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Workers stop for a photo while transporting the cabin more than 50 miles from Warren County to Wabash Erie Canal Park in Delphi, Carroll County.

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The Deer-Crone Cabin upon arrival at Wabash & Erie Canal Park in early 2026.

Bill and Patti-Joy Crone, cabin donors.jpeg

Bill and Patti-Joy Crane donated the cabin to Wabash & Erie Canal Park.

Deer-Crone Cabin closeup on Crone Property.jpg

The Deer-Crone Cabin is at sat for more than 50 years on the Crone property in Warren County.

Linda Cooper and Beverly Seese, volunteers, with completed Deer-Crone Cabin at Canal Park.JPG

Volunteers Linda Cooper and Beverly Seese stand with the completed Deer-Crone Cabin at Wabash & Erie Canal Park in Delphi, Carroll County. The pair spent countless hours reassembling and preparing the cabin after it was transported more than 50 miles from Warren County.

Deer-Crone Cabin at Canal Park mid-renovation.jpg

The Deer-Crone Cabin at Wabash & Erie Canal Park during renovation.

Deer-Crone Cabin on Crone Property.jpeg

The Deer-Crone Cabin is at sat for more than 50 years on the Crone property in Warren County.

Deer-Crone Cabin Disassembly.jpg

The cabin is disassembled on the Crone property in Warren County so it can be transported to Delphi.

Cabin Move.JPG

Workers stop for a photo while transporting the cabin more than 50 miles from Warren County to Wabash Erie Canal Park in Delphi, Carroll County.

Deer-Crone Cabin upon arrival at Canal Park, early 2026.JPG

The Deer-Crone Cabin upon arrival at Wabash & Erie Canal Park in early 2026.

Bill and Patti-Joy Crone, cabin donors.jpeg

Bill and Patti-Joy Crane donated the cabin to Wabash & Erie Canal Park.

Deer-Crone Cabin closeup on Crone Property.jpg

The Deer-Crone Cabin is at sat for more than 50 years on the Crone property in Warren County.

Linda Cooper and Beverly Seese, volunteers, with completed Deer-Crone Cabin at Canal Park.JPG

Volunteers Linda Cooper and Beverly Seese stand with the completed Deer-Crone Cabin at Wabash & Erie Canal Park in Delphi, Carroll County. The pair spent countless hours reassembling and preparing the cabin after it was transported more than 50 miles from Warren County.

Deer-Crone Cabin at Canal Park mid-renovation.jpg

The Deer-Crone Cabin at Wabash & Erie Canal Park during renovation.

Deer-Crone Cabin on Crone Property.jpeg

The Deer-Crone Cabin is at sat for more than 50 years on the Crone property in Warren County.

Deer-Crone Cabin Disassembly.jpg

The cabin is disassembled on the Crone property in Warren County so it can be transported to Delphi.

A cabin originally constructed in 1830 is set to debut at Wabash & Erie Canal Park in Delphi next month.

The public is invited as the park hosts a dedication for the Deer-Crone Cabin, a one-of-a-kind piece of Indiana history, at 2 p.m. Saturday, June 6. Attendees can be among the first to explore the cabin in its new home within the park’s Pioneer Village.

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