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This door lock was recovered in 1966 from excavations at historic Fort Hays in Ellis County by Kansas Historical Society archeologists. The lock was made by the Russell and Erwin Manufacturing Company of New Britain, Connecticut, whose mark appears on both sides of the lock. Each side also bears a patent date of May 29, 1866. Fort Hays was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1971 and is a State Historic Site.
Date: 1867-1889
Item Number: 508285
Call Number: 14EL301-4916 Feature202
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 508285
Built Environment - National Register of Historic Places
Collections - Archeology
Date - 1861-1869 - 1866
Military - Facilities - Forts - Fort Hays
Objects and Artifacts - Archeological Artifacts
Objects and Artifacts - Structures - Building Component
Objects and Artifacts - Structures - Building Component - Door
Places - Counties - Ellis
Places - Forts and military installations - Fort Hays
Places - Historic sites - Fort Hays
Thematic Time Period - Trails, 1821 - 1880
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