When Samuel Halle (pictured here on the far left) purchased his Kirtland property he found a cabin existing on the side of a ravine. that he decided to rebuild into a larger summer home. The date of the cabin's construction is unknown. The property was settled in the early 1800s, and by the 1830s was partially owned by Joseph Smith, founder of Mormanism. | Source: Lake Metroparks Archives, Don Strock Conservation LibraryDownload Original File
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Lake Metroparks Archives, Don Strock Conservation Library
