Phase I Archaeological Resources Inventory of the Pearson Creek Area, Naval Air Station, Patuxent River, St. Mary's County, Maryland

Summary

This report summarizes the findings of the Pearson Creek Survey, the goal of which was to identify and inventory all archaeological sites within the project boundary in accordance with Section 110 of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended. The Pearson Creek Survey took place on Naval Air Station Patuxent River (NASPAX) and is found in St. Mary’s County, within Maryland Archaeological Research Unit Number 9. The survey covered approximately 1.5 miles of creek shoreline and consisted of 1,038 shovel test pits. The survey located twelve archaeological sites; six were newly identified and six were previously-known sites. Of these twelve sites, eight are prehistoric and four are multicomponent. Two sites, 18ST706 and 18ST709, are considered ineligible for the National Register of Historic Places. The remaining sites, 18ST394, 18ST395, 18ST476, 18ST477, 18ST482, 18ST491, 18ST705, 18ST707, 18ST708, and 18ST710, are potentially eligible, although further work is needed to assess them.

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• Naval Air Station Patuxent River (Main Complex), St. Mary's County, Maryland   •
• Pearson Creek Survey, Naval Air Station Patuxent River (1999.009)   •
• Maryland Archaeological Conservation Laboratory

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Spatial Coverage

Individual & Institutional Roles

Contact(s): Maryland Archaeological Conservation Laboratory Federal Curator; Michael Smolek

Principal Investigator(s): Julia A. King; Edward E. Chaney

Sponsor(s): Navy

Repository(s): Maryland Archaeological Conservation Laboratory

Prepared By(s): Southern Maryland Regional Center

Submitted To(s): Natural and Cultural Resources Branch, Department of Public Works, Naval Air Station Patuxent River

