Susquehanna, Naval Air Station Patuxent River (1998.036)

Summary

This project contains resources associated with Phase II excavations at Susquehanna (18ST399) in 1987-1988.

From the Maryland Archaeological Conservation Laboratory. Site Summary: 18ST399 Susquehanna:

"The Susquehanna site is located aboard the Naval Air Station Patuxent River in St. Mary’s County, Maryland. The peninsula on which the site sits had been occupied by colonists since the 1650s, but 18ST399 was not established until the mid-18th century. The first construction at the site seems to have been undertaken by Captain Henry Carroll and his wife Araminta Thompson Carroll, who had inherited the property by 1767. After Henry Carroll died in 1775, Araminta married George Briscoe, who moved in with her and managed the property until they moved to Prince George’s County in 1813."

"The Henry Ford Museum sponsored a systematic archaeological project at Susquehanna in the late 1980s. The project included the excavation of 175 shovel tests and ten 5’ by 5’ test units, all of which focused on the main house and its yard. These excavations revealed the presence of a c. 1760-1820 house foundation that measured approximately 35’ by 30.’ This structure had been located just west of the dwelling that had been moved to Michigan, and it is interpreted as the residence of Captain Henry Carroll and his wife Araminta Thompson Carroll."

Maryland Archaeological Conservation Laboratory. Site Summary: 18ST399 Susquehanna. http://www.jefpat.org/diagnostic-old/Small%20Finds/Site%20Summaries/18ST399%20SusquehannaSiteSummary.htm. Accessed 07/02/2014.

Cite this Record

Susquehanna, Naval Air Station Patuxent River (1998.036). ( tDAR id: 391681) ; doi:10.6067/XCV81R6RXM

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URL: http://www.jefpat.org/diagnostic-old/Small%20Finds/Site%20Summaries/18ST399%2...


Keywords

Culture
Euroamerican • Historic

Material
Building Materials • Ceramic • Glass • Metal

Site Name
18ST393 • 18ST399

Site Type
Domestic Structure or Architectural Complex • House

Investigation Types
Data Recovery / Excavation

General
Compliance • Navy • Phase II

Geographic Keywords
Maryland (State / Territory) • North America (Continent) • Patuxent River • St. Mary's (County) • United States of America (Country)

Temporal Keywords
Historic

Spatial Coverage

min long: -76.475; min lat: 38.245 ; max long: -76.374; max lat: 38.312 ;

Individual & Institutional Roles

Contact(s): Maryland Archaeological Conservation Laboratory Federal Curator

Contributor(s): Julia A. King

Sponsor(s): Navy

Repository(s): Maryland Archaeological Conservation Laboratory

Prepared By(s): Southern Maryland Regional Center

Record Identifiers

Maryland Historical Trust Report #(s): ST 64

MAC Lab Accession Number(s): 1998.036

Notes

General Note: The following physical records are held at MAC Lab: Field Notes, Lab Notes, Maps, Report, Black & White Negatives, Black & White Prints, Black and White Contact Sheets, Kodachrome Slides, Photologs, List of Documentation, acid-free copy of all paper records stored in the secondary records storage room

General Note: Date Collected:1987-1988

Resources Inside this Project (Viewing 1-6 of 6)

Documents

  1. Archaeological Investigatons at Susquehanna: a 19th Century Farm Complex Aboard Patuxent River Naval Air Station, St. Mary's County, Maryland (1989)
    DOCUMENT Full-Text Julia A. King.

    Report Abstract: Archaeological excavations were undertaken during 1987 at The Susquehanna site (18ST399), located at the mouth of the Patuxent River in St. Mary's County, Maryland. The Susquehanna house, believed to date to the first half of the 19th century, had been moved to the Henry Ford Museum and Greenfield Village in 1942, where it is now a part of the exhibits there. The purpose of these excavations, funded by the Edison Institute of the Henry Ford Museum, was to recover information...

Images

  1. Architectural Images, Susquehanna, Naval Air Station Patuxent River (1989)
    IMAGE Southern Maryland Regional Center. Julia A. King.

    This resource contains a collection of photographs of the historic house and dairy house structures at Susquehanna, Maryland (18ST399). It also contains photographs of Rousby cemetery.

  2. Artifact Photographs, Susquehanna, Naval Air Station Patuxent River (1989)
    IMAGE Julia A. King. Southern Maryland Regional Center.

    This resource contains a collection of artifact images from 18ST399 in Susquehanna, Maryland.

  3. Field Images, Susquehanna, Naval Air Station Patuxent River (1989)
    IMAGE Southern Maryland Regional Center. Julia A. King.

    This resource contains a collection of images from the Phase II field excavations conducted at 18ST399 in Susquehanna, Maryland.

  4. Figures, Susquehanna, Naval Air Station Patuxent River (1989)
    IMAGE Southern Maryland Regional Center. Julia A. King.

    This resource contains a collection of artifact distribution figures for the Phase II excavations at Susquehanna, Maryland.

Datasets

  1. Distribution Data, Susquehanna, Naval Air Station Patuxent River (1989)
    DATASET Julia A. King. Southern Maryland Regional Center.

    This resource is an artifact distribution dataset from Phase II excavations at Susquehanna, Maryland.