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These buttons were recovered during excavations at Constitution Hall in Lecompton. Center-bar buttons are named for the bar that crosses the center of the button for attachment purposes. Constitution Hall was named a National Historical Landmark for its role in the 1857 Lecompton Constitution and is also listed in the National Register of Historic Places. The building was constructed in 1855 and functioned in a variety of different roles.
Date: 1856-1920
Item Number: 508063
Call Number: 14DO321-756; -10215; & -11748
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 508063
Built Environment - National Register of Historic Places
Collections - Archeology
Home and Family - Clothing
Objects and Artifacts - Archeological Artifacts
Objects and Artifacts - Personal Artifacts - Clothing - Clothing, Accessory - Button
Places - Cities and towns - Lecompton
Places - Counties - Douglas
Places - Historic sites - Constitution Hall
Thematic Time Period - Bleeding Kansas, 1854 - 1861
Thematic Time Period - Civil War, 1861 - 1865
Thematic Time Period - Immigration and Settlement, 1854 - 1890
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