Record Identifiers

Maryland Historical Trust Report #(s): ST 183

MAC Lab Lot Number(s): 18ST708/17; 18STX44/195; 18ST477/157; 18ST705/30; 18ST477/146; 18ST477/121; 18ST477/206; 18STX44/51; 18ST395/164; 18STX44/306; 18STX44/137; 18STX44/7; 18ST477/111; 18ST395/124; 18STX44/253; 18STX44/123; 18ST477/145; 18STX44/228; 18STX44/24; 18ST710/6; 18ST491/126; 18STX44/94; 18ST710/27; 18ST395/167; 18ST477/105; 18STX44/81; 18ST477/163; 18ST708/9; 18STX44/104; 18STX44/78; 18ST708/75; 18STX44/87; 18ST706/7; 18STX44/140; 18ST707/33; 18ST705/6; 18STX44/216; 18STX44/150; 18ST395/101; 18STX44/118; 18ST706/15; 18STX44/93; 18ST395/102; 18ST491/121; 18ST708/6; 18ST395/149; 18STX44/75; 18ST708/56; 18STX44/276; 18ST476/121; 18ST476/128; 18ST482/110; 18ST707/56; 18STX44/132; 18STX44/164; 18STX44/155; 18ST707/31; 18STX44/268; 18STX44/109; 18ST707/75; 18STX44/168; 18STX44/208; 18ST477/160; 18ST476/110; 18ST707/8; 18ST707/17; 18ST710/8; 18STX44/151; 18STX44/80; 18ST476/136; 18ST476/111; 18ST708/26; 18STX44/39; 18STX44/265; 18ST395/122; 18ST709/18; 18ST705/1; 18STX44/152; 18STX44/158; 18STX44/319; 18STX44/219; 18ST477/123; 18STX44/294; 18ST491/111; 18ST477/168; 18ST482/115; 18ST482/100; 18ST395/150; 18ST395/160; 18ST707/11; 18ST709/8; 18ST482/109; 18ST491/101; 18STX44/92; 18ST476/106; 18ST395/113; 18STX44/21; 18ST708/22; 18STX44/3; 18ST476/107; 18STX44/165; 18ST476/118; 18ST707/25; 18STX44/176; 18STX44/185; 18ST710/5; 18ST477/117; 18STX44/182; 18STX44/305; 18ST708/39; 18ST709/10; 18STX44/46; 18ST706/14; 18ST708/34; 18ST706/8; 18ST707/27; 18STX44/223; 18ST708/12; 18ST482/114; 18ST705/31; 18ST477/159; 18ST708/16; 18STX44/275; 18ST491/107; 18ST709/1; 18ST708/59; 18ST709/3; 18STX44/188; 18STX44/53; 18STX44/249; 18ST395/158; 18ST491/133; 18ST477/143; 18STX44/248; 18STX44/295; 18ST477/201; 18STX44/162; 18ST708/46; 18ST707/2; 18STX44/259; 18STX44/95; 18ST476/100; 18ST491/117; 18STX44/274; 18ST707/29; 18ST708/27; 18ST477/109; 18ST491/103; 18ST707/63; 18STX44/117; 18ST476/108; 18STX44/203; 18ST491/120; 18ST477/135; 18ST394/101; 18ST710/21; 18ST477/176; 18STX44/304; 18ST708/15; 18ST710/23; 18ST395/171; 18ST707/35; 18ST491/115; 18ST476/138; 18ST707/46; 18STX44/281; 18ST477/118; 18ST477/179; 18STX44/193; 18ST708/37; 18STX44/314; 18ST395/112; 18ST491/108; 18ST707/19; 18ST705/20; 18ST491/116; 18ST476/103; 18STX44/1; 18ST395/151; 18STX44/147; 18STX44/324; 18ST707/85; 18ST482/106; 18ST707/4; 18ST708/4; 18STX44/68; 18ST491/104; 18STX44/293; 18STX44/49; 18STX44/236; 18ST491/109; 18STX44/55; 18STX44/83; 18ST395/145; 18ST706/6; 18STX44/312; 18ST710/26; 18ST477/110; 18STX44/66; 18ST709/12; 18STX44/301; 18ST708/1; 18ST477/165; 18ST706/3; 18STX44/25; 18STX44/145; 18ST708/42; 18STX44/8; 18STX44/300; 18STX44/222; 18STX44/44; 18ST476/119; 18ST476/126; 18STX44/242; 18STX44/179; 18ST395/134; 18ST395/174; 18ST708/50; 18ST708/57; 18STX44/175; 18ST707/84; 18ST491/128; 18STX44/103; 18ST477/202; 18ST477/119; 