The simplest beds were rough bunks, consisting of wooden planks supported by boards or pegs. While some families hauled featherbeds and pillows to their new homes, many people had to create their beds on the frontier. Bertha Anderson, an early homesteader in Glendive, Montana, commented that the seating in her home was all "the ends of trees that had been sawed off straight." Another settler reported that the contents of his cabin were comprised of "a small table about three feet square, a wooden bench to sit on, a wooden bunk in one corner for a bed, a water bucket, two tin dishes, and a fry pan."īedding on the frontier was, predictably, less than luxurious. The wagon itself was often dismantled and used as either a part of the house or as furniture. Upended trunks served as wardrobes and dressers, packing boxes stuffed with pillows became trundle beds, and empty barrels were fashioned into rocking chairs. Omesteaders found themselves converting belongings that did complete the journey into their household furnishings. Syverud log house built in 1886 near Osnabrock, North Dakota.
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