This fragment was excavated by Reginald P. Bolton and others from a refuse deposit near military barracks that extended along Bennett Avenue between 181st and 182nd Streets. Built after the surrender of Fort Washington by American forces on November 16, 1776, the barracks were occupied by the British and Hessian garrisons of the fort until evacuation in 1783.

These bone buttons were excavated by the Field Exploration Committee at the site of the British Revolutionary War fort at Richmond, Staten Island.

This pike blade was found at Fort Washington Avenue and 178th Street in Washington Heights, Manhattan. The blade probably belonged to a British or Hessian soldier who was part of the garrison that occupied Manhattan from after the American surrender of Fort Washington on November 16, 1776 until evacuation in 1783. This pike blade may have been the blade that was found in 1909 by contractor John Brown during excavations for the Chelsea Methodist Episcopal Church.

This pike point was excavated by Reginald P. Bolton and others from a military camp at Fort George, between Audobon and Eleventh Avenues and 190th and 194th Streets in Washington Heights, Manhattan. Built after the American surrender of Fort Washington on November 16, 1776, the fort and the adjoining camp below it were occupied by British and Hessian troops until evacuation in 1783.

This blade was excavated by Reginald P. Bolton and others at Fort Washington Avenue and 181st Street in Washington Heights, Manhattan. The blade was probably made by a British or Hessian soldier who was part of the garrison that occupied Manhattan from after the American surrender of Fort Washington on November 16, 1776 until evacuation in 1783. The blade may have been hammered from scrap iron, and the hilt was made using a spike.

This pike point was excavated by Reginald P. Bolton and others from a military camp at Fort George, between Audobon and Eleventh Avenues and 190th and 194th Streets in Washington Heights, Manhattan. Built after the American surrender of Fort Washington on November 16, 1776, the fort and the adjoining camp below it were occupied by British and Hessian troops until evacuation in 1783.

This cup was excavated by Reginald P. Bolton and others at a military camp on the east side of Broadway at Arden Street in Washington Heights, Manhattan. Built after the surrender of Fort Washington by American forces on November 16, 1776, the camp was occupied by British and Hessian soldiers until evacuation in 1783. The cup was probably part of a mess kit that belonged to a British, Hessian, or Loyalist soldier.

This canteen was excavated by Reginald P. Bolton and others from a military camp on the east side of Broadway at Arden Street in Washington Heights, Manhattan. Built after the surrender of Fort Washington by American forces on November 16, 1776, the camp was occupied by British and Hessian troops until evacuation in 1783. The canteen was probably carried by a British, Hessian, or Loyalist soldier.

This broiler was excavated by Reginald P. Bolton and others at a military camp on the east side of Broadway at Arden Street in Washington Heights, Manhattan. Built after the surrender of Fort Washington by American forces on November 16, 1776, the camp was occupied by British and Hessian troops until evacuation in 1783. Soldiers made the broiler from a barrel stave, and probably used it to cook rations.

This fragment was excavated by Reginald P. Bolton and William L. Calver from a refuse pit at the farmhouse of the Van Oblienis family, between Broadway and Fort Washington Avenue at 176th Street. The house was built in 1704 and was part of a farm that extended between 175th and 181st Streets. By 1776 the farm had passed out of the Van Oblienis family, and the land below 178th Street was sold to Jacob Arden.