Our Loggy at Maxwell in c. 1897

The photograph was taken of the rear of the store, on the south side. The front of the store faced the tracks. At the time Main Street then ran along the railroad tracks. The building on the left was the storage building for the store.

After Fort McPherson was decommissioned the buildings were sold at auction in the spring of 1881. After the auction the new owners had to move the buildings. Our Loggy had to get across the river so it was decided to disassemble the building. The square logs were numbered and the building was totally disassembled, then reassembled where it still stands today. Our 'Loggy' was moved into Maxwell. My Great Great Grandfather purchased it in 1897 to be used as a general store.

The only other log building still standing from the fort that I know of is now located at the Lincoln County Historical Museum in North Platte. The buyer of this log building waited until winter to move the building. This building was not disassembled but was dragged across the frozen Platte River to what is now the Feeney Farm. The Feeney Farm was once part of Fort McPherson. On July 5, 1905, James T. Feeney purchased the farm, they lived on the island just north of the fort. It remained there for many years but finally was donated to the museum.

There was one other log cabin that I know of from the fort in Maxwell, but it burned to the ground quite a while back.

W. H. Merrick & Co. in the foreground.
The hotel is the farthest away.
Just north of the hotel was a Cabinet makers shop;
they made furniture and caskets.
In between was the Bank.

1906