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Does anyone know why settlers burned down their homes before moving west during the westward expansion?
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When you say westward expansion do you mean the entire machine? Or was there a specific group of people you were talking about?
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quote: Nails were not used in log structures. Large wooden pegs or trunnels (tree nails) were used to secure timbers and the frames of the door and windows, hinges, and so on. The hinges might be made of wood, or leather; but by the time Iowa was being settled, iron hardware was available, often being made from strap iron in the pioneer's own "shop." The very earliest settlers sometimes burned their cabins to retrieve the hardware as they moved on farther into the wilderness. Hangers for clothing or harness were made by inserting a peg into a hole bored in the wall, or by nailing a forked stick in a handy place
quote: Nails were not used in log structures. Large wooden pegs or trunnels (tree nails) were used to secure timbers and the frames of the door and windows, hinges, and so on. The hinges might be made of wood, or leather; but by the time Iowa was being settled, iron hardware was available, often being made from strap iron in the pioneer's own "shop." The very earliest settlers sometimes burned their cabins to retrieve the hardware as they moved on farther into the wilderness. Hangers for clothing or harness were made by inserting a peg into a hole bored in the wall, or by nailing a forked stick in a handy place
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