Artifacts - Structures/Architectural elements

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	Barge Board 1699 This rare example of late 17th-century architectural trim ran along the gable end of John Sheldon's house in Deerfield, Massachusetts.
	Church Bell circa 1700 This Kahnawake church bell is associated by Kanienkehaka oral tradition with the 1704 raid on Deerfield, Massachusetts.
	Sheldon House Door 1699 This fortified door is not only a rare surviving example of a 17th-century door but also has come to symbolize the conflict between the early settlers of Deerfield, Massachusetts, and the French and Native Americans.
	Wigwam Modern Replica "Wigwam" was a term coined very early by English settlers to describe these Indian dwellings.
	Window Frame circa 1699 This window frame came from the John Sheldon home in Deerfield, Massachusetts, before it was torn down in 1848.

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