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Heintzelman, Donald S.
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Hunter, William A.
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Jordan, Terry
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Mercer, Henry
      1967      The Origin of Log Houses in the United States. Bucks County Historical Society, Doylestown, PA

Montgomery, Thomas Lynch (Editor)
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Roberts, Charles Rhoads et al
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Thiede, Arthur and Cindy Teipner
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