A group of contractors discovered a well-disguised piece of history last month nestled between new residential developments in a growing community along Route 16.

When Michael Grove of Shippensburg purchased property from Waste Management to the north of Route 16, he had no idea what he inherited. Grove hired Earl Miller Contractors to demolish the final standing home on the tract and they found something unusual.

Covered by layers of dilapidated drywall and brick was a log cabin constructed in the late 1700s.