FEATURE DATA |
| Feature Name: |
18ST61 Feature 23 |
| Feature Notes: |
Linear ditch, 0.2 to 0.65 feet deep, undetermined function |
| Macrofeature: |
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| Historic/Prehistoric: |
Historic |
| Social Status: |
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| Ethnic Status: |
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| Household: |
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| Associated Features: |
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| Report ID: |
ST175 |
| No of Artifacts: |
36 |
| Catalogued?: |
Yes |
| Feature Type: |
Ditch |
| Feature Date: |
1880s; 1890s; 1900s; 1910s; 1920s |
| Prehistoric Feature Date: |
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| Historic Feature Date: |
1880s-1920s |
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SPECIALIZED ANALYSIS |
| Specialized Analysis: |
No |
| Radiocarbon?: |
No |
| Radiocarbon Notes: |
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| Ceramic Vessels?: |
No |
| Ceramic Vessel Notes: |
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| Glass Vessels?: |
No |
| Glass Vessel Notes: |
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| Tobacco Pipe Bore Diameter?: |
No |
| Tobacco Pipe Bore Diameter Notes: |
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| Soil Screen Size: |
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| Faunal Analysis?: |
No |
| Paleobotanical Analysis?: |
No |
| Lithic Analysis?: |
No |
| FTIR?: |
No |
| XRF?: |
No |
| Soil Chemical Analysis?: |
No |
SITE DATA |
| Site Number: |
18ST61 |
| County: |
St Marys |
| Site Name: |
Point Lookout |
| Brief Description: |
Mid-19th-century Civil War hospital; ca. 1830 standing lighthouse |
| Site Type: |
Historic |
| Site Notes: |
Ph. I excavations in 1995 were performed in the area of the former civil war hospital and extant lighthouse. 385 STPs were excavated. Sixteen 5X5m test units were placed in artifact concentration areas or where subsurface features had been encountered. Features identified include builder's trenches, postholes/molds, ditch-like feature, and intact architectural features. Few features were excavated. 2018: Phase II and III in advance of renovations to lighthouse |
| Site Date: |
ca 1860-1900; ca 1900-1930 |
| Site Ethnic Group: |
Anglo-American |
| Site Function: |
Military |
REPORT DATA |
| Report ID: |
ST175 |
| Author: |
Leeson, Christy E., and Curtis Breckenridge |
| Date: |
1999 |
| Title: |
Phase I Cultural Resources Assessment of Point Lookout Tracking Station and Adjunct Theodolite Stations, Naval Air Station, Patuxent River, St. Mary’s County, Maryland. |
| Imprint: |
JPPM Occasional Papers No. 7. |
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Report on file at Maryland Historical Trust and Jefferson Patterson Park and Museum |
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| Report ID: |
XX58 |
| Author: |
Wanner, Rob, and Elizabeth Comer |
| Date: |
2020 |
| Title: |
Phase II Evaluation and Phase III Data Recovery for Point Lookout Light Station (Site 18ST61), Lighthouse Restoration Scotland, St. Mary's County, Maryland. |
| Imprint: |
EAC/Archaeology |
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Report on file at Maryland Historical Trust and Jefferson Patterson Park and Museum |
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