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This primer case containing primer caps was recovered during excavations at historic Fort Hays in Ellis County by Kansas Historical Society archeologists. Primers were used to ignite the gunpowder in a cartridge and then fire the ammunition. Fort Hays was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1971 and is a State Historic Site.
Date: 1867-1882
Item Number: 515638
Call Number: 14EL301-10903 Feature 545
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 515638
Built Environment - National Register of Historic Places
Collections - Archeology
Military - Facilities - Forts - Fort Hays
Military - Weapons - Ammunition
Objects and Artifacts - Archeological Artifacts
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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