The Sod House Museum was another quick stop we made. I liked being able to go inside the Sod House to see how some of the early settlers lived.
Why a sod house?
Well, the first thing these settlers had to do was to provide a shelter for themselves and their families. Because there was a scarcity of trees, and importing lumber very expensive, they turned to the very land they walked on. Having seen how the Indians used the sod to create a home, they followed suit and soon were building their homes out of sod blocks. This led to the settlers sometimes being referred to as "sodbusters."
If you are looking for barbed-wire art or face-in-the-hole photo opportunities, this is your stop.
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