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This hatchet was recovered from the Fort Scott National Historic Site during excavations conducted there between 1968 through 1972 by Kansas Historical Society archeologists. Hatchets are small axes used with a single hand. This example is called a plumb half hatchet and has a poll end for hammering and a notch in the blade for pulling nails. When Fort Scott was built it was on the western military frontier, but is now located within the city limits of Fort Scott.
Date: 1842-1853
Item Number: 508616
Call Number: 14BO302-3684 11 3/8" x 5"
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 508616
Built Environment - National Register of Historic Places
Collections - Archeology
Military - Equipment
Military - Facilities - Forts - Fort Scott
Objects and Artifacts - Archeological Artifacts
Places - Cities and towns - Fort Scott
Places - Counties - Bourbon
Places - Forts and military installations - Fort Scott
Thematic Time Period - Trails, 1821 - 1880
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