Thomas Bowne's Crutch: Tale of an Unexpected Encounter

By Charlotte Jackson, Archival Consultant to the Bowne House and Ellen Spindler, Bowne House Collection Volunteer

One Bowne House artifact that always fascinates visitors is the wooden crutch with which John Bowne’s father Thomas allegedly fought a bear. The story of the crutch has been passed down through Bowne family tradition.

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