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This flask was recovered during the 1966 excavations at historic Fort Hays in Ellis County by Kansas Historical Society archeologists. The bottle has "For Pike's Peak" and "Old Rye" embossed on the front, in addition to a depiction of a miner with a walking cane, pick axe, and a small pack. The reverse has a simplistic American eagle with the words "Pittsburgh PA" below. The bottle has a champagne type finish. Figured flasks such as this one were manufactured from 1815 to 1870. Fort Hays was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1971 and is a State Historic Site.
Date: 1867-1870
Item Number: 439756
Call Number: 14EL301-10898 Feature 545
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 439756
Built Environment - National Register of Historic Places
Collections - 360-degree views
Collections - Archeology
Date - 1861-1869 - 1867
Date - 1861-1869 - 1868
Date - 1861-1869 - 1869
Date - 1870s - 1870
Home and Family - Daily life - Leisure - Alcohol consumption
Military - Facilities - Forts - Fort Hays
Objects and Artifacts - Archeological Artifacts
Places - Counties - Ellis
Places - Forts and military installations - Fort Hays
Places - Historic sites - Fort Hays
Thematic Time Period - Cattle Drives, 1867 - 1885
Thematic Time Period - Trails, 1821 - 1880
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