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Detailed
view of tabby house ruins. Tabby is a type of inexpensive cement made
from local materials. First, shells were collected and heated until
they began to break down. The burnt shells were then ground into lime
pouder. The lime was mixed with sand, whole shells, and water to form
cement. The tabby house was built in 1843 by William H. Shaw from Point
Comfort, Virginia.
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