Mrs. Hoover had written "There are innumerable, enormous dead chestnuts standing all over the place." On hot days, hinged wooden panels fold down to expose large copper screens to provide a great deal of ventilation. These panels and numerous windows cover most of the outside perimeter of the cabins. From the 1960s through 1980s, they hardly seemed necessary, for the hemlock trees formed a thick canopy and kept the shaded grounds cool. However, in the early 1990s, the hemlock woolly adelgid began destroying the hemlock trees, so the surrounding forest is again scattered with dead and fallen trees as in Hoover's day. The cabins are equipped with electricity and plumbing, with visible wiring snaking along the walls and rafters. Large elevated outdoor decks were built with holes for the trunks of mature live trees, whose branches sheltered the cabins and porches. A replica of a corner of the President's cabin and surrounding deck is located inside the Hoover Presidential Library in Iowa. See also List of National Historic Landmarks in Virginia National Register of Historic Places listings in Madison County, Virginia References External links Visiting Rapidan Camp Shenandoah National Park Rapidan Camp Camp Hoover / Rapidan Camp Hiking Guide from Hiking Upward Washington Post Escape Keys article with details for planning a visit Rapidan Camp history C-SPAN Archival videos of President Hoover at Rapidan Camp Historic photos from the National Park Service Cartoon satirizing Hoover's fishing at Rapidan by Herblock at the Library of Congress (archived) Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Virginia Herbert Hoover Hoover family residences Houses in Madison County, Virginia National Historic Landmarks in Virginia National Register of Historic Places in Shenandoah National Park Presidential homes in the United States Houses completed in 1929 Museums in Madison County, Virginia Historic house museums in Virginia Presidential museums in Virginia National Register of Historic Places in Madison County, Virginia Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Virginia