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RE: Boston Corbett monument erected by Boy Scouts, Concordia, Kansas, 1958
(06-04-2013 03:39 PM)LincolnMan Wrote:  What's a "dug out?"

While many people have played it off as, "crazy Boston Corbett lived in a hole in the ground", a dug out was a fairly common method of shelter for those living on the great plains without a lot of lumber nearby.

More here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dugout_(shelter)

EDIT: Gene beat me to it.
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