Brick From Ancient Spanish Fort Item Number: E23437-0 from the National Museum of Natural History
Notes
FROM CARD: "PEOPLE: *SPANISH. REMARKS: *CIRCA. 1792."Bricks are from Fort Nuñez Gaona (1792-1792) - A Spanish Colonial Fort established in 1792 in present day Neah Bay, Clallam County, Washington. Named Fort Nuñez Gaona after Admiral Manuel Nuñez Gaona, then a high ranking naval official. The first white settlement in Washington State. Abandoned later in 1792 after only four months of operation. See: http://www.fortwiki.com/Fort_N%C3%BA%C3%B1ez_Gaona.
Item History
- Made
- Collected by James G. Swan
- Received during 1876
What
- Name
- Brick From Ancient Spanish Fort
- Identification Number
- E23437-0
- Type of Item
- brick
Who
- Culture
- Spanish
- Field Collector
- James G. Swan
Where
- Holding Institution
- National Museum of Natural History
- Made in
- “United States: Washington: Neah Bay / Fort Nuñez Gaona” ?
- Collected in
- “United States: Washington: Neah Bay / Fort Nuñez Gaona” ?
When
- Acquisition Date
- during 1876
Other
- Accession Number
- 005260