Charleston’s Walled City Project: Collaboration and Collegiality with Martha Zierden

Summary

This is an abstract from the session entitled "The Emergence and Development of South Carolina Lowcountry Studies: Papers in Honor of Martha Zierden" , at the 2022 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology.

Charleston’s Walled City Task Force was established in 2005 by then mayor, Joseph P. Riley, Jr. The overall mission of the group is to research, identify, protect, and interpret the remains of the only English walled city built in America (1690s-1730s). From the beginning, this has been a multi-disciplinary, collaborative effort with the group composed of historians, archaeologists, preservationists, and key personnel from the city government. The Task Force has no budget and no staff, but this group has undertaken a wealth of historical research and numerous public archaeological investigations. The Task Force has hosted lectures, “walk the walls” and living history events, published brochures, and installed exhibits and interpretive signage in the city and in The Charleston Museum. Archaeologist Martha Zierden’s zeal for collaboration is perhaps best expressed through her involvement with this project, one that has greatly advanced the city’s understanding of its colonial roots.  

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• The Emergence and Development of South Carolina Lowcountry Studies: Papers in Honor of Martha Zierden   •
• Society for Historical Archaeology 2022

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