Report: Archeological Excavations at St. Inigoes Manor House, 18ST87, St. Mary's County, Maryland (1998.037)

Author(s): Katherine Dinnel

Year: 1984

Summary

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 operated Jesuit plantation in the United States. Priest's Point was purchased by the U.S. Navy in 1942 and is now the location of the Naval Elec­tronic Systems Engineering Activity (NESEA).

Funding for this project was provided through the St. Marie's Cittie Foundation, a non-profit organization, by the U.S. Navy in its commendable effort to preserve this historic property. Recommendations for preservation, interpretation, and adaptive reuse are made based on these test excavations.

Cite this Record

Report: Archeological Excavations at St. Inigoes Manor House, 18ST87, St. Mary's County, Maryland (1998.037). Katherine Dinnel. 1984 ( tDAR id: 174182) ; doi:10.48512/XCV8174182

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Keywords

Culture
Historic

Material
Building Materials • Ceramic • Cilice (identified in this report as a bed spring) • Fauna • Glass • Metal

Site Name
18ST87 • Priest's Point • St. Inigoes Manor

Site Type
Church / Religious Structure • Domestic Structure or Architectural Complex • Jesuit

Investigation Types
Site Evaluation / Testing

General
Architectural Study • Brick Hearth • Cuff Links • Etched Table Glass • Foundation • Jesuit Plantation • Rockingham Ware

Geographic Keywords
24037 (Fips Code) • Coastal Plain • Maryland (State / Territory) • North America (Continent) • St. Inigoes • St. Mary's (County) • St. Mary's River • United States of America (Country) • Western Shore

Temporal Keywords
1637 • 1872 • 18th Century

Spatial Coverage

min long: -76.588; min lat: 38.003 ; max long: -76.267; max lat: 38.26 ;

Individual & Institutional Roles

Contact(s): Maryland Archaeological Conservation Laboratory Federal Curator

Sponsor(s): Department of the Navy; Naval Electronic Systems Engineering Acty., St. Inigoes, MD

Repository(s): Maryland Archaeological Conservation Laboratory

Prepared By(s): St. Marie's Cittie Foundation

Record Identifiers

Maryland Historical Trust Report #(s): ST 92

NADB document id number(s): 4609

MAC Lab Accession Number(s): 1998.037

NADB citation id number(s): 000000081020

Notes

General Note: Sent from: St. Marie's Cittie Foundation

General Note: Submitted to: Naval Electronic Systems Engineering Acty., St. Inigoes, MD

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