Geophysical Investigations of the Three Areas within the Boundaries of Booker T. Washington National Monument, Franklin County, Virginia
Author(s): Steven De Vore
Year: 1998
Summary
The geophysical investigations were conducted at the request of Allen Cooper, archeologist with the Philadelphia Support Office. These investigations were to provide information on three separate areas within the boundaries of the Booker T. Washington National Monument: the Burroughs cemetery area, the Sparks cemetery, and the historic slave quarters core area. The methodology for the magnetic and resistance surveys is similar to that utilized at Fort Laramie. The present investigations addressed several park issues including the location of the Burroughs' main (plantation) house, identifying graves in the Burroughs and Sparks cemeteries, and historic features and twentieth century disturbances within the historic slave quarters core area. The geophysical survey was also designed to supplement the previous resistivity survey in the historic slave quarters area. Instruction in geophysical techniques was also presented to archeological field school students from Sweet Briar College.
Cite this Record
Geophysical Investigations of the Three Areas within the Boundaries of Booker T. Washington National Monument, Franklin County, Virginia. Steven De Vore. 1998 ( tDAR id: 398824) ; doi:10.6067/XCV8930WB7
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Keywords
Site Name
Booker T. Washington National Monument
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Burrough's Cemetery
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Burrough's Main House
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Plantation Site
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Slave Quarters
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Sparks Cemetery
Investigation Types
Geophysical Survey
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Reconnaissance / Survey
General
Fluxgate Gradiometer
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Headstones
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Magnetic Survey
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Orchards
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Resistance Survey
Geographic Keywords
Franklin County (County)
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Virginia (State / Territory)
Temporal Keywords
Historic
Spatial Coverage
min long: -80.837; min lat: 36.58 ; max long: -74.443; max lat: 39.859 ;
Individual & Institutional Roles
Contact(s): Anne Vawser
Contributor(s): Steven De Vore; Allen Cooper; Amber Moncure; Cindy Trussell; Kim Millirones; Katherine Morse
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