Collection Highlights
Declaration of Independence
Date:
1776
Object Number:
LIB.SY.1776.4
Medium:
Paper, broadside
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Spike excavated at West Point
Object Number:
INV.5925.204
Date:
1760-1783
Medium:
Iron
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 x 3/8 in. ( 7.6 x 1 cm )
Description:
Iron spike excavated at West Point.
Gallery Label:
This spike was excavated by the Field Exploration Committee at West Point, a series of barracks and forts built in Orange County, New York by the Continental Army in 1777. West Point was built to control the Hudson River, and to guard the Hudson Highlands from an attack by the British Army stationed in New York City.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
