Lighthouse (Site Type Keyword)

DOCUMENT Full-Text Ray Crook.

Archaeological investigations were undertaken at the Sapelo Island Lighthouse and its adjacent Oil House on December 14 and 15, 1996 (Figures 1 & 2). The limited goal of this investigation was to recover data from the interior of these two structures related to their form, function, and use in order to provide information useful for their accurate restoration and interpretation. This report provides a brief historic background for the lighthouse, details the excavation methods, summarizes the...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Ronnie Rogers.

Parks, Recreation, and Historic Sites Division plans to enhance an existing trail through the lighthouse complexes at the southern tip of Sapelo Island by replacing existing signage and adding additional interpretive signs. There are two lighthouse complexes on a small area of high ground off the south end of Sapelo. The older brick lighthouse was constructed in 1820. The 1820 facility grew to include a keeper's house, cistern, and oil house. The beacon was removed and the lighthouse was...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Lewis H. Larson, Jr..

On 19 March 1997 lewis Larson and Dave Davis conducted archaeological investigations and the monitoring of trenching activities at the basal periphery of the Sapelo ls.land Lighthouse to determine the presence of archaeological resources and to determine the nature of the architectural foundation structure. Also present were Mr. David Freedman, Chief of Maintenance and Construction Section, Parks, Recreation, and Historic Sites Division, Mr. Ronnie Rogers, Archaeologist, ...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Eric S. Johnson.

Previous archeological and relevant documentary research at the Cape Cod National Seashore is reviewed and evaluated. The Cape Cod National Seashore is located on what is known as the outer Cape, an area whose history goes back thousands of years, when the area's marine, estuarine, and terrestrial resources, all located in proximity to one another, drew Native Americans here. The area was an important center of Native American life into the seventeenth century, when it was the homeland of...

DATASET Maryland Archaeological Conservation Laboratory.

This resource contains artifact distribution data for the Phase I archaeological investigations at Point Lookout, Maryland. Additional resources are located at the Maryland Archaeological Conservation lab. For further information and access to resources contact the Federal Curator, contact information listed below.

PROJECT Uploaded by: Rachel Fernandez

Project metadata for resources within the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station cultural heritage resources collection.

DOCUMENT Full-Text W.F. Housner.

Site form for the Cape Canaveral Lighthouse (8BR00212).

DOCUMENT Full-Text Christy E. Leeson. S. Curtis Breckenridge.

This resource contains the official report of the Phase I archaeological investigations at Point Lookout, Maryland. Additional resources are located at the Maryland Archaeological Conservation lab. For further information and access to resources contact the Federal Curator, contact information listed below.

PROJECT Navy. Julia A. King. Edward E. Chaney.

This project contains an official report, an artifact distribution table, and an excavation drawing from the Phase I archaeological investigations conducted between February 15 and May 23, 1995 on the U.S. Navy property at Point Lookout, Maryland (18ST61), and on three small Navy-owned tracts located along the Chesapeake Bay between Point Lookout and the Naval Air Station Patuxent River. These four properties presently function as radar installations or theodolite stations. Additional...

PROJECT Uploaded by: Rachel Black

Sapelo Island Project

DOCUMENT Full-Text Nicholas Honerkamp.

Fieldnotes from the 2011 Weekend for Wildlife Excavation

IMAGE Nicholas Honerkamp.

Images from the W4W '11 Excavation at the Lighthouse, Sapelo Island

DOCUMENT Full-Text Laura A. Kammerer.

SHPO correspondence regarding exposed surfaces of the historic brick features of the Cape Canaveral Lighthouse.

IMAGE Maryland Archaeological Conservation Laboratory.

This resource is an image of a hand-drawn plan view of Unit 29916 of the Phase I archaeological excavations at Point Lookout, Maryland. A computer-drawn version of this map with a complete key is located in the Point Lookout survey official report, also included in the Point Lookout Survey, Chesapeake Bay, Maryland (2000.019) project and collection. Additional resources are located at the Maryland Archaeological Conservation lab. For further information and access to resources contact the...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Jeremy Hollins. Dennis Pearson. Shannon Wright. Richard Bambam. Scott McCrady. Mark Taberner.

This document is a study intended to serve as a preliminary analysis of the current conditions and possible repairs for the Point Conception Lighthouse and Family Quarters C. The field investigations consisted of visual surface observations, avoided destructive analysis, and did not include the preparation of structural calculations, structural or material testing, or development of design or construction drawings. This report and cost estimates are intended to provide the USAF with a rough...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Josh Smallwood. Christopher Ryan.

This government generated Section 110 report is a National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) Section 110 inventory and evaluation of the numerous buildings, structures, and objects which constitute the Point Conception Light Station Historic District. The purpose of this study is to provide information for compliance with Section 110 of the NHPA of 1966, as amended, and to support the review of anticipated future activities conducted under Section 106 of the NHPA. Section 110 of the NHPA...