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Ice creeper found at a French fortress in Canada
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Ice creeper found at a French fortress in Canada

1730-1758
Place madeUnited States, North America
orEngland, Europe
orFrance
Iron
Overall: 4 1/2 x 1 1/4 x 1/8 in. ( 11.4 x 3.2 x 0.3 cm )
Gift of Mr. Lawrence Price, through Major Howland Pell, 1935
INV.5780.2
This ice creeper was found at Louisbourg, a French fortress on Cape Breton Island in Canada. Louisbourg was captured in 1745 during King George's War by New England militia forces supported by a British fleet, and returned to France by the 1748 treaty that ended the war. The fortress was captured again in 1758 by British forces during the French and Indian War.
DescriptionIron ice creeper found at Louisbourg, a French fortress in Canada; flat, rectangular body with two short legs and small triangle with hole pierced through it at both ends.
ClassificationsARCHAEOLOGY
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Howland Pell
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Field Exploration Committee
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Ice creeper excavated at Fort Haldimand
Field Exploration Committee
1760-1783
INV.5940.31
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Field Exploration Committee
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Ice creeper excavated at a British Revolutionary War camp
Field Exploration Committee
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INV.5924.50
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Ice creepers (3) excavated at a British Revolutionary War camp
Field Exploration Committee
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INV.5924.56-58
Image Not Available for Ice creepers (3) excavated at a British Revolutionary War camp
Ice creepers (3) excavated at a British Revolutionary War camp
Field Exploration Committee
1760-1775
INV.5924.48-50
Ice creepers (5) excavated at a British Revolutionary War camp
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Field Exploration Committee
1760-1775
INV.5924.51-55