Unearthing the story of Dugout Homes
One of the first shelters for early pioneers
By Murray Montgomery
I had been thinking about doing a story on dugout homes for a long time – they were one choice of housing available to the impoverished pioneers of this country. The more research that I did, my respect for our ancestors grew even more; as if that was possible.
From Texas, Kansas, Nebraska, Oklahoma, and beyond; the landscape was dotted with this primitive housing. Made by…
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