The new quonset hut is used primarily for storing lots of camp equipment, including tent canvas.
Front View of New Quonset
2016 – Contributed by Andrew Coe
Here is the driveway leading up to the new quonset hut.
Side View of New Quonset Hut
2016 – Contributed by Andrew Coe
Here is a side view of the New Quonset hut, partially obscured by the camp foliage.
Rear View of New Quonset Hut
2016 – Contributed by Andrew Coe
New Quonset Hut Cage
2016 – Contributed by Andrew Coe
Wood Stack
2016 – Contributed by Andrew Coe
Old Quonset Hut
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The Quonset Hut is a lightweight prefabricated structure of corrugated galvanized steel having a semicircular cross section and the name comes from the site where they were first manufactured, Quonset Point in Davisville, Rhode Island. In 1941, the United States Navy needed an all-purpose, lightweight building that could be shipped anywhere and assembled without skilled labor. Between 150,000 and 170,000 Quonset Huts were manufactured during World War II. After the war, the US military sold the surplus huts to the public. Our Quonset Hut arrived at Horseshoe in 1947 to be used for equipment storage where it is now the home of the Camp’s Maintenance Department.
Quonset Hut
Contributed by Anonymous
Camp Horseshoe Quonset Hut.
Is that an Orienteering Marker hanging on the flagpole on the right?
Old Quonset Hut
2008 – Contributed by Andrew Coe
The rear of the Old Quonset hut where Scouts go to pick up basic tools for maintaining their campsites as well as doing patrol projects.
Inside the Old Quonset Hut
2004 – Contributed by Mike Arles
Here you’ll find many things hanging from rafters and taking a rest from the rigorous workouts demanded by the maintenance staff.
Safety First
Contributed by Rev. James Goudie
You never know what might be falling at the Quonset Hut in the ’70s.
Wheelbarrow Cage
2016 – Contributed by Andrew Coe
Here we see the Horseshoe wheelbarrows nicely stacked in the wheelbarrow cage. Hopefully, most of them actually work.
Old Quonset
Contributed by Rev. Thomas Shanklin
Looks like some staff members are practicing on the Camp Organ outside the quonset hut.
Pole Barn
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The Pole Barn, located near the Camp Horseshoe entrance, is used to store many camp items, including, as the namesake suggests, cedar poles.
Pole Barn
1999 – Contributed by Jim Battenfelder
The Pole Barn, near the entrance of Camp Horseshoe, houses lots of equipment and materials as well as Cedar poles.
Inside the Barn
2009 – Contributed by Andrew Coe
Staff members move stuff around inside the Pole Barn.
Cleaning the Pole Barn
2016 – Contributed by Anonymous
Ordeal Candidates clean the Pole Barn so that stacks of roofing shingles could be neatly piled there.
Door Repair
2020 – Contributed by Evan Ellwanger
The Pole Barn door gets much-needed attention for repairs.
Rich Repairs
2020 – Contributed by Evan Ellwanger
Rich Coster works on repairing the Pole Barn door.
Muddy River Gang Repairs
2020 – Contributed by Evan Ellwanger
The Muddy River Gang works on repairing the Pole Barn door.
Attack Goats!
2024 – Contributed by Andrew Coe
This sign on the Pole Barn warns visitors to avoid the goats that are “managing” the area for overgrowth.
Wood Pile
2025 – Contributed by Andrew Coe
A graveyard for broken pallets or damaged tent platforms, this pile is found North of the Pole Barn and is often used for firewood at some point in the summer.
Dirt Pile
2025 – Contributed by Andrew Coe
This dirt pile is just North of the pole barn and is used whenever there is a need for dirt around camp.
Maintenance Directors
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Here is the listing of known Maintenance directors for Camp Horseshoe.
