Corbin Cabin Explained

George T. Corbin Cabin
Designated Other1:Virginia Landmarks Register
Designated Other1 Date:September 20, 1988[1]
Designated Other1 Number:056-0061
Designated Other1 Num Position:bottom
Location:1.5 mi. off Skyline Dr. at jct. of Corbin Cabin Trail and Nicholson Hollow Trail, near Nethers, Virginia
Coordinates:38.6019°N -78.345°W
Built:1909
Architecture:Mountain log cabin
Added:January 13, 1989
Refnum:88003067

The Corbin Cabin is a log structure built by George T. Corbin in 1909 in the Nicholson Hollow area of what is now Shenandoah National Park.[2] Corbin was forced to vacate the land on which the cabin sits in 1938, when the land was added to Shenandoah National Park.[3] The cabin is unique in that it is one of a small number of buildings located in Nicholson Hollow spared during the creation of the park, and still remains standing despite recent forest fires.

The cabin is maintained by the Potomac Appalachian Trail Club and is accessible within the park by means of Nicholson Hollow Trail.[4]

As the George T. Corbin Cabin, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Virginia Landmarks Register. Virginia Department of Historic Resources. 5 June 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130921053819/http://www.dhr.virginia.gov/registers/register_counties_cities.htm. 21 September 2013. dead.
  2. http://www.nps.gov/shen/historyculture/displaced.htm The Displaced (U.S. National Park Service)
  3. https://state.vipnet.org/dhr/registers/Counties/Madison/056-0061_Corbin_Cabin_1989_Final_Nomination.pdf Corbin Cabin 1989 Final Nomination
  4. http://www.hikingupward.com/SNP/CorbinMountain/ Corbin Mountain Hike