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Spencer Cabin was originally located on park property south of Route 58. It is named after William Glen and Hester Spencer, who lived in it from 1936 until Hester's death in 1990. The cabin was built by John Calvin Ingram in the early 1900s. Ingram was born in 1842 and, at age 17, joined the Confederate Army. He served until he was wounded at the Battle of Chancellorsville on May 4, 1863. In 1862, Ingram married Charity Ann Farmer, and together they reared nine children. Both the Ingrams and the Spencers are buried in Haw Orchard Cemetery, a short distance from where their home once stood.
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