18ST395/104; 18STX44/329; 18ST477/139; 18ST477/173; 18STX44/146; 18STX44/126; 18STX44/244; 18ST707/73; 18ST477/106; 18STX44/327; 18STX44/254; 18STX44/271; 18STX44/307; 18STX44/17; 18ST395/159; 18ST706/4; 18STX44/85; 18ST707/50; 18STX44/292; 18ST477/204; 18ST707/47; 18ST709/9; 18STX44/207; 18ST707/12; 18ST482/102; 18ST395/153; 18STX44/4; 18STX44/88; 18STX44/86; 18STX44/206; 18ST708/31; 18ST708/55; 18STX44/54; 18ST395/128; 18STX44/9; 18ST705/22; 18STX44/13; 18STX44/277; 18ST477/166; 18ST476/113; 18ST395/161; 18ST705/19; 18STX44/116; 18ST707/5; 18STX44/209; 18STX44/310; 18ST395/165; 18ST477/171; 18STX44/325; 18ST477/132; 18ST477/185; 18STX44/174; 18ST708/60; 18ST477/187; 18ST707/70; 18ST705/7; 18STX44/18; 18ST708/48; 18ST476/129; 18ST477/101; 18STX44/264; 18STX44/138; 18ST707/48; 18ST476/127; 18ST395/136; 18ST477/133; 18ST477/142; 18ST707/52; 18ST477/184; 18ST395/129; 18ST708/23; 18ST477/190; 18STX44/280; 18ST395/123; 18ST477/147; 18ST710/25; 18STX44/59; 18STX44/237; 18ST705/2; 18STX44/183; 18ST707/10; 18ST477/149; 18STX44/112; 18STX44/76; 18ST705/8; 18ST395/143; 18ST395/137; 18ST477/200; 18STX44/201; 18ST395/115; 18STX44/40; 18STX44/321; 18ST476/114; 18ST707/88; 18ST707/87; 18STX44/221; 18ST477/196; 18ST705/17; 18ST491/127; 18ST477/175; 18ST395/100; 18ST491/114; 18ST477/189; 18ST482/103; 18ST708/35; 18STX44/279; 18ST477/195; 18ST477/205; 18ST395/132; 18ST709/14; 18STX44/32; 18ST708/66; 18ST477/126; 18STX44/133; 18STX44/159; 18ST710/19; 18STX44/19; 18STX44/326; 18ST476/112; 18ST477/154; 18ST477/162; 18ST707/43; 18STX44/257; 18ST491/105; 18ST705/15; 18ST708/64; 18ST710/18; 18ST491/129; 18ST395/163; 18STX44/220; 18ST707/81; 18STX44/160; 18ST477/113; 18ST491/123; 18STX44/173; 18STX44/266; 18ST477/198; 18ST476/141; 18ST707/57; 18ST395/106; 18STX44/190; 18STX44/119; 18STX44/320; 18ST395/127; 18STX44/252; 18STX44/23; 18ST706/9; 18STX44/107; 18STX44/136; 18STX44/270; 18ST394/104; 18ST709/2; 18STX44/177; 18STX44/224; 18ST705/4; 18ST707/80; 18ST491/124; 18ST709/19; 18ST710/22; 18ST710/1; 18ST708/45; 18STX44/189; 18STX44/69; 18ST707/7; 18ST707/83; 18STX44/166; 18ST395/114; 18STX44/214; 18ST477/124; 18ST707/30; 18STX44/285; 18STX44/156; 18ST707/67; 18ST477/193; 18ST395/117; 18ST476/130; 18ST705/11; 18ST707/82; 18ST477/129; 18ST477/114; 18ST709/11; 18ST707/71; 18ST477/180; 18STX44/309; 18ST477/167; 18ST707/22; 18STX44/313; 18ST477/186; 18ST705/21; 18ST707/78; 18ST477/164; 18ST394/103; 18STX44/73; 18ST476/104; 18STX44/63; 18ST710/14; 18ST476/123; 18ST395/120; 18ST482/101; 18STX44/48; 18ST705/23; 18STX44/187; 18ST477/208; 18ST708/71; 18STX44/77; 18ST477/108; 18STX44/35; 18ST708/20; 18STX44/232; 18ST708/30; 18ST710/24; 18STX44/272; 18ST482/113; 18ST710/20; 18ST707/13; 18ST477/138; 18STX44/125; 18ST477/140; 18ST707/38; 18STX44/192; 18ST395/133; 18ST706/11; 18ST395/121; 18ST477/104; 18STX44/241; 18ST477/136; 18ST707/18; 18ST710/31; 18ST709/4; 18STX44/230; 