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These glass, wood, and plastic beads in assorted shapes and colors were recovered during excavations at Constitution Hall in Lecompton. The hall was constructed in 1855 and functioned in a variety of different roles. Constitution Hall was named a National Historical Landmark for its role in the 1857 Lecompton Constitution. The building is also listed in the National Register of Historic Places and as a National Historic Landmark.
Date: 1855-1980
Item Number: 507168
Call Number: 14DO321
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 507168
Built Environment - National Register of Historic Places
Collections - Archeology
Objects and Artifacts - Archeological Artifacts
Objects and Artifacts - Personal Artifacts - Adornment - Bead
Places - Cities and towns - Lecompton
Places - Counties - Douglas
Places - Historic sites - Constitution Hall
Thematic Time Period - Age of Reform, 1880 - 1917
Thematic Time Period - Bleeding Kansas, 1854 - 1861
Thematic Time Period - Civil War, 1861 - 1865
Thematic Time Period - Great Depression and Dust Bowl, 1929 - 1941
Thematic Time Period - Immigration and Settlement, 1854 - 1890
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