ABSTRACT Local Fort Wayne, Indiana (USA) lore says that the Dr. Merchant Huxford House contains timbers from Fort Wayne, the US military outpost constructed in 1794 by General Anthony Wayne. The wilderness fort played roles in Native American and British conflicts and was the genesis for a city with a current population of more than 250,000. The doctor’s residence was built on the outskirts of the young city, but within 0.4 km of the fort site. Accounts contemporary to the house’s construction describe timbers being recycled from the fort for use in new building projects. This article describes the use of dendrochronological methods to establish a construction date for the Huxford House and attempts to confirm or dispel accounts that the house contains recycled timbers from the historic fort. Graphical abstract

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医生之家的堡垒：利用年轮生长模式探索美国印第安纳州历史悠久的韦恩堡

摘要 印第安纳州韦恩堡当地（美国）的传说说，商人赫克斯福德博士之家包含来自韦恩堡的木材，韦恩堡是 1794 年由安东尼韦恩将军建造的美国军事前哨。荒野堡垒在美洲原住民和英国的冲突中发挥了作用，是目前人口超过 250,000 的城市的起源。医生的住所建在年轻城市的郊区，但距离堡垒遗址不到0.4公里。与房屋建造同时代的帐户描述了从堡垒中回收的木材用于新的建筑项目。本文描述了使用树木年代学方法确定赫克斯福德住宅的建造日期，并试图确认或消除有关该住宅包含来自历史堡垒的回收木材的说法。图形概要