Winter Encampment

Description

Soldier’s Huts

From the National Park Service website:

One of the most immediate remedies against the weather and a lack of clothing was the construction of log shelters by the men. Valley Forge was the first winter encampment where many thousands of men had to build their own huts. The officers formed the men into construction squads and instructed them to build cabins according to a 14-foot by 16-foot model. The army placed the 2,000-odd huts in parallel lines, and according to one officer, the camp “had the appearance of a little city” when viewed from a distance. Most agreed that their log accommodations were “tolerably comfortable.”

I had the opportunity to wander around Valley Forge after a new fallen snow in the winter of 2005. I came across the Muhlenberg Huts and pulled out my Pentax film camera. This shot is on Kodak Gold 100 negative film and had hung for a while in the photo lab at the King of Prussia Plaza Camera Shop.

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