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These seven round pellets and one spent bullet were recovered during excavations at the 2016 and 2018 Kansas Archeology Training Program field schools at the Kaw Mission in Council Grove. The round pellets and bullet were made of soft lead that was melted and poured into molds. The Mission was built over the winter of 1850 - 1851 by the Methodist Episcopal Church South as a school for boys in the Kaw (or Kansa) tribe. The site was acquired by the state of Kansas in 1951 and was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1971.
Date: 1840-1870
Item Number: 506236
Call Number: 14MO368
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 506236
Built Environment - National Register of Historic Places
Collections - Archeology
Military - Weapons - Ammunition
Objects and Artifacts - Archeological Artifacts
People - American Indians - Tribes - Kansa
People - American Indians - Tribes - Kaw
Places - Cities and towns - Council Grove
Places - Counties - Morris
Places - Historic sites - Kaw Mission
Thematic Time Period - Immigration and Settlement, 1854 - 1890
Thematic Time Period - Indian Territory, 1820 - 1854
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