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Valley Forge Huts

Valley Forge—Re-creation of log cabin soldiers’ huts, each built to house a dozen men, stacked like cordwood, during Washington’s winter encampment in 1777-78. Made of logs and chinked with mud, with a fireplace on one end. Crude, but better than tent living.

Log cabin soldiers' hut at Valley Forge

Log cabin soldiers' huts at Valley Forge encampment

Interior of log cabin soldiers' huts at Valley Forge with fireplace in the rear.

Crude wooden bunks in log cabin soldiers' huts at Valley Forge

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