Picture of the Day for January 17, 2019

The log houses for the married enlisted men’s quarters were found just outside the wooden stake wall at Fort Wilkins. Since none of the soldiers were stationed very long at the fort, I doubt the wives and children liked moving from one location to the next in the 1840s any more than present military families do.

Married Enlisted Quarters

Married Enlisted Quarters

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