Geraldine, It was done for two reasons. 1. Winter cold storage for food. and 2. To keep large animals such as bear and wolves out. Still done on Alaska homesteads near my home town of Homer.
“This home was in the direct line of a tornado that hit Ellerslie, Georgia. Most of the trees on the property had fallen, but the house stood with minimal damage.”
Geraldine, It was done for two reasons. 1. Winter cold storage for food. and 2. To keep large animals such as bear and wolves out. Still done on Alaska homesteads near my home town of Homer.
I thought the same thing, with the poles looking like chicken feet. This was done for storage to keep vermin out.
It was done for two reasons. 1. Winter cold storage for food. and 2. To keep large animals such as bear and wolves out.
Still done on Alaska homesteads near my home town of Homer.