Shaping the Landscape: A Chronology of Shore Line Changes
Author(s): Thomas J Cuthbertson
Year: 2019
Summary
This is an abstract from the "Rebuilding The Alexandria Waterfront: Urban Landscape Development and Modifications" session, at the 2019 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology.
The shore line of Alexandria, Virginia in the early 18th century sat approximately 300 feet farther west than it does now. In the 18th and 19th centuries the owners of the riverfront lots along union street were encouraged to expand their property, specifically their land, into the Potomac River. Wharves were built and fill was hauled in to create this new land. This discussion will examine the sequential changes to the landscape, and build-out strategies through map review and the comparison of those maps to the initial findings at Robinson Landing.
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Shaping the Landscape: A Chronology of Shore Line Changes. Thomas J Cuthbertson. Presented at Society for Historical Archaeology, St. Charles, MO. 2019 ( tDAR id: 449215)
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Keywords
General
Costal Cities
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Landscape
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Map
Geographic Keywords
United States of America
Temporal Keywords
Late 18th to Early 19th Century
Spatial Coverage
min long: -129.199; min lat: 24.495 ; max long: -66.973; max lat: 49.359 ;
Individual & Institutional Roles
Contact(s): Society for Historical Archaeology
Record Identifiers
PaperId(s): 323