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A section camp will typically consist of a section foreman's house,
bunkhouse, car shed, tool shed and any other additional outbuildings deemed necessary
for maintenance work. These structures, especially the section foreman's
house would have been associated with a localized landscape similar to a farmstead
as there was typically domestic production associated. Logging camps,
depending on the size would have had a more temporary imprint on the landscape and
usually would have served a larger population than the maximum of
approximately eight individuals that would have been in a section camp during the busy
season (it could fluctuate greatly based on demand). Logging camps would have
evidence of loading apparatus (platforms, A frames, Spar poles, etc), at least
a passing siding on the railroad (section camps often did not as there was no
reason for them), and other infrastructural features to service active logging
and loading. Section camps on the other hand are small yet permanent with
none of these extra features. I hope this very brief overview is of some aid
and it is nice to be talking about a subject so near and dear to my heart on
histarch! :-)
Stathi
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Efstathios I. Pappas, MS
Doctoral Student
Department of Anthropology/096
University of Nevada, Reno
Reno, NV 89557
(775) 323-5730
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