One unidentifiable flat copper alloy object with curved end. The fragment is heavily corroded.
1102
Length 2.2 cm
Width 1.1 cm
Thickness 0.8 cm
Unidentified
Metal
Lot 26*, Test Cut AP, Cistern Deposit: Dark Gray-Brown Silty Sand in Feature (624.1102)
Indeterminate
Cast
April 1981 - June 1981
This excavation conducted in 1981 uncovered archaeological resources from the 17th to the 19th centuries. The report is in 6 volumes. Please click the following to access each volume: The Archaeological Evaluation of the Seven Hanover Square Block, New York, ...
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Mid 19th Century
This context (Catalog #1102: Lot 26*, Test Cut AP, Strat 2, Level a) consists of artifacts found from a cistern associated with the Pearl Street House, a hotel in operation from 1825 until 1853. Sometime after the Croton water system ...
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1842
From the earliest days of concentrated settlement, New Yorkers struggled to find enough fresh water to sustain the city’s growing population. The rivers and bays surrounding the city were too brackish to drink; local sources, including shallow wells ...
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(1770 - 1890s)
(18th to Mid-19th Century)
(1770 - 1981)
(1829 - 1867)
(1784 - 1859)
(1770 - 1981)
(1840 - 1981)
(1770 - 1890s)
(1770 - 1890s)
(1770 - 1890s)
(1770 - 1890s)
(1770 - 1890s)
(1770 - 1981)
