This little button was found at the New Plymouth Prison grounds, and hints at the multitude of uses the site has been used for. Originally, the Marsland Hill site was a Te Atiawa stronghold. After European arrival to the region, the by-then abandoned pa was transformed into a military hospital to support the neighbouring barracks which included the 57th Regiment sent from England. After the last regiments had been withdrawn, the military hospital was converted into a prison. This button hints at the site's central importance during the New Zealand Wars, and its changing use over time to a penal institution and now historic place.