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DOCUMENT Citation Only Joel A. Dukes.

This is an abstract from the session entitled "The Archaeology of Arms: New Analytical Approaches", at the 2023 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology. Theodore Roosevelt is quoted as saying “The Great body of our citizens shoot less as time goes on. We should encourage rifle practice among schoolboys and indeed among all classes ….” Roosevelt lived at Sagamore Hill, in Oyster Bay, New York from 1880 until his death in 1919. In 2021 the National Park Service Northeast Region...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Toman.

This memorandum is a detailed summary of those areas within the boundaries of Fort Sam Houston which have been used as firing ranges or chemical warfare training. This survey is based upon records, historical reports, maps, and photographs on hand at the Fort Sam Houston Museum. It is possible that some sites were not discovered and that some of the information as to the location and use is incomplete.