Pender County, NC
Part of: North Carolina Office of State Archaeology Collection
This collection contains reports and documents produced by archaeological investigations conducted in Pender County, North Carolina. Original documents are held by the North Carolina Office of State Archaeology, Raleigh, North Carolina.
Other Keywords
Reconnaissance •
Borrow Area
Investigation Types
Archaeological Overview •
Reconnaissance / Survey
Geographic Keywords
US (ISO Country Code) •
United States of America (Country) •
North Carolina (State / Territory) •
Pender County (County) •
North America (Continent) •
Pender (County) •
37141 (Fips Code) •
Coastal Plain •
Washington Creek •
Cape Fear River Basin
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- Documents (3)
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Archaeological / Historic Survey of the Leon Rawls Borrow Pits #2 and #5 (1981)
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In its letter to Johnny C. Johnson, Inc. the Archaeology Branch identified this property as a high probability locale due to its apparent proximity to a first rank stream indicated on the 15 minute series USGS topo quad for Burgaw . Upon arrival in the field, however, it was immediately obvious that this locale was of a very low order of site location probability. The first rank stream was not a stream at all but a low swampy area that had been ditched for drainage . Examination of the soil...
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Archaeological / Historical Reconnaissance at the Currie T. Carr Borrow Pit (1981)
DOCUMENT Full-Text
The project area is indeed a high bluff overlooking a branch of Washington Creek . The ground is dry and the soil profile typical of old farmland, i.e . it contains a well plowed anthropic A horizon with a clearly delineated subsoil beneath. The majority of the project area fell into this category . The remaining peripheral zone was flooded, but was an extremely steep bank descending to the creek . Occupation on the bank would have been precarious and so it was considered a low priority area....
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Archaeological / Historical Reconnaissance of John D. Rowe Land for Use As a Borrow Pit By Johnnie C. Johnson Company (1981)
DOCUMENT Full-Text
This resource consists of [correspondence] from University of North Carolina, Wilmington, which summarizes the results of the project, historical reconnaissance of John D. Rowe Land for use as a borrow pit.