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Iron Nails

ca. Mid 17th Century Of a total of 523 catalogued artifacts recovered during Carruthers 1965 excavations, 400 were nails or fragments of nails, and seven were spikes or […]

Bronze Chapel Bell

ca. 1637 “From Chapel of Fort Ste. Marie II, Christian Island, found by John Copycog in 1917, when digging his garden near the ruins of the Fort. The […]

Copper Plate

ca. Mid 17th Century At the dedication of the National Historic Site plaque in 1927, Andrew Hunter commented that much of the stone had been used locally for […]

Copper Projectile Point

Date: 1640- 1650 This copper projectile point is one of only a handful discovered on the island. Used by both the Huron- Wendat and the Jesuits for hunting […]

Sledge- Tools of the Trades

ca. Mid 17th Century Found during museum excavations in the 1980’s, this sledge was used in building and manufacture. Tools such as this sledge make up a large […]