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These bottle closures were recovered during excavations at Constitution Hall in Lecompton. Shown are two lead seals (the larger has molded lettering), a foil cap (advertising Riker's), and foil cap liners. The hall was constructed in 1855 and functioned in a variety of different roles. Constitution Hall is listed in the National Register of Historic Places and is a National Historical Landmark for its role in the 1857 Lecompton Constitution.
Date: 1855-1950
Item Number: 507198
Call Number: 14DO1444; -8635; -11128 & 14DO321-71-950
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 507198
Built Environment - National Register of Historic Places
Collections - Archeology
Objects and Artifacts - Archeological Artifacts
Places - Cities and towns - Lecompton
Places - Counties - Douglas
Places - Historic sites - Constitution Hall
Thematic Time Period - Bleeding Kansas, 1854 - 1861
Thematic Time Period - Immigration and Settlement, 1854 - 1890
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