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Are you sure you don't have a gate weight? These were round iron weights
suspended from a chain which caused a gate to swing shut. Sometimes the
attachment is missing because it rusted away or broke off.
Lucy Wayne
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From: "Sandra Pentney" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Monday, February 04, 2008 3:38 PM
Subject: Need help identifying an artifact
>I was conducting a survey in southeastern San Diego County, near the
> Imperial County and Mexico border, near Jacumba. We found an artifact,
> which
> I am tentatively referring to as a cannon ball because it is perfectly
> spherical
> in weight. It is about 2 lb in weight and is made of lead. There is a '2'
> stamped
> on the surface and another side shows a slight pock mark. There is a bit
> of
> brown lichen growing on one area. This was the only historic artifact
> found on
> the survey, however over 70 other prehistoric sites, isolates and features
> were also recorded during the survey.
>
> I am looking for a positive identification on the artifact, and also any
> information on military or border activities thay may have occurred in the
> area.
> Our records search had no mention at all of any historic battles.
>
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