An original hand-hewn homestead from the pioneer era was uncovered when demolition contractors pealed back the exterior of what was thought to be a modern bungalow in Orem, Utah. The antique log house—featuring updates from the early- to mid-1900s—was last owned by the Shamadas, of Japanese decent, who once ran a fruit stand on the property; but even earlier, it was owned by the Hansons, a Swedish family—whose descendant Stan Hanson, 57, a sales rep from nearby Pleasant Grove, recalls driving by that cottage at 1400 Block and North State Street often. “I noticed that they were tearing it down, and I knew that this was at one point my great-grandfather’s home,”  Stan told The Epoch Times of the recent work being done. “The property owners brought in a contractor to demolish this structure and prepare it for a new development,” he said. “They had exposed some rock, hand-hewed logs.” Stan’s great-grandfather …