FEATURE DATA |
| Feature Name: |
18HA253 Entire Site |
| Feature Notes: |
Served as meeting house 1840-1886, as African American school and church 1890-1919. Grading at site around structure has negatively impacted any archaeological significance. No subsurface features revealed in Phase II testing. |
| 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: |
HA81 |
| No of Artifacts: |
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| Catalogued?: |
No |
| Feature Type: |
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| Feature Date: |
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| Prehistoric Feature Date: |
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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: |
18HA253 |
| County: |
Harford |
| Site Name: |
Gunpowder Meeting House |
| Brief Description: |
Standing c. 1840 Methodist meeting houes at Aberdeen Proving Ground |
| Site Type: |
Historic |
| Site Notes: |
Served as meeting house 1840-1886; as African American school and church 1890-1919. Grading at site around structure has negatively impacted any archaeological significance. No subsurface features revealed in Phase II testing. |
| Site Date: |
ca 1780-1820; ca 1820-1860; ca 1860-1900 |
| Site Ethnic Group: |
African American; Anglo-American |
| Site Function: |
Domestic |
REPORT DATA |
| Report ID: |
HA81 |
| Author: |
Davis, Thomas, Kristen Batis, Merl Dunn, and Katherine Grandine |
| Date: |
1999 |
| Title: |
Phase I/II Archaeological Investigations at Gunpowder Meeting House and Phase III Archaeological Mitigation of Impacts to Site 18HA242, Quiet Lodge, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Harford County, Maryland |
| Imprint: |
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Report on file at Maryland Historical Trust and Jefferson Patterson Park and Museum |
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