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The brass fragments shown here came from a single bracelet that was recovered during excavations in 1988 during a joint venture between Kansas Historical Society archeologists, Kansas Anthropological Association volunteers, and the City of Olathe. There are very few hints of the delicate bracelet's former shine. The Mahaffie Farmstead and Stagecoach Stop was the residence and out buildings of James and Lucinda Mahaffie, built in 1858. The farmstead later served as a stagecoach stop on the Santa Fe trail.
Date: 1858-1886
Item Number: 453509
Call Number: 14JO356-38
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 453509
Built Environment - National Register of Historic Places
Collections - Archeology
Home and Family - Clothing - Jewelry
Objects and Artifacts - Archeological Artifacts
Objects and Artifacts - Personal Artifacts - Adornment - Bracelet
Places - Cities and towns - Olathe
Places - Counties - Johnson
Thematic Time Period - Immigration and Settlement, 1854 - 1890
Thematic Time Period - Trails, 1821 - 1880 - Santa Fe Trail
Transportation - Non-motorized - Stagecoaches
Transportation - Trails - Santa Fe
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