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This plate or platter fragment was excavated at Fort Zarah in 1972 by Kansas Historical Society archeologists at the site of the original fort building. The dish was manufactured by C. and W. K. Harvey of Longton, England, between c. 1835 and 1852. The fort was a small military outpost on the Santa Fe trail in Barton County.
Date: 1864-1869
Item Number: 508559
Call Number: 14BT301-139
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 508559
Collections - Archeology
Home and Family - Daily life - Food and Cooking
Military - Facilities - Forts - Fort Zarah
Objects and Artifacts - Archeological Artifacts
Objects and Artifacts - Furnishings - Household Accessory - Dish
Places - Counties - Barton
Places - Forts and military installations - Fort Zarah
Places - International - England
Thematic Time Period - Trails, 1821 - 1880 - Santa Fe Trail
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