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Projectile points (2) excavated at Fort Crown Point
Related person (1918 - 1953)

Projectile points (2) excavated at Fort Crown Point

1600-1783
Place madeUnited States, North America
Flint
Largest: 1 1/8 × 7/8 × 1/4 in. (2.9 × 2.2 × 0.6 cm)
INV.5781.28-29
These points were excavated by the Field Exploration Committee on October 1, 1935 on the shore of Lake Champlain at Fort Crown Point in New York. Built by the French and called Fort St. Frederic, the fort was destroyed by a French commander in 1759 in anticipation of its capture by General Amherst. Rebuilt and named Crown Point, the fort was captured on May 11, 1775 by the Green Mountain Boys, garrisoned with American troops, and recaptured in June, 1777 by General Burgoyne's army.
DescriptionFlint projectile points excavated at Fort Crown Point, a fort at Lake Champlain in New York; one is complete and triangular-shaped; the other is a fragment from the base of a point.
ClassificationsARCHAEOLOGY
Flint projectile points (2) excavated at Fort Ticonderoga
Flint projectile points (2) excavated at Fort Ticonderoga
Field Exploration Committee
1600-1783
INV.5778.26-27
Image Not Available for Gunflints (3) excavated at Fort Crown Point
Gunflints (3) excavated at Fort Crown Point
Field Exploration Committee
1730-1783
INV.5781.31-33
Image Not Available for Gunflint excavated at Fort Crown Point
Gunflint excavated at Fort Crown Point
Field Exploration Committee
1730-1783
INV.5781.54
Image Not Available for Flint or quartz fragments (33) excavated at Fort Crown Point
Flint or quartz fragments (33) excavated at Fort Crown Point
1600-1783
INV.5781.56-88
Image Not Available for Lead fragments (2) excavated at Fort Crown Point
Lead fragments (2) excavated at Fort Crown Point
Field Exploration Committee
1730-1783
INV.5781.52-53
Image Not Available for Artillery shell fragments (2) excavated at Fort Crown Point
Artillery shell fragments (2) excavated at Fort Crown Point
Field Exploration Committee
1730-1783
INV.5781.15-16
Image Not Available for Sinkers (2) excavated at Fort Crown Point
Sinkers (2) excavated at Fort Crown Point
Field Exploration Committee
1730-1783
INV.5781.38-39
Image Not Available for Clay pipe fragment excavated at Fort Crown Point
Clay pipe fragment excavated at Fort Crown Point
Field Exploration Committee
1730-1783
INV.5781.50
Image Not Available for Ceramic fragment excavated at Fort Crown Point
Ceramic fragment excavated at Fort Crown Point
Field Exploration Committee
1730-1783
INV.5781.7
Image Not Available for Artillery shell fragment excavated at Fort Crown Point
Artillery shell fragment excavated at Fort Crown Point
Field Exploration Committee
1730-1783
INV.5781.17
Image Not Available for Fragment from cannon excavated at Fort Crown Point
Fragment from cannon excavated at Fort Crown Point
Field Exploration Committee
1730-1783
INV.5781.48
Image Not Available for Artillery shell fragment excavated at Fort Crown Point
Artillery shell fragment excavated at Fort Crown Point
Field Exploration Committee
1730-1783
INV.5781.49