1840's German Log Cabin Johann Peter Schmitt, aka Schmidt aka Smith, Johann Zender, Rev. Henry Fortmann, and Peter Schmitt of Winnetkka (this is his house) built these log cabins along "the Ridge" and north for their families between 1835 and 1845.

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This log cabin was very common with the early Ridgeville residents on the sandy bluffs of Ridge Trail

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Owner/Source	David A. Fortman
Date	2006
Place	Winettka, Illinois
File name	Schmitt House 1842 IMG_0731.jpg
File Size	1.19m
ID	98
Dimensions	1704 x 2272
Linked to	Family: Schmitt a.k.a. Schmidt a.k.a. Smith/Bruck (F008); Claud Anna Maria; Fortmann [Gross] Franz Joseph Henry (?) Rev.; GrossFortmann Franz Joseph [ Heinrich ? ]; Muno Peter (Child # 6 of Johannes & Anna Maria Claud); Zender Johann

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