Early To Mid-19th Century (Temporal Keyword)

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Documents associated with background historical research and archaeological field work at the Lowell National Historical Park.

DOCUMENT Citation Only Erin S. Schwartz.

Although the term "plantation" is typically associated with agricultural enterprises, the Buffalo Forge industrial plantation in southwest Virginia evades simple classification. The antebellum iron forge complex anchored a diverse array of people and places, employing varying ratios of freed, enslaved, white, black, and male and female workers in its industrial, agricultural, and domestic operations. While extensive documentary analysis on Buffalo Forge's masters and slaves has been conducted by...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Mary C. Beaudry. Kathleen H. Bond. Gregory K. Clancey. Lauren C. Cook. David H. Dutton. William F. Fisher. Gerald K. Kelso. David B. Landon. Stephen A. Mrozowski. Karl J. Reinhard. Grace H. Ziesing.

This is the third and final volume in the series of reports on the Boston University/National Park Service cooperative, interdisciplinary study of the Boott Mills in Lowell, Massachusetts. It presents the results of documentary and archeological research and analysis as well as our interpretations of the evidence; the focus is on boardinghouse keepers and boardinghouse residents. Note that the Appendices, produced on microfiche sheets for the original publication have been printed and are...

DOCUMENT Citation Only Tom Sussenbach. Adonis Spivey.

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DOCUMENT Citation Only Jonathan P. Kerr. Myra A. Hughes. Elisabeth H. Tuttle.

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DOCUMENT Citation Only Erin S. Schwartz.

Often unacknowledged in archival documents and recent historical research, enslaved women’s diverse roles in industrial contexts shaped antebellum Virginia’s infrastructure, economy, and culture. This paper on the Buffalo Forge iron plantation in Rockbridge County, Virginia, uses archaeological, documentary, and architectural research to illuminate enslaved women as active agents within the plantation’s complex built environment. Archaeological examination of yards around two extant quarters in...