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| Monadnock Hiker |
Posted - July 03 2018 : 1:45:56 PM
https://www.mackinacparks.com/parks-and-attractions/colonial-michilimackinac/
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http://www.foxnews.com/science/2018/07/03/colonial-era-michigan-fort-reveals-its-secrets.html
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Fort Michilimackinac is an 18th-century fort and trading village on the straits of Mackinac. Built by the French in 1715, the fort was taken over by the British in 1761.
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“One of the most unusual artifacts in the level [that was excavated] was a brass thimble with a small hole punched in the top of it,” explained Dr. Lynn Evans, curator of archaeology at Mackinac State Historic Parks, in a statement emailed to Fox News. “Thimbles were sometimes strung to be worn like tinkling cones. A small section of string was preserved inside the thimble by the copper salts from the brass.”
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The thimble discovered at at Colonial Michilimackinac (Mackinac State Historic Parks)
A variety of ceramics were also found at the site, including four shards of a white, tin-glazed earthenware jar, shards from two different blue and white Chinese export porcelain vessels, and a fragment of beaded English creamware, according to Evans.
A 7-inch case knife blade with a broken handle was also excavated from the site in June. “One of the rivets from the handle is still present,” explained Evans, noting that it is the third knife blade found in the area of the cellar. “Several barrel band fragments have been found as well. This suggests that the cellar was being used to store trade goods, such as knifes, in addition to food," she added. |
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| Fitzhugh Williams |
Posted - July 04 2018 : 10:54:24 AM
This in another place I would like to see, along with Grand Portage. I have never been to that part of the country. It seems like when I travel, I head for New England. |
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