Quartermaster Quadrangle

A Corral of Shops

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The quadrangle included a variety of buildings and activity areas essential to the operations and maintenance of the fort. The quadrangle consisted of a number of small buildings arranged in a square with an open area in the center. Hay and grain storage, a blacksmith shop, a carpenter shop, stalls, loafing/storage sheds, and possibly an ice house were located here. The quartermaster quadrangle maintained the supply wagons and the draft animals (generally mules) that pulled the draft wagons, with everything that entailed. For the wagons, there would have been carpenter, wheelwright, and blacksmith functions. The draft animals would have had feed areas, farriers for horseshoeing, and saddle shops. Today, all that is left is an old stone building identified as a trades shop.