US Rt. 15 #2 (18FR150)
Site History
Archaeological site 18FR150 #2 is a multi-component site consisting of a Late Archaic base camp and an 18th-20th century artifact concentration located on a low terrace near Toms Creek in Frederick County.
Archaeological Investigations
This site was first recorded in 1977 by MGS archaeologist Dennis Curry during a Phase I survey of the US Route 15 corridor. One stemmed point fragment, one side notched point base and numerous rhyolite and quartz flakes were recovered. The site was relocated in 1978 during a regional survey of the Monocacy River region.
In 1995, archaeologists employed by Kemron Environmental Services conducted Phase I and II testing at the site prior to construction of the National Emergency Training Center. They excavated 225 shovel test pits at 50 ft. intervals across the site, as well as digging three 2.5 × 2.5 ft. square units. Two Dry Brook and one Savannah River Point were found during this testing. Historic period artifacts included creamware, pearlware, whiteware, grey stoneware, wrought, cut and wire iron nails. After testing, the site was determined to be ineligible for the National Register.
References
1996 Cultural Resources Management Plan; National Emergency Training Center, Emmitsburg, Md. KEMRON Environmental Services, Inc., Cincinnati, OH. FR114.
1979 Phase I. Archeological Resources Assessment of the Monocacy River Region, Frederick and Carroll Cos., Md. MGS File Report 161. FR28A.
Associated Artifacts
Edged Earthenware
