Thu 11 May 2006
Historic Reconstruction with SketchUp
Posted by Matt under 3D , SketchUp , Archaeology , CRM , Historic
A quick post from a current project. This is a SketchUp interpretation of a
historic structure from archaeological field data and historic records. Without going into too much detail, this is a quick image of a reconstructed 19th century paper mill that once stood in front of George Washington’s headquarters in Valley Forge, PA. While Washington was in tenure, the mill works included a Grist Mill and Saw Mill. In the 1840’s the Grist Mill burned and was rebuilt close to the original spot. Then in the 1860’s, the much larger paper mill was constructed, which encompassed the previous structures.The Model of Washington’s Headquarters is accurate to the modern standing reconstruction. Apparently, the building has been remodeled to its historic image at least three times.
Google Earth Link to Area (sorry, no models)
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May 15th, 2006 at 8:42 pm
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January 22nd, 2007 at 11:19 pm
My Great grandfather worked at this mill in the late 1870 and 1880.My grandmother was born (1873) in a house just across the valley which her father bought after coming to the United States from England after the Civil War. Apparantly the mill went out of business late 1890.My grandmother tended cows on the very site of this mill. I recall seeing the foundation around 1940 or earlier when I very young. I was happy to see this historic reconstruction . The home my great grandfather bought in 1875 still stands and is a privite owned home . It was built in 1734..Seeing this gives me great pleasure. Also, knowing the fact my ggg grandfather served with Layfettye and George Washington at Valley Forge in 1777-1778. Paul Atkinson
February 5th, 2007 at 5:57 pm
Paul, Very interesting!!! Thanks a bunch for the additional information. I really enjoyed the time I got to spend on site and the research I got to do. Since this model, I have created something that I think is closer to the paper mill; the foundation that you saw as a youngster. I will post it one of these days. If you have any more thoughts, feel free to share!
Thanks again,
Matt
April 13th, 2007 at 11:34 am
[…] About a year ago I posted a short blurb about an archaeology project I was working on that incorporated a SketchUp model. The model was not so much the focus, or even a requested, of the project, but the data and interest were there, so… I modeled. […]