Feature by Site, 18ST61

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18ST61Point Lookout  (41 features)

FeatureFeature Notes
18ST61 11747 Brick FooterMachine made brick that provided support for exterior stucco façade on lighthouse.
18ST61 Feature 1Circular depression 3.2 x 4.5 feet x 0.5 feet deep, lots of metal artifacts, U.S. Army belt buckles, filled with sand and gravel
18ST61 Feature 10Drainage dich, V shaped
18ST61 Feature 11Old sidewalk, extends 10 cm below base of modern sidewalk
18ST61 Feature 11136WPossible concrete walkway or discard pile from c. 1920 stucco renovations of the lighthouse.
18ST61 Feature 11747AABuilder's trench along lighthouse wall.
18ST61 Feature 11747F, H, SYucca plant hole.
18ST61 Feature 11747GTrench for brick footer that served as base for stucco façade on lighthouse.
18ST61 Feature 11747L, M, P, R, WUnidentified trench along lighthouse foundation wall.
18ST61 Feature 12Rectangular pit, cut nails, gravel at base from flooring
18ST61 Feature 13Circular pit, 0.33 feet deep, flat bottom, straight sides, possible posthole for fence in early 20th c
18ST61 Feature 14Rectangular pit
18ST61 Feature 15Brick pier and demolition rubble, 32 x 32 inches, for mechanical fog bell tower
18ST61 Feature 16Utility trench with iron pipe
18ST61 Feature 17L-shaped pit with brick and mortar, dates to around time bell tower removed
18ST61 Feature 18Circular brick with brick, 1.0 feet diameter
18ST61 Feature 19Small circular feature, probably associated with improvements to lighthouse
18ST61 Feature 2Partially exposed unidentified feature of irregular shape, consists of displaced soil from Feature 4, tree root or rodent disturbance
18ST61 Feature 21Demolition feature, rectangular, iron nails
18ST61 Feature 21321NUnidentified ditch-like feature. Contained possible postmold.
18ST61 Feature 21321PPossible postmold within 21321N ditch-like feature.
18ST61 Feature 22Planting hole for ornamental conifer, shown on 1950s photo
18ST61 Feature 23Linear ditch, 0.2 to 0.65 feet deep, undetermined function
18ST61 Feature 25Linear ditch, probably utility trench
18ST61 Feature 25101 FoundationBrick foundation.
18ST61 Feature 25101P, T, Z, KK, NNRobber's trench to remove bricks from foundation.
18ST61 Feature 25301FOnly top excavated.
18ST61 Feature 26Trench containing iron pipe
18ST61 Feature 27Utility trench containing iron pipe
18ST61 Feature 27886D, L, MExcavated to investigate concentration of nails and roofing materials.
18ST61 Feature 28Circular stain, compacted, possible posthole, 0.7 feet deep, contains doll head, porcelain
18ST61 Feature 29Circular pit, 1 x 0.6 feet x 0.5 feet deep, officer belt buckle, Bare Island point
18ST61 Feature 30Large rubble pit, minie ball, 0.85 feet deep
18ST61 Feature 33Asphalt lined pit, felt sheet covered with tar, pebbles, and sand, function as sand barrier for lighthouse
18ST61 Feature 34Circular pit, 0.7 feet diameter
18ST61 Feature 4Circular feature, partially exposed in TU 5, 1.4 foot diameter, report states feature was rodent disturbance
18ST61 Feature 5Roughly circular feature, 1.6 feet diameter x 0.4 feet deep, structural and faunal artifacts, nails, bricks, window glass
18ST61 Feature 6Possible posthole for fence prior to construction of 1884 coal shed, filled with charcoal, capped by concrete slab
18ST61 Feature 7Sealed by Feature 1, filled with deteriorated brick, circular, measured 1.2 feet diameter x 0.5 feet deep, no clearly datable artifacts
18ST61 Feature 8Circular pit, 1.6 feet diameter x 0.5 feet deep
18ST61 Feature 9Circular pit, 3 foot diameter, demolition debris from 1927/28 renovations, mainly architectural artifacts

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