FEATURE DATA |
| Feature Name: |
18AN596 Structure 6 |
| Feature Notes: |
Possible stone pier. Possibly related to original (19th century?) summer kitchen. Possibly the earliest building on site. |
| Macrofeature: |
18AN596 Structure 6 |
| Historic/Prehistoric: |
Historic |
| Social Status: |
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| Ethnic Status: |
German-American |
| Household: |
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| Associated Features: |
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| Report ID: |
AN84 |
| No of Artifacts: |
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| Catalogued?: |
No |
| Feature Type: |
Structural Foundation |
| Feature Date: |
1850s; 1860s; 1870s; 1880s; 1890s |
| Prehistoric Feature Date: |
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| Historic Feature Date: |
19th century |
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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: |
18AN596 |
| County: |
Anne Arundel |
| Site Name: |
The Wilderness |
| Brief Description: |
19th-century German-American farmstead, possible forge |
| Site Type: |
Historic |
| Site Notes: |
A series of shovel tests and 21 test units were excavated to investigate ruinous remains of 6 structures. Four structures are believed to date from the earlier, 18th-century occupation of the site, while the other two are later. Few features other than extant structural remains were identified. 5,674 historic and 172 prehistoric artifacts were recovered. The prehistoric component was not deemed relevant. |
| Site Date: |
ca 1820-1860; ca 1900-1930 |
| Site Ethnic Group: |
Anglo-American |
| Site Function: |
Building/Foundation; Domestic; Farmstead; Industrial; Midden/Dump; Other Industrial; Other Structure; Production Area; Spring/Well |
REPORT DATA |
| Report ID: |
AN84 |
| Author: |
Wheaton, Thomas, and Mary Beth Reed |
| Date: |
1989 |
| Title: |
Maryland Route 100. Phase II Archeological Investigations. |
| Imprint: |
Garrow and Associates, Altanta, GA. |
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Report on file at Maryland Historical Trust and Jefferson Patterson Park and Museum |
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