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Image Not Available for Spikes (15) excavated at a British and Hessian Revolutionary War fort and camp
Spikes (15) excavated at a British and Hessian Revolutionary War fort and camp
Image Not Available for Spikes (15) excavated at a British and Hessian Revolutionary War fort and camp
Related institution Field Exploration Committee 1918 - 1953

Spikes (15) excavated at a British and Hessian Revolutionary War fort and camp

1760-1783
Place madeEngland, Europe
Iron
Largest: 9 1/2 × 3/4 × 3/4 in. (24.1 × 1.9 × 1.9 cm)
Gift of the Washington Headquarters Association, Daughters of the American Revolution, 1947
INV.6318.356-370
These spikes were excavated by the Field Exploration Committee at the British and Hessian camp on Laurel Hill at Fort George, in Washington Heights. They were housed for many years as part of the Reginald Pelham Bolton Collection of Revolutionary War Relics in the Jumel Mansion, at 160th Street and Edgecomb Avenue. Some of the spikes were probably used to pitch tents in the camp.
ClassificationsARCHAEOLOGY
DescriptionIron spikes excavated at the British and Hessian camp on Laurel Hill at Fort George, along Audubon and Eleventh Avenues and between 190th and 194th Streets in Washington Heights, Manhattan.
Object NameSpikes (15) excavated at a British and Hessian Revolutionary War fort and camp
Image Not Available for Grapeshot excavated at a British and Hessian Revolutionary War fort and camp
Grapeshot excavated at a British and Hessian Revolutionary War fort and camp
1760-1783
INV.6318.83
Image Not Available for Grapeshot (7) excavated at a British and Hessian Revolutionary War fort and camp
Grapeshot (7) excavated at a British and Hessian Revolutionary War fort and camp
1760-1783
INV.6318.76-82
Image Not Available for Axe head excavated at a British and Hessian Revolutionary War fort and camp
Axe head excavated at a British and Hessian Revolutionary War fort and camp
Field Exploration Committee
1760-1783
INV.6318.386
Image Not Available for Stirrup excavated at a British and Hessian Revolutionary War fort and camp
Stirrup excavated at a British and Hessian Revolutionary War fort and camp
Field Exploration Committee
1775-1783
INV.6318.293
Image Not Available for Belt plate excavated at a British and Hessian Revolutionary War fort and camp
Belt plate excavated at a British and Hessian Revolutionary War fort and camp
Field Exploration Committee
1760-1783
INV.6318.328
Image Not Available for Ox shoe excavated at a British and Hessian Revolutionary War fort and camp
Ox shoe excavated at a British and Hessian Revolutionary War fort and camp
Field Exploration Committee
1760-1783
INV.6318.94
Image Not Available for Coin excavated at a British and Hessian Revolutionary War fort and camp
Coin excavated at a British and Hessian Revolutionary War fort and camp
Field Exploration Committee
1760-1783
INV.6318.355
Image Not Available for Sword blade excavated at a British and Hessian Revolutionary War fort and camp
Sword blade excavated at a British and Hessian Revolutionary War fort and camp
Field Exploration Committee
1760-1783
INV.6318.95
Image Not Available for Buckles (36) excavated at a British and Hessian Revolutionary War fort and camp
Buckles (36) excavated at a British and Hessian Revolutionary War fort and camp
Field Exploration Committee
1760-1783
INV.6318.97-132
Image Not Available for Cannon ball excavated at a British and Hessian Revolutionary War fort and camp
Cannon ball excavated at a British and Hessian Revolutionary War fort and camp
Field Exploration Committee
1760-1783
INV.6318.376
Image Not Available for Cannon ball excavated at a British and Hessian Revolutionary War fort and camp
Cannon ball excavated at a British and Hessian Revolutionary War fort and camp
Field Exploration Committee
1760-1783
INV.6318.377
Image Not Available for Pike blade excavated at a British and Hessian Revolutionary War fort and camp
Pike blade excavated at a British and Hessian Revolutionary War fort and camp
Field Exploration Committee
1760-1783
INV.6318.383
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