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Texan Student Building Log Cabin by Hand to Experience How 'Early America' Was Built Goes Viral on TikTok
Pearson Caldwell has drawn nearly 1 million TikTok viewers as he uses timber from family land and traditional methods to build a frontier-style cabin.
- On a stretch of wooded land in Van Zandt County, 24-year-old Pearson Caldwell is building a frontier-style log cabin by hand as part of the America 250 series highlighting those shaping the nation's future.
- Growing up on 160 acres in Fruitvale, Caldwell launched the project in late 2023, drawing inspiration from the legacy of the Founding Fathers and pioneer construction methods.
- Nearly 1 million viewers follow his progress on TikTok, where Caldwell lifts logs weighing more than 2,000 pounds using improvised mechanical systems; "There's tons of eastern red cedar," he said.
- After appearing on the survival series Naked and Afraid in Thailand, Caldwell said the cabin is about half complete and he hopes to finish it within the next year.
- Now a student at Texas Tech University, Caldwell plans to attend Officer Candidates School with the United States Marine Corps after graduation, aiming to become an officer.
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Texan student building log cabin by hand to experience how 'early America' was built goes viral on TikTok
24-year-old Pearson Caldwell has gained nearly 1M followers by hand-building a log cabin using pioneer methods. Here's why he's doing it:
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