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Ax heads (2)
Related person Field Exploration Committee 1918 - 1953

Ax heads (2)

1760-1783
Place madeEngland, Europe
Iron
Largest: 6 × 3 3/4 in. (15.2 × 9.5 cm)
Gift of the Washington Headquarters Association, Daughters of the American Revolution
1947.591ab
These ax heads were excavated by Reginald P. Bolton and others from a refuse deposit near military barracks that extended along Bennett Avenue between 181st and 182nd Streets. Built after the surrender of Fort Washington by American forces on November 16, 1776, the barracks were occupied by the British and Hessian garrisons of the fort until evacuation in 1783. The axes were probably used to cut wood for huts and fortifications.
ClassificationsARCHAEOLOGY
DescriptionIron ax heads.
Object NameAx heads (2)
Image Not Available for Ax head
Ax head
Field Exploration Committee
1760-1783
INV.5924.577
Image Not Available for Ax head excavated at a British Revolutionary War camp
Ax head excavated at a British Revolutionary War camp
Field Exploration Committee
1760-1783
INV.5924.578
Image Not Available for Ax head excavated at a British Revolutionary War camp
Ax head excavated at a British Revolutionary War camp
Field Exploration Committee
1760-1783
INV.5924.579
Image Not Available for Ax head excavated at a British Revolutionary War camp
Ax head excavated at a British Revolutionary War camp
Field Exploration Committee
1760-1783
INV.5924.580
Ax head excavated at a Revolutionary War barracks
Ax head excavated at a Revolutionary War barracks
Field Exploration Committee
1760-1783
1947.592
Ax head excavated at a Revolutionary War military hut
Ax head excavated at a Revolutionary War military hut
Field Exploration Committee
1760-1783
1947.589
Ax head excavated at a Revolutionary War military camp
Ax head excavated at a Revolutionary War military camp
Field Exploration Committee
1760-1783
1947.588
Image Not Available for Ax head excavated at a Revolutionary War military hut
Ax head excavated at a Revolutionary War military hut
Field Exploration Committee
1760-1783
1947.590
Image Not Available for Ax head excavated at Fort Washington
Ax head excavated at Fort Washington
Field Exploration Committee
1760-1783
INV.6200.559
Image Not Available for Ax head
Ax head
Field Exploration Committee
1760-1783
INV.5670.1
Image Not Available for Ax head
Ax head
1760-1783
INV.6174.15
Image Not Available for Ax head excavated at a Revolutionary War military hut
Ax head excavated at a Revolutionary War military hut
1760-1783
1947.589[dup]
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