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Several different styles of shoes were recovered from Fort Atkinson in Ford County and donated to the Kansas Historical Society in 2015. Shown here are two smaller mule shoes ("U"-shaped), a veterinary shoe (nearly a complete circle), two horse shoes (for different sized horses), and an ox shoe. Fort Atkinson, occupied for only four years, was located along the Santa Fe Trail.
Date: 1850-1854
Item Number: 312462
Call Number: 14FD305 2015.B.11, .14, .15, .16, .19
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 312462
Collections - Archeology
Date - 1850s
Military
Military - Equipment - Animals - Horses
Military - Equipment - Animals - Mules
Military - Facilities - Forts
Military - Facilities - Forts - Fort Atkinson
Objects and Artifacts - Archeological Artifacts
Places - Counties - Ford
Places - Forts and military installations - Fort Atkinson
Thematic Time Period - Trails, 1821 - 1880
Thematic Time Period - Trails, 1821 - 1880 - Santa Fe Trail
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