 |
|
|
|
|
 |
||||
 |
||||
|
Close window to return to Artifacts |
||||
|
|
Wrought iron cow bell recovered from the Reed Farmstead site. Bells such as these have been found on historic sites dating as early as the 18th century (e.g., Grimm 1970: 50; 142). The pasturing of cattle on the lands formerly occupied by the Reed family has occurred since the early 19th century and continues to the present day. William Reed's 1848 estate inventory indicates that the family owned 2 red calves, 3 heifers and 1 steer, 1 black cow, 1 red cow, and 1 spotted cow. |