The history of Garibaldi's Hut The Pontaccio Hut was built in 1810 by Don Giuseppe Roncuzzi, known as Dor Masone, who used it as a shelter during hunting trips. In 1818 it was inherited by his brother Don Mariano Roncuzzi who, not being a hunter, transferred ownership to the Camerani brothers who on 1 September 1834 sold it to Domenico Guarini, Fabio Urbini and Francesco Grilli. After a few days it caught fire and to rebuild it three other hunters were brought in, Alessandro Fabbri, Giovanni Santucci and Michele Galvani.

On 13 April and 13 May 1843 the share belonging to Grilli and Galvani was sold to the engineer Paolo della Scala and Count Curzio Rasponi del Sale. On 20 august 1867 it was purchased in its entirety for the price of 150 lire by the Democratic Union Society to conserve it as a historical monument. Curzio Rasponi refused his share of the purchase price. When the Union was dissolved in 1874 some of the members and other patriots of Romagna formed the Garibaldi's Hut Conservation Society at the initiative of Primo Uccellini in 1879 and the first statute was approved on 21 October 1882.

The statute reads "The Society consists of 52 citizens which number may not be exceeded. When membership ceases due to death or other cause another honest and liberal citizen will be brought in, preferably of the sons and brothers of the deceased member, members of the Democratic Union and those who have helped the cause of the Homeland and liberty". This rule which ensures the continuing ideology of the society is still in force.

On the night of 3-4 November a fire caused serious damage to the hut and the Conservation Society had it restored using the remains and faithfully reconstructing the parts destroyed with the intention that it should remain as a monument to the events of 1849 and as a homage to the heroes who joined the Italian Risorgimento and also as a testimony of faithfulness to their ideals.

Threatened by flooding and reduced to a precarious condition by the weather, in 1972 the hut was completely raised from the old level by about 1.25 metres and was protected by earthing up.

The hut consists of two rooms. In the larger room at ground level there is a fireplace and a wooden staircase leading to the upper floor consisting of a wooden loft also in wood. The smaller room has a separate door and originally was used as a stable for the animals with which the hunters reached the hut. It is now used to store the tools for maintaining the hut. Outside there are four lapidaries in the walls whose inscriptions are reproduced at the beginning of this illustrative account. Inside there is some memorabilia of Garibaldi (1) (2).

The hut is included in the list of historic buildings of the Province of Ravenna.

The 2nd June, anniversary of the hero's death, the hut is open to the public for the annual traditional pilgrimage promoted by the Conservation Society which publishes a commemorative poster for the event.