Oak Creek G (18PR665)

Site 18PR665 consists of a domestic site dating from the mid-18th century that may represent a tenant dwelling.

Phase I shovel test profiles at the site consisted of two strata. The first stratum was determined to be a plowzone. Of the 30 artifacts recovered, 16 were surface collected, 11 were found in the first stratum, and 3 were recovered from the second stratum.

The site was originally identified by Archeological Testing and Consulting, Inc. (ATC) during Phase I testing in 2003. The site was defined by the recovery of historic architectural, personal, and domestic artifacts and one prehistoric lithic recovered in seven positive shovel tests and from surface collection. The historic artifact recovery consisted of coal, brick fragments, buff-bodied stoneware, white salt-glazed stoneware, brown-glazed earthenware, pearlware, whiteware, olive bottle glass, tobacco pipe fragments, oyster shell, and an unidentified lithic.

Phase II testing included excavation of 125 shovel test pits and nine 3 x 3 foot units. While testing recovered a variety of historic domestic and architectural artifacts largely from the plowzone, the Phase II did not identify any intact features or cultural deposits. In addition, the investigations revealed varying levels of disturbance from agricultural activities and erosion. Based on the Phase II documentation, it was determined that site 18PR665 does not meet the criteria for eligibility in the National Register of Historic Places given its lack of potential to yield important information and loss of integrity.

No structure was depicted in this location by the 1878 G.M. Hopkins Atlas, but the Otho R. Beall house stood to the northwest by this time. It is possible that this location represented an earlier structure.

(Edited from archeological site survey form, Maryland Historical Trust)

References

  • Hill, J., Cynthia L. Pfanstiehl, Marta Rottweiller, Tara Tetrault, Nicholas Strader, Michael Roller, and Kelly Cooper
  • 2005. A Phase II Archeological Evaluation of Sites 18PR79, 18PR580, 18PR659, 18PR665, 18PR669, and 18PR677 within Oak Creek Club: a 900-Acre+ Property Located on Church Road South in Prince George’s County, Md. Archeological Testing and Consulting, Inc., Silver Spring, MD.

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