18STX44/102; 18STX44/79; 18ST395/111; 18STX44/283; 18STX44/14; 18STX44/15; 18ST710/15; 18ST477/150; 18ST708/74; 18ST482/107; 18ST477/182; 18ST395/156; 18ST705/24; 18STX44/322; 18STX44/110; 18ST395/173; 18STX44/105; 18STX44/291; 18STX44/186; 18ST708/33; 18ST705/14; 18STX44/180; 18STX44/172; 18STX44/106; 18STX44/124; 18ST707/36; 18STX44/154; 18ST708/52; 18ST707/6; 18ST395/146; 18STX44/113; 18ST707/32; 18STX44/211; 18ST709/21; 18ST707/37; 18STX44/129; 18STX44/251; 18ST710/12; 18STX44/122; 18ST705/16; 18ST709/5; 18STX44/111; 18STX44/67; 18ST710/16; 18ST476/105; 18STX44/101; 18ST705/27; 18STX44/38; 18ST708/28; 18ST705/29; 18ST705/13; 18ST395/162; 18STX44/256; 18STX44/167; 18STX44/303; 18STX44/108; 18STX44/287; 18ST705/12; 18ST707/21; 18ST707/79; 18STX44/16; 18ST477/194; 18STX44/148; 18ST708/2; 18ST708/40; 18ST491/125; 18STX44/161; 18STX44/318; 18STX44/198; 18ST709/7; 18ST491/102; 18ST707/49; 18STX44/323; 18ST708/62; 18ST491/132; 18ST707/40; 18ST477/137; 18ST477/103; 18ST708/49; 18ST477/115; 18STX44/58; 18ST476/132; 18ST709/15; 18ST707/9; 18ST476/131; 18ST395/166; 18ST706/2; 18ST482/108; 18ST482/104; 18ST477/197; 18ST708/8; 18ST708/7; 18ST709/16; 18ST482/105; 18STX44/205; 18ST706/1; 18ST477/188; 18ST708/10; 18ST477/169; 18ST707/45; 18ST707/53; 18STX44/202; 18ST707/23; 18ST707/20; 18STX44/61; 18ST707/41; 18ST708/51; 18ST707/61; 18ST707/64; 18ST705/26; 18ST707/28; 18ST707/3; 18ST395/108; 18ST477/122; 18ST395/126; 18ST395/118; 18STX44/97; 18ST476/117; 18STX44/43; 18ST710/17; 18ST705/10; 18ST708/38; 18ST477/153; 18STX44/128; 18ST710/30; 18ST482/112; 18STX44/171; 18STX44/70; 18STX44/298; 18ST707/60; 18ST477/100; 18ST705/25; 18STX44/308; 18ST395/172; 18ST708/72; 18ST476/120; 18ST710/3; 18STX44/226; 18ST477/191; 18STX44/297; 18STX44/41; 18STX44/142; 18STX44/90; 18STX44/139; 18ST395/105; 18ST477/151; 18ST477/155; 18ST707/26; 18STX44/210; 18STX44/99; 18STX44/246; 18ST395/152; 18ST707/66; 18ST708/65; 18STX44/181; 18ST705/3; 18STX44/200; 18ST707/51; 18STX44/328; 18ST707/44; 18STX44/243; 18STX44/191; 18STX44/29; 18STX44/22; 18ST477/131; 18ST395/116; 18ST395/131; 18STX44/89; 18ST709/13; 18ST395/175; 18ST395/155; 18ST477/181; 18STX44/100; 18ST708/18; 18ST395/135; 18ST395/119; 18ST477/161; 18ST476/135; 18STX44/127; 18STX44/290; 18ST708/41; 18STX44/199; 18STX44/115; 18ST491/106; 18ST477/112; 18STX44/184; 18ST491/112; 18STX44/64; 18STX44/258; 18ST491/110; 18STX44/34; 18STX44/12; 18STX44/238; 18ST708/70; 18ST709/6; 18ST477/192; 18STX44/235; 18STX44/231; 18STX44/218; 18STX44/282; 18ST476/116; 18STX44/65; 18STX44/37; 18STX44/311; 18ST476/133; 18STX44/284; 18STX44/30; 18ST491/131; 18STX44/217; 18ST395/139; 18STX44/215; 18STX44/11; 18STX44/163; 18ST394/102; 18ST477/199; 18ST708/47; 18STX44/144; 18STX44/135; 18ST477/178; 18ST476/115; 18STX44/196; 18STX44/197; 18ST707/54; 18ST710/10; 18ST708/11; 18ST491/113; 18STX44/28; 18STX44/56; 18STX44/273; 18ST708/53; 18ST710/4; 18ST710/28; 