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Musket ball excavated at Fort Crown Point
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Musket ball excavated at Fort Crown Point

1730-1783
orFrance
Place madeUnited States, North America
orEngland, Europe
Lead
Overall: 5/8 in. ( 1.6 cm )
INV.5781.30
This musket ball was 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.
DescriptionLead musket ball excavated at Fort Crown Point, a fort at Lake Champlain in New York.
ClassificationsARCHAEOLOGY
Image Not Available for Rifle and pistol balls (3) excavated at Fort Crown Point
Rifle and pistol balls (3) excavated at Fort Crown Point
Field Exploration Committee
1730-1783
INV.5781.3-5
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 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 Spigot excavated at Fort Crown Point
Spigot excavated at Fort Crown Point
Field Exploration Committee
1730-1783
INV.5781.9
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
Projectile points (2) excavated at Fort Crown Point
Projectile points (2) excavated at Fort Crown Point
Field Exploration Committee
1600-1783
INV.5781.28-29
Image Not Available for Iron object excavated at Fort Crown Point
Iron object excavated at Fort Crown Point
Field Exploration Committee
1730-1783
INV.5781.37
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 File excavated at Fort Crown Point
File excavated at Fort Crown Point
Field Exploration Committee
1730-1783
INV.5781.27
Image Not Available for Scabbard hook excavated at Fort Crown Point
Scabbard hook excavated at Fort Crown Point
Field Exploration Committee
1730-1783
INV.5781.34
Image Not Available for Mortar excavated at Fort Crown Point
Mortar excavated at Fort Crown Point
Field Exploration Committee
1730-1783
INV.5781.55
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