US Army Corps of Engineers

Photographs of metal artifacts collected during the Long Branch Lake Survey 1974-1978 archaeological investigation in the Long Branch Lake area in Macon County, Missouri.

Photographs of mineral artifacts collected during the Long Branch Lake Survey 1974-1978 archaeological investigation in the Long Branch Lake area in Macon County, Missouri.

The report contains the findings of an archaeological investigation conducted at the Long Branch Lake project, located in the Chariton River Valley, in northeastern Missouri. Documentation is provided for 7,000 years of continuous occupation of the river valley from the Middle Archaic to the Historic periods. Subsistence, settlement, and trade patterns are discussed.

This is the oversized material database for the Long Branch Lake Survey 1974 - 1978 collection.

This is the photographic materials database for the Long Branch Lake Survey 1974-1978 collection.

This is the scanned asset key for the Long Branch Lake Survey 1974-1978 collection stored at Fort Osage.

Photographs of shell artifacts collected during the Long Branch Lake Survey 1974-1978 archaeological investigation in the Long Branch Lake area in Macon County, Missouri.

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Mobile District archaeological collections were sent to the Veterans Curation Program’s (VCP) Augusta, Georgia laboratory in the fall of 2009. The Augusta VCP laboratory is a USACE, St. Louis District’s Mandatory Center of Expertise for the Curation and Management of Archaeological Collections project, which is staffed through Brockington and Associates, an archaeological contract firm located in Norcross, Georgia. After 22 September 2011, the collection was...

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Mobile District archaeological collections were sent to the Veterans Curation Program’s (VCP) Augusta, Georgia laboratory in the fall of 2009. The Augusta VCP laboratory is a USACE, St. Louis District’s Mandatory Center of Expertise for the Curation and Management of Archaeological Collections project, which is staffed through Brockington and Associates, an archaeological contract firm located in Norcross, Georgia. After 22 September 2011, the collection was...

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Mobile District archaeological collections were sent to the Veterans Curation Program’s (VCP) Augusta, Georgia laboratory in the fall of 2009. The Augusta VCP laboratory is a USACE, St. Louis District’s Mandatory Center of Expertise for the Curation and Management of Archaeological Collections project, which is staffed through Brockington and Associates, an archaeological contract firm located in Norcross, Georgia. After 22 September 2011, the collection was...

Case report describing the systematic plan developed by the Harry Diamond Laboratories and Interagency Archaeological Services, Atlanta for the Ballast House, Blossom Point, Maryland.

Field notes journal for the Adelphi site conducted by Kise, Franks & Straw. Includes empty context and label forms from Hunter Research, Inc.

Project site maps from the US Geological Survey and the US Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District, of site locations at the Adelphi Labs in Maryland.

Field book of various notes about what was found in an archaeological survey done in Adelphi, MD. The notes cover the dates August 14, 1995 through August 15, 1995.

Field book of an archaeological survey in Adelphi, MD.

Field book of an archaeological survey in Adelphi, MD.

Black and white aerial photograph, front and back. Baltimore COE-Site W, 18PR465 and 18PR466.

A black and white aerial photograph of Blossom Point Farm on Cedar Point Neck.

A black and white aerial photograph of Cedar Point Neck.

A black and white aerial photograph of Cedar Point Neck.

A black and white aerial photograph of Cedar Point Neck (front and back).

A black and white aerial photograph of Cedar Point Neck.

A black and white aerial photograph of Cedar Point Neck.

A black and white aerial photograph of Cedar Point Neck.

Specimen catalog for shovel tests conducted at site number 18PR437, in the 200 area, Historic Foundation #2.

An archaeological specimen catalog for the Adelphi project at multiple sites.

Field notes for the Army Research Laboratory in Adelphi, Maryland, documenting their field excavation.

Artifact inventory for test units completed at site 18CH156.

Field notes and several exterior and interior sketches of the Ballast House.

Collection of notes, maps, and background documents about the history and land use of Cedar Point Neck and Blossom Point.

Notes and sketches about the testing of the floors of a house at Blossom Point.

