BOY SCOUT TROOP 264       BROOKEVILLE - OLNEY, MD


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Revolutionary War campout weekend, May 16-18, 2008
French Creek State Park, Birdsboro, PA
Daniel Boone Homestead, near Reading, PA
Hopewell Furnace, Elverson, PA

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Raising the Flags


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Encampment


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Formation


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Scouts and Scouters


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Daniel Boone Homestead
(or more properly, the colonial-era house built over the foundation of
Daniel Boone's childhood home)


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Militia


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Blacksmith Shop


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Militiaman


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Sutler (Travelling Salesman)


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Sawmill, moved from nearby in 1972


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All about cannons


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Preparing for Battle


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Battle!


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Evening campfire


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Packing up Sunday morning


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Too early for the Park opening


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Large furnace was not economical and soon was abandoned


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Charcoal pit, where charcoal was made


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Sod hut, adjacent to charcoal pit


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Furnace building


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Water wheel drives pistons in wooden casks above.
The pistons force air into a duct that leads to
the furnace, acting as a bellows.


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Casting room


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Furnace


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