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Lump of Rusted Iron

Archaeological Details

Large lump of rusted iron, it contains one wine bottle sherd and a hollow area from a rusted out iron bar, also some rusted out areas where there were square nails.

Excavation Site

South Ferry Terminal

Manhattan, Battery Park, South Ferry Terminal

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Part of Project

    • South Ferry Terminal, New York, NY (2012)

      October 2004 - March 2006

      Archaeological work completed between 2004 and 2005 as part of a large scale construction of a subway infrastructure project in Battery Park and the adjacent area uncovered segments of the 18th-century defensive Battery, resources associated with Whitehall Slip, and ...

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    • Battery Wall Excavation Images 12/28/2005

Part of Context

    • 1439- South Ferry - Whitehall Slip 15598.022

      Whitehall Slip.22 Between Decking Column 18-Decking Column 20 (C18-C20)

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