Phase I Archaeological Survey for the Expansion of Satellite Ground Communications Terminal Facilities and Operations at Blossom Point Research Facility, Charles County, Maryland. The survey was conducted by a contractor of the Navy (HDR Inc.). The proposed expansion of the satellite ground communications terminal facilities would take place at the Naval Research Laboratory tracking facility located on the Blossom Point Research Facility, which is owned by the US Army Garrison Adelphi Laboratory...

Artifact inventory database at Blossom Point Phase II investigation.

Artifact inventory for the Blossom Point Phase II excavation and shovel test pits.

Artifact inventory of site 18CH156 at Blossom Point, Phase II.

Test unit excavation artifact inventory for site 18CH227 at Blossom Point, Phase II.

Artifact inventory sheet for site 18CH157 investigation, Blossom Point, Phase II.

Artifact inventory list for site 18CH161 investigation at Blossom Point, Phase II.

Artifact inventory for site 18CH163 investigation at Blossom Point, Phase II.

Daily field logs for the Blossom Point project conducted in July of 1993 covering the testing of areas 7, 8, 14, 16, and 17. Both files are duplicate copies of the field log, with File 1 including photo log and map and File 2 without these additional pages.

M.L. Stilson's field notes for the J-79-02 Blossom Point Test Area Survey. The notes cover the dates May 12, 1980 through May 16, 1980. Notebook 1 of 2.

Karen Weed's field notes for the J-79-02 Blossom Point Survey in Charles County, MD. The notes cover the dates of May 16, 1980 through May 21, 1980.

Steve Wilke's field notes for the J-79-02 Blossom Point Survey in Charles County, MD. The notes cover the dates of May 12, 1980 through May 15, 1980.

Karen Weed's field notes for J-79-02 Blossom Point Survey. The field notes cover the dates of May 12, 1980 through May 16, 1980.

Eight notebooks of hand-written notes by unknown authors about multiple sites visually surveyed throughout the Blossom Point testing facilities.

M.L. Stilson field notes for the J-79-02 Blossom Point Test Area Survey. The field notes cover the dates of May 16,1980 through May 23, 1980. Notebook 2 of 2.

M.L. Stilson's field notes notebook #3 for the J-79-102 Blossom Point Test Area Survey. The field notes are for work done on May 23, 1980.

An asset inventory of 17th to 18th century tenants on Cedar Point Neck.

Maps and land title information for the area of the Adelphi Laboratory Center used to construct a chain of title.

Survey notes and a map of multiple sites along the Potomac River and around the Blossom Point Research Facility in Charles County, Maryland.

Contact sheet for photographs taken during site investigations at Harry Diamond Laboratories.

Contact sheet for photographs taken during site investigations.

Contact sheet for photographs taken during the sites investigations. Images depict test units showing features and artifacts found.

Contact sheet for photographs taken during the sites investigations. Images depict test units showing features and artifacts found.

Contact sheet for photographs taken during the sites investigations. Images depict test units showing features and artifacts found.

Contact sheet for photographs taken during the sites investigations. Images depict test units showing features and artifacts found.

A Kodak 35mm negatives sheet from July 31, 1993 with six frames.

Contact sheet of Kodak safety film 5062 (19 frames).

Contact sheet of Kodak safety film 5062 (one frame).

Contact sheet of Kodak safety film 5062 (23 frames).

Contact sheet of Kodak safety film 5063 (35 frames).

Context record sheet, test units, and excavation sheets from Hunter Research, Inc., for the Adelphi Project.

Copies of background information about the Blossom Point Test Facility and surrounding area. Included are maps, letters describing Port Tobacco River, letters from the Smithsonian Institute Bureau of Ethnology, and various letters to Geo-Recon International Ltd. from various agencies and private organizations. Also included is a Maryland Archaeological Site Survey for various sites on Cedar Point and a 106 Case Report and Mitigation Plan for Ballast House, Blossom Point Testing Facility, Charles...

Various correspondence, draft scope of works, maps, and cost estimates concerning the Phase I and II archaeological investigations at Site W - Naval Surface Warfare Center.

A crew photo at a hotel for the Baltimore COE - White Oak project.

Discussions of the railroad being built around Nanjemoy Creek in 1855 and correspondence discussing Cedar Point Neck.

