Collection Highlights
Manhattan Rifles!
Date:
1861-1865
Object Number:
PR.055.3.226
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Brick found at Fort Tryon
Object Number:
INV.6220.7
Date:
1760-1783
Medium:
Clay
Dimensions:
Overall: 8 x 3 3/4 x 1 3/4 in. ( 20.3 x 9.5 x 4.4 cm )
Description:
Clay brick; red and one side is partially glazed.
Gallery Label:
This brick was found at Fort Tryon. Built by the Continental Army in the summer of 1776, the fort extended along 192nd Street at Fort Washington Avenue and functioned as a small, northern extension of Fort Washington.
Credit Line:
Gift of the Washington Headquarters Association, Daughters of the American Revolution, 1947
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
