Phase 1A Archaeological Investigation of Federal Bureau of Prison Property and Department of Defense, Fort Dix, Property Along Route 70, Whiting, Manchester Township, Ocean County, New Jersey

Summary

The Cultural Resource Group of Louis Berger & Associates, Inc. (LBA) conducted a Phase 1A archaeological investigation of two adjacent parcels of land situated along New Jersey Route 70, west of the town of Whiting, Manchester Township, Ocean County, New Jersey. This work was done under contract with SRI International, Menlo Park, California. Collectively, these properties consist of approximately 12 acres, each encompassing 6 acres and measuring ca. 400 feet wide by 650 feet deep. The plot on the north side of Route 70 lies on Department of Defense lands within the United States Army Training Center Fort Dix (USATCFD). The plot on the south side of Route 70 is under the ownership of the Federal Bureau of Prisons (FBP). The Phase 1A investigation was conducted to assess these property's potential for containing historic and/or prehistoric cultural resources using a two-stage approach which consisted of background research and a surface reconnaissance of the individual plots. This study concluded that neither of the properties has the potential for yielding historic or prehistoric archaeological resources and no further survey work is recommended.

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• Fort Dix Archaeology and Cultural Resources Archive   •
• National Archeological Database (NADB)

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Contact(s): Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst Air Force Base

Prepared By(s): Louis Berger & Associates, Inc.; The Cultural Resource Group

Submitted To(s): Sri International

Record Identifiers

NADB document id number(s): 3001269

NADB citation id number(s): 000000372406

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