Various copies of letters and notes about the establishment of four forts throughout the United States during the Civil War, including Fort Fenton in Port Tobacco, Maryland.

Enclosed in this file is the shelf list of Jesuit archive holdings under Blossom Point and Cedar Point Neck headings. These documents include an updated description of Cedar Point Neck Estate Post Antebellum; a collection of 1649 Early Blossom Point Patents; a reverse copy of Griffin Map 1712; a 1718 lease between William Hunter and John Suttles; a 1721 lease between William Hunter and John Copshaw; a reverse copy of a 1700's McCan map; minutes and resolutions from the early 1800's; a list of...

Documentary history of the Cedar Point Neck beginning from circa 1642 to 1942. The document includes maps of what was grown, lists of the cash crops, owners and farmers of the land, and the inventory of the tenants' assets. Also included are details of the history of the Ballast House.

A historical description of the Blossom Point Farms and what was produced in 1890. Copied from the original material in the Georgetown University Library.

Historical letter about the construction of the steamboat wharf, and the dimensions of the dock as well as the price of the construction of the wharf. Response to a letter dated 30 March 1878. Includes annotations.

A historic letter written in 1906 in regards to changing the Mill at Old Chapel Point into a Tobacco Barn. Copied from the original material in the Georgetown University Library.

Letter to Port Tobacco discussing the building of a wharf at Blossom Point. Letter copied from the original material in the Georgetown University Library.

Property line dispute for the boundaries of Cedar Point Neck. Copied from the original material in the Georgetown University Library.

A historical letter about the construction of the steamboat wharf and the dimensions of the dock, as well as the price of the construction of the wharf. Response to a letter dated 30 March 1878. Letter copied from the original material in the Georgetown University Library.

Historical patent document for Blossom Point.

1904-1906 farm improvement lists copied from the original material in the Georgetown University Library.

Field notes written on 6" X 4" memo book. Field notes cover the dates of May 19, 1980 through May 23, 1980.

Excavation field notes for the Adelphi project by Anna Dyer-Quinn for the dates August 9, 1995 through August 18, 1995.

Field notes for a Phase II investigation at the Adelphi sites written by Mimi Holland-Lilly. Dates range from August 9, 1995 to August 10, 1995.

Field notes for the Adelphi project, site W compiled by Joel Gunn for the dates August 8, 1995 through August 18, 1995.

Film inventory sheet of black and white photographs on 35mm film.

Film inventory sheet for project # 94033, film # 1.

Film inventory sheet for project #93041, film # 3.

Film inventory sheet for project #94033, film #2.

Film inventory sheet for project #94033, film # 4.

Film inventory sheet for project #94033, film # 5.

This is a soil survey of Charles County, Maryland from 1974.

A reference guide to the counties and people of influence throughout Maryland's history.

Karen Weed's field notes for the Harry Diamond Lab Survey. The notes cover the dates of May 22 through May 23, 1980.

A black and white photograph of Hilton Head, west profile.

A black and white photograph of Hilton Head, west profile.

A black and white photograph of Hilton Head.

Black and white copies of hand drawn and computer generated maps, front and back, of the Northeast with a focus on the Maryland and Virginia area. Date of maps range from the 17th to 20th century.

A copy of the reverse of the Griffin Map (1712) and a lease agreement between William Hunters and John Copshaw signed in 1721.

Documents beginning from 1712 about a possible lease agreement, shelf records, and a later update of Cedar Point Neck Estate Post Antebellum.

Historical letter describing the land of Nanjemoy Creek.

Historical letter in regards to the construction of a steamboat wharf at Blossom Point Farm, outlining the benefits of having a wharf at the farm.

Letter from Nicholas B. Scheetz of Georgetown University to Steve Wilke about xeroxes being sent to Mr. Wilke.

This letter report summarizes field investigations at site 18-Pr-438 (the 500 Area Site) at the Adelphi Army Research Laboratory, and presents a preliminary assessment of the site. Final assessment of eligibility under Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act 1966 will be presented in the final report. A meeting is scheduled with the Maryland SHPO Office on April 19 to discuss these preliminary results and to obtain input on the current SHPO view of sites of this type in Maryland.