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Wide Awake created a touch-screen where people can select a specific powder horn in the display and see an up-close image of its engravings and carvings.
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Lisa Gutierrez
july 3,
Kansas City Star,
3 July 2025
The curriculum also includes study of old standbys, such as a powder horn.
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Melanie Stetson Freeman,
Christian Science Monitor,
17 Apr. 2025
They are stored inside their original case, alongside a powder horn and tamping rods.
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Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
9 July 2024
Allan scoffs at Ian's antiquated bow and arrow, favoring his trusty rifle and really cool powder horn.
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Lincee Ray,
EW.com,
7 Mar. 2022
The drama doesn't end there; later in the evening, Richard Brown and his cohorts arrive to accuse Allan Christie of stealing a powder horn (a container for gun powder).
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Jessica Radloff,
Glamour,
6 Mar. 2022
Later, Brown arrives at Fraser’s Ridge to arrest Allan for stealing a powder horn.
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Sharareh Drury,
Variety,
6 Mar. 2022
Earlier this year, a rare powder horn that belonged to an African American soldier killed in the Revolutionary War went on display at the Museum of the American Revolution.
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Fox News,
25 June 2019
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Lisa Gutierrez
july 3,
Kansas City Star,
3 July 2025
The curriculum also includes study of old standbys, such as a powder horn.
—
Melanie Stetson Freeman,
Christian Science Monitor,
17 Apr. 2025
They are stored inside their original case, alongside a powder horn and tamping rods.
—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
9 July 2024
Allan scoffs at Ian's antiquated bow and arrow, favoring his trusty rifle and really cool powder horn.
—
Lincee Ray,
EW.com,
7 Mar. 2022
The drama doesn't end there; later in the evening, Richard Brown and his cohorts arrive to accuse Allan Christie of stealing a powder horn (a container for gun powder).
—
Jessica Radloff,
Glamour,
6 Mar. 2022
Later, Brown arrives at Fraser’s Ridge to arrest Allan for stealing a powder horn.
—
Sharareh Drury,
Variety,
6 Mar. 2022
Earlier this year, a rare powder horn that belonged to an African American soldier killed in the Revolutionary War went on display at the Museum of the American Revolution.
—
Fox News,
25 June 2019
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“Powder horn.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/powder%20horn. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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