Removal and Relocation of the Handsmill Cemetery, York County, South Carolina

Author(s): Brent Lansdell; Joan Gillard

Year: 2009

Summary

Archaeologists with Brockington and Associates, Inc., conducted excavations associated with the relocation of a historic cemetery (38YK357) and reburial of recovered remains to a prepared site (38YK358) located on the Handsmill tract in York County, South Carolina, on September 2–5, 2008, as requested by Handsmill Enterprises.

Cite this Record

Removal and Relocation of the Handsmill Cemetery, York County, South Carolina. Brent Lansdell, Joan Gillard. Brockington and Associates, Inc. 2009 ( tDAR id: 381345) ; doi:10.6067/XCV8DF6QZ3

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Keywords

Culture
Euroamerican • Nineteenth Century

Material
Human Remains • Metal • Wood

Site Name
38YK357 • 38YK358

Site Type
Cemetery • Funerary and Burial Structures or Features

Investigation Types
Data Recovery / Excavation

General
grave relocation • Joseph E. Starnes Family Cemetery

Geographic Keywords
North America (Continent) • South Carolina (State / Territory) • United States of America (Country) • York County (County)

Temporal Coverage

Calendar Date: 1865 to 1908

Spatial Coverage

min long: -81.705; min lat: 34.615 ; max long: -80.684; max lat: 35.317 ;

Individual & Institutional Roles

Contributor(s): Joan Gillard

Principal Investigator(s): Brent Lansdell

Landowner(s): Handsmill Enterprises

Sponsor(s): Handsmill Enterprises

Submitted To(s): South Carolina State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO)

Record Identifiers

Brockington and Associates, Inc., report number(s): 3288

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