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These three marbles were collected from the Plowboy site in Shawnee County and donated to the Kansas Historical Society in 2017. Two of the marbles are made of glass with a swirl pattern. One of the glass marble has white paint glued to the artifact from the time the donor had it on display. The ceramic marble has Bennington decoration. The Plowboy site was home to the Kansa, the Potawatomi, and Euro-Americans. At various times, the site contained a farm, a trading post, and a post office with nearby military trails, Mormon routes, a railroad and the California-Oregon trail.
Date: 1850-1950
Item Number: 447568
Call Number: 14SH372 2017.C Fitzgerald donation
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 447568
Collections - Archeology
Home and Family - Children
Home and Family - Daily life - Leisure - Play
People - American Indians - Tribes - Kanza (Kaw)
People - American Indians - Tribes - Potawatomi
Places - Counties - Shawnee
Thematic Time Period - Immigration and Settlement, 1854 - 1890
Thematic Time Period - Indian Territory, 1820 - 1854
Thematic Time Period - Industrialization and the National Economy, 1870 - 1920
Thematic Time Period - Trails, 1821 - 1880
Transportation - Railroads
Transportation - Trails - Oregon-California
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