Richmond Hill Plantation, Dynamite Shed, East of Richmond Hill on Ford Neck Road, Richmond Hill

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The Dynamite Shed was used to store explosives needed for stump removal and land clearing. Description: This small building measures 10' x 12' and is located adjacent to the Sterling Creek Lettuce Shed. It has a brick pier foundation, heavy timber-frame construction, wide (1 O") flush board exterior with no windows, and a V-crimp sheet metal gabled roof. Two metal roof vents are located on the roof. Its most interesting characteristic is that it has outer and inner walls with a double layered floor; the one foot space between the walls and floors are filled with sand. Likewise, the attic space above the flush board ceiling and under the metal roof is full of sand. This sand was to help contain an explosion, should an accidental blast occur.

History: The Dynamite Shed was constructed about 193 7 to store dynamite and blasting caps for stump removal. Using dynamite for blasting out tree stumps was the most efficient means of clearing the old abandoned rice fields prior to row crop cultivation. By the most of these tidal marsh lands were overgrown as they had not been in rice production for 40 to 50 years.

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