Farms of the past were agricultural complexes: a house, a barn or two,
perhaps an outbuilding such as a corn crib or detached woodshed.More to read about Williamson's Plantation and Huck's DefeatBattlefield
Williamson´s Plantation, Two-Story log House.
product code: 1710-01
product code: 1710-01
Size: 180x120x154 (LxWxH)
Price: € 47,50 excl. post & packing
28mm Scale models supplied unassembled and unpainted.
Miniatures not included
Miniatures not included
Historical
documentation indicates that the James Williamson family settled 300
acres on
the South Fork of Fishing Creek in 1766. At the time of the Battle of Huck’s
Defeat
in 1780, Williamson’s plantation included a two-story log house, a corn crib,
and
a stable
or barn, as well as several fruit tree orchards and several fields of oats and
wheat,
located
on the southern end of the property. Accounts of the battle indicate that the
action
began
several hundred yards south or southeast of the Williamson home and moved in a
northwest
direction, with the final phase of the battle taking place around the
Williamson
house as
Whig militiamen engaged mounted troops of the British Legion cavalry.
Casualties
from the battle (most of whom were British or Loyalist) were buried on site in
an unknown number of graves, possibly on the southern
end of the property.
Williamson´s Plantation, English Barn.
product code: 1720-01
product code: 1720-01
Size: 160x110x120 (LxWxH)
Price: € 34,50 excl. post & packing
28mm Scale models supplied unassembled and unpainted.
Miniatures not included
Miniatures not included
The
English barn prevailed in the 17th and 18th centuries
The
architectural form colonists brought to the New World is called the English
barn. These structures typically featured three bays—three framed sections,
each defined by vertical timbers. (In post-and-beam construction, heavy framing
timbers are joined and pinned together and then braced, forming the equivalent
of a very sturdy box.) The center bay served as the drive, the place where
carts of hay were brought in to unload and where farmers threshed grains and
husked feed corn. The end bays were called “mows” and were used for grain
storage and housing for livestock. In England, both mows were for grains as
livestock was kept outside, but the cold New England climate led to storing
grains in one mow and sheltering livestock in the other.
Williamson´s Plantation, Cron Crib.
product code: 1720-01
product code: 1720-01
Size: 74x55x55 (LxWxH)
Price: €12,50 excl. post & packing
28mm Scale models supplied unassembled and unpainted.
Miniatures not included
Miniatures not included
After the harvest, corn, still on the cob, is placed in the crib either with or without the husk.
The typical corn crib has slats in its walls to allow air to circulate through the corn, both allowing it to dry initially and helping it stay dry. The slats expose the corn to pests, so corn cribs are elevated beyond the reach of rodents.
Corn cribs were first used by Native Americans and were quickly adopted by European settlers.
The typical corn crib has slats in its walls to allow air to circulate through the corn, both allowing it to dry initially and helping it stay dry. The slats expose the corn to pests, so corn cribs are elevated beyond the reach of rodents.
Corn cribs were first used by Native Americans and were quickly adopted by European settlers.
