John M. Hopkins Cabin

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LocationOff GA 121/23, SW of Folkston, Charlton County, Georgia
Coordinates 30°44′19″N82°07′41″W / 30.738611°N 82.128056°W / 30.738611; -82.128056
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1927
Built byHebard Cypress Company Employees
NRHP reference No. 83000186 [1]
Added to NRHPMarch 4, 1983

The John M. Hopkins Cabin, located in the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge south of Folkston, Georgia, off GA 121/23 in Charlton County, Georgia, is a log cabin built in 1927. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.

It is a 30 by 24 feet (9.1 m × 7.3 m) house built of end-notched heart pine logs, with a foundation of hexagonal heart pine blocks. It has also been known as Quarters #12 - Quest Cabin. [2]

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References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. W. C. Kent (1982). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: John M. Hopkins Cabin / Quarters #12 - Quest Cabin". National Park Service . Retrieved June 21, 2017. With nine photos from 1929 and 1981.