18ST491/122; 18STX44/52; 18STX44/121; 18ST708/24; 18ST707/69; 18ST476/139; 18ST706/5; 18ST708/36; 18ST706/12; 18ST710/29; 18ST707/55; 18ST491/130; 18ST395/107; 18ST706/10; 18ST477/107; 18ST477/177; 18ST709/20; 18STX44/260; 18ST477/102; 18STX44/194; 18STX44/42; 18ST707/15; 18ST710/7; 18STX44/269; 18STX44/286; 18STX44/27; 18STX44/153; 18ST707/34; 18ST708/32; 18ST707/86; 18STX44/229; 18STX44/317; 18STX44/149; 18ST395/140; 18STX44/84; 18ST707/58; 18ST708/19; 18ST706/16; 18STX44/82; 18ST476/125; 18ST708/69; 18ST707/62; 18ST476/101; 18ST476/134; 18STX44/143; 18ST708/44; 18STX44/71; 18ST395/157; 18STX44/131; 18ST705/5; 18ST708/25; 18ST477/172; 18ST477/120; 18STX44/96; 18STX44/267; 18ST707/76; 18ST707/65; 18ST707/72; 18ST477/127; 18ST708/67; 18ST477/174; 18ST708/29; 18ST395/148; 18STX44/289; 18ST395/103; 18ST491/118; 18STX44/247; 18ST395/170; 18STX44/57; 18ST477/125; 18STX44/239; 18STX44/10; 18ST476/124; 18ST395/138; 18STX44/212; 18STX44/234; 18ST705/18; 18ST707/59; 18ST707/68; 18ST476/137; 18ST708/13; 18STX44/130; 18ST395/169; 18ST707/77; 18ST707/1; 18STX44/240; 18ST708/21; 18STX44/233; 18ST708/43; 18STX44/178; 18STX44/50; 18STX44/6; 18ST708/73; 18ST477/183; 18ST710/11; 18STX44/213; 18STX44/45; 18STX44/278; 18STX44/302; 18STX44/141; 18STX44/263; 18ST477/156; 18STX44/315; 18ST708/63; 18ST476/102; 18STX44/316; 18STX44/245; 18STX44/134; 18ST477/144; 18ST395/110; 18ST477/134; 18STX44/31; 18ST707/14; 18STX44/157; 18ST708/14; 18ST705/9; 18ST476/140; 18ST477/158; 18ST708/68; 18STX44/62; 18STX44/47; 18STX44/288; 18ST708/54; 18STX44/33; 18STX44/261; 18STX44/120; 18STX44/2; 18ST708/5; 18ST708/61; 18ST395/147; 18ST710/2; 18ST395/142; 18STX44/169; 18ST482/111; 18ST707/16; 18ST476/122; 18STX44/296; 18ST477/128; 18ST707/39; 18ST710/9; 18ST477/141; 18STX44/36; 18STX44/227; 18ST476/109; 18STX44/20; 18ST707/24; 18STX44/60; 18ST709/22; 18ST477/203; 18STX44/72; 18ST477/130; 18ST477/116; 18STX44/114; 18ST709/17; 18STX44/225; 18ST707/42; 18STX44/204; 18ST491/100; 18ST706/13; 18STX44/5; 18STX44/262; 18ST707/74; 18STX44/26; 18ST710/13; 18ST708/3; 18STX44/91; 18ST395/109; 18STX44/299; 18ST395/168; 18ST477/170; 18ST477/148; 18STX44/74; 18ST395/130; 18STX44/170; 18STX44/255; 18ST708/58; 18ST395/125; 18ST395/141; 18ST395/144; 18ST705/28; 18ST394/100; 18STX44/98; 18ST491/119; 18ST394/105; 18STX44/250; 18ST395/154; 18ST477/207; 18ST477/152

MAC Lab Accession Number(s): 1999.009

Notes

General Note: The following physical records are held at MAC Lab: Field Notes, Lab Notes, Maps, Artifact Catalog, Report

General Note: Date Collected:JUNE 1998

Administration Note: Separate word files were collated into one file and converted into a PDF to create a complete version of the report.

Redaction Note: This resource has been redacted to remove maps showing site locations, artifact distributions, and positive shovel test pit locations.

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