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The tour of restored cabins begins at the Foster Cabin, a two- tory log house built in the 1850s for Harry A. Foster and his family of eight in Milam County. Continue on to Pickard Cabin, where Village recreators demonstrate weaving on a replica "shot" loom, part of the cabin's exhibit of family furniture and weaving accessories. The one room Seela Cabin displays yarn spinners, dyeing techniques and yarns. Sample old time "air conditioning" at the Parker Cabin, which is split in half by a breezeway between the bedroom and the kitchen/dining room. While you are there, read about the legend of Cynthia Ann, taken by the Comanches as a child and integrated into the tribe. In the blacksmith's shop, volunteers demonstrate nail making and other iron crafts with a working coal forge. The Shaw Cabin and Gristmill displays a genuine water powered grist wheel. The wheel was and still is used to grind corn without human labor the alternative being the mortar and pestle. The park also includes the Tompkins Cabin, the Marine Schoolhouse (an 1872 cabin located on Fort Worth's north side until it was moved to the Village in 2003), the Howard Cabin (also a schoolhouse, but closed for renovation) and a gift shop. Charter a coach bus to take you to this amazing historical area.

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