They were a matriarchal society that lived in large long houses in stockaded villages. They were a matriarchial society that lived in large long houses in stockaded villages. They were a matriarchial society that lived in stockaded villages of large longhouses. This marker shows the by James Eights and a map of the stockaded Albany community. They were a matriarchal society that lived in stockaded villages of large long houses. Additionally, to the northwest of the stockaded area, a row of round mounds extends northward. Fort Phil Kearny was the largest of the three stockaded fortifications along the trail. Tours are offered of its stockaded parade ground and pioneer-style houses. These villages' entry point often had a maze-like structure that overlapped the stockaded outer walls. It was originally an earth and timber stockaded construction which was later rebuilt in stone.