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PROJECT Department of the Navy.

This project contains resources associated with the 1983 archeological investigations at the St. lnigoes Manor House (18ST87) on Priest's Point, which uncovered the buried foundations of the west wing and central portion adjacent to the east wing ruin. Archeological, historical, and artifactual data are combined to present the appearance, construction, and eventual destruction of this important structure. Finally, suggestions for preservation and interpretation are presented focusing upon the...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Katherine Dinnel.

Report Abstract: ln August 1983, archeologists excavated the buried foundations of the mid-18th century St. lnigoes Manor House site (18ST87) at Priest's Point in southern St. Mary's County, Maryland. Once an imposing sight up and down the St. Mary's River, the Manor House burned in 1872 leaving only portions of the original east wing and the attached 19th century enclosed hyphen and kitchen. St. lnigoes Manor was purchased in 1637 by Father Thomas Copely and was the longest continuously...