Horse Tethering Ring

“Horse Tethering Ring,” Madison Historical, accessed April 25, 2024, https://madison-historical.siue.edu/archive/items/show/2181.

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This horse tethering ring was found where an old log cabin used to be. It is very fragile due to oxidization and is rusty with a rough texture. It was likely attached to a wall, pole, fence, or other structure. Attatched to it would be a chain where people would tie their horses so they would not run away.

This artifact was photographed as a part of a Madison Historical visit to Liberty Middle School in February 2020 and contributed by Aurora Pilkington.

2020 Liberty Middle School Class Visit

• culture

1840s

• Object

• jpg

• Niota, Illinois
• 1840s

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