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Image of Broadax, ca. 1850
1985.12.7
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Broadax, ca. 1850

This broadax features a plaque dedicated to Jesse B. Warren, presumably a cohort of Albert Burrows who built one of the first log cabins north of Bellevue back in 1883.
ID Number: 1985.12.7
Date: 1810-1913
Physical Description: 1 Broadax; wood, metal; 37.25 in.H x 10.25 in.W x 1.75 in.D
Credit: MOHAI, 1985.12.7
Subjects: Lumber and Logging, Homes and Housing

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