Department of the Army, U.S. Army Materiel Development and Readiness Command, Environmental Impact Assessment, Land Acquisition at Blossom Point, Maryland, MCA Project, Fiscal Year 1979
Part of the Blossom Point Project Page (DRAFT) project
Author(s): Glenn P. Chapman
Editor(s): Emerson G. Gray; John J. Ramsden
Year: 1977
Summary
This project is for the purchase of land in Blossom Point, Maryland which is currently leased by the Government for use by the Harry Diamond Laboratories (HDL) as a field test area, part of which is utilized through an out-grant from HDL to the Navy for use by the Navy as a communication station to contact earth satellites. The property owners do not wish to continue this lease, therefore the Government in consideration of the cost and factors involved in clearing the land of unexploded munitions is preparing this project for the land acquisition. This EIA is prepared in compliance with Army Regulation (AR) 200-1 to identify the environmental impacts from this proposed action. This site is one of the prime HDL test areas which has been used for field testing of fuzes since 1942 under lease agreement with the Corporation of Roman Catholic Brothers of Maryland. This test area is contaminated with the variety of unexploded ordinances which have accumulated since the original lease in 1942.
Cite this Record
Department of the Army, U.S. Army Materiel Development and Readiness Command, Environmental Impact Assessment, Land Acquisition at Blossom Point, Maryland, MCA Project, Fiscal Year 1979. Glenn P. Chapman, Emerson G. Gray, John J. Ramsden. 1977 ( tDAR id: 438978) ; doi:10.6067/XCV8438978
Keywords
Culture
Archaic
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Euroamerican
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Historic
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Historic Native American
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Woodland
Material
Ceramic
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Chipped Stone
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Hand Axe
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Net Sinker
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Oyster Shell Deposit
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Spear Points
Site Name
18CH216
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Ballast House
Site Type
Cemetery
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Historic Governmental Structure
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House
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Trash Midden
Investigation Types
Archaeological Overview
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Heritage Management
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Site Evaluation / Testing
General
Collections Management
Geographic Keywords
Blossom Point, MD
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Cedar Neck Point
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Charles County (County)
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Maryland (State / Territory)
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Nanjemoy Creek
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Port Tobacco River
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Potomac River
Spatial Coverage
min long: -79.514; min lat: 38.281 ; max long: -76.838; max lat: 39.749 ;
Individual & Institutional Roles
Landowner(s): Corporation of Roman Catholic Brothers of Maryland
Sponsor(s): U.S. Army Materiel Development and Readiness Command, Alexandria, Virginia
Repository(s): Adelphi Laboratory
Prepared By(s): Harry Diamond Laboratories, Adelphi, MD
Submitted To(s): US Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District
File Information
| Name | Size | Creation Date | Date Uploaded | Access | |
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| BPI_0010_BallastHouseCorrespondence_1979_OCR_PDFA.pdf | 8.82mb | Jan 29, 2019 11:26:55 AM | Confidential |
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