History at the Old Stone Fort Wicker Bottles and Middle Fort

Above: Wicker Bottles

These two glass bottles are wrapped in wicker to provide a protective layer for both the fragile glass and the contents inside. The wicker helped prevent breakage and shield the contents from exposure to light, which could cause spoilage or degradation. Glass bottles have been

wrapped in wicker for protection since at least the 15th century as sent to us by the Old Stone Fort’s Clay Edmunds.

Photograph of the Middle Fort, Middleburgh

This is the only known photograph taken of the Becker house that was used as the Middle Fort/ Fort Defiance during the American Revolution.