raise money for Brewster Higley's cabin in Smith County where the frontier doctor wrote in 1872 what eventually became the Kansas state song. The cabin, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, badly needs repairs, estimated to cost between $80,000 and $100,000, to restore it to its original integrity.
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The limestone sign leading to Brewster Higley's cabin.
The interior of Brewster Higley's cabin has a few late 19th century artifacts associated with life on the prairie, none connected to Higley. The cabin, with its dirt floor, is sparsely decorated.
The interior of Brewster Higley's cabin has a few late 19th century artifacts associated with life on the prairie, none connected to Higley. The cabin, with its dirt floor, is sparsely decorated.
The interior of Brewster Higley's cabin has a few late 19th century artifacts associated with life on the prairie, none connected to Higley. The cabin, with its dirt floor, is sparsely decorated.
El Dean Holthus, caretaker of Brewster Higley's cabin.
Brewster Higley's cabin has three limestone walls and one log wall. The interior has a dirt floor and a few late 19th century artifacts.
The exterior of Brewster Higley's cabin, showing the one wall made of logs.
The exterior walls of Brewster Higley's cabin. A rusted buzz saw.blade notes 1872, when the cabin was constructed.
Brewster Higley's cabin against the night sky. The cabin, where Higley wrote the lyrics to "Home on the Range," is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
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