Military
During the winter of 1779-1780, soldiers of the Pennsylvania Line built these hearths. The rest of the encampment vanished decades ago through disuse and decay. The huts are copies based partly on traces of post holes and foundation logs still found in the ground, but the hearths alone survived just as they were then. Small mementos such as buttons, knives, and pipe stems were sifted from the ground and studied to recapture the life of Washington’s soldiers.
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Harding, New Jersey · United States
