Log Cabin & Well on Zane’s Trace

The park is open and the cabin and well can be viewed at any time.  However, the house at the front of the property and the log cabin are being leased as private dwellings.  When using the park, please be respectful of those living there and do not knock on their doors or make requests to see inside buildings.

The log cabin was probably built in the early-1800s and was the first doctor’s office in Pleasant Township. The heavy white oak front door is said to have been removed when it was necessary to be used as a surgical table.

The 84-feet deep, hand-dug well is still in excellent condition and is surrounded by a matching brick patio and wall. Some have said that Ebeneezer Zane himself dug the well but that account cannot be verified. Zane died in 1811.