This cabin, one of the first built on Nine Mile Creek in Marsh Valley, was erected by William Jackson and Cyrus Coffin before 1866. Later it was purchased by Abigail Coffin, and she and her sons Nathan, Cyrus, and William were among the first settlers. Others followed, taking up land and building homes, and the cabin served as the first school and store. A branch of the L.D.S. Church was created, and in 1891 Cambridge Ward, about 2 1/2 miles north of Downey, was organized with William A. Coffin as bishop.