In 1846, the Republic of Texas deeded a large parcel of land to Captain Shewball Marsh, who later deeded it to his daughter Abigail. After the Civil War, Abigail married her sweetheart, Col. W.M. Grubbs. A log cabin was built on Abigail Marsh Grubbs's land, on what is now Grubbs Street, probably around 1850, though no written evidence gives its exact construction date. Later, in the 1930's, the cabin was moved a short distance to a lot on Kirk Street; deeds described the lot but not the structure, and the log building was covered with shiplap siding with two or more rooms added. Still resting on the skids used to move it when Hico Historic Preservation acquired it, the cabin stood on a Kirk Street lot purchased in 2002 from Mrs. Adolph Mueller, who had bought it from Hattie King in 1991 after a number of different owners had held the lot and cabin through the years. When the lot was sold, members of Hico Historic Preservation removed the siding to expose the logs, and Nelda Calder and Mary Huggins marked the logs for reconstruction, had the cabin disassembled, and placed the logs in storage. In 2011, Hico Historic Preservation donated the log cabin to the City of Hico, and after city council discussions about restoring it and selecting a site, Pat Ross offered Peppermint Square as its permanent home. The restored cabin now stands as a permanent monument to the courageous frontier families who originally settled the Hico area.