The Limberlost Cabin in Geneva, Indiana
The Limberlost Cabin in Geneva, Indiana, was the home of author Gene Stratton-Porter from 1895 to 1913. Born in Wabash County in 1863, she and her husband moved to Geneva in 1887. Their fourteen-room, two-story cabin served as her residence and creative hub. Stratton-Porter was deeply inspired by the surrounding swamps and marshes. She wrote many of her 26 books, including acclaimed novels like "The Girl of the Limberlost," "Laddie," and "Freckles," with settings in the Limberlost Swamp. Her nature studies also produced non-fiction works like "Birds of the Bible" and "Moths of the Limberlost." Eight of her novels were adapted into films over several decades. Development led to the draining of the Limberlost Swamp, prompting her departure from Geneva. She later lived at the Cabin at Wildflower Woods in Rome City before relocating to Los Angeles. In California, she continued writing and established a film production company, dying in 1924 from an automobile accident.