Detail

FEATURE DATA

Feature Name: 18HA148 Feature 91/92
Feature Notes: Postmold/hole, possible associated with north-south fenceline. Probably a wire fence.
Macrofeature: 18HA148 Fence 1 (North-South)
Historic/Prehistoric: Historic
Social Status:
Ethnic Status:
Household: Harford Furnace
Associated Features: Features 22/23, 37/38, 82/84
Report ID: HA27
No of Artifacts: 21
Catalogued?: Yes
Feature Type: Ditch, Fence; Posthole/mold - H
Feature Date: 1830s; 1840s; 1850s; 1860s; 1870s
Prehistoric Feature Date:
Historic Feature Date: ~1830-1880
 

SPECIALIZED ANALYSIS

Specialized Analysis: Yes
Radiocarbon?: No
Radiocarbon Notes:
Ceramic Vessels?: Yes
Ceramic Vessel Notes: MCD 1841.75 (Postmold)
Glass Vessels?: No
Glass Vessel Notes:
Tobacco Pipe Bore Diameter?: No
Tobacco Pipe Bore Diameter Notes:
Soil Screen Size: 1/4 inches
Faunal Analysis?: No
Paleobotanical Analysis?: Yes
Lithic Analysis?: No
FTIR?: No
XRF?: No
Soil Chemical Analysis?: No

SITE DATA

Site Number: 18HA148
County: Harford
Site Name: Harford Furnace
Brief Description: 19th-century iron furnace complex
Site Type: Historic
Site Notes: Features also include a slag road and several unassociated post holes.
Site Date: ca 1820-1860; ca 1860-1900
Site Ethnic Group: Unknown Ethnicity
Site Function: Artifact Scatter; Domestic; Furnace/Forge; Industrial; Privy

REPORT DATA

Report ID: HA27
Author: Hurry, Silas D.
Date: 1990
Title: Archeological Data Recovery at a Nineteenth Century Iron Workers' Dwelling at Harford Furnace, Maryland.
Imprint: MGS File Report No. 217.
  Report on file at Maryland Historical Trust and Jefferson Patterson Park and Museum