A CABIN OF HER OWN
he Baker Cabin, on the west side of U.S. Highway 89 in Etna, Wyoming, was raised by a pioneer who was atypical for a home builder of the era. The 32-year-old mother of seven, one a newborn, was assisted in her labors by her 12-year-old daughter while her husband and 10-year-old son were off working for wages. Mother and daughter clearly did fine work, as the cabin is the oldest surviving house in the Star Valley. It was also the first known residence in the region to have a shingled roof and wood floors. The circumstances of its
