National Register Supplemental Archaeological Investigations of Seven Archaeological Sites, Fort Lee (FL1998.001)

Summary

Additional archaeological investigations were conducted on seven archaeological sites identified and recommended as eligible for inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places by MAAR Associates, Inc. Based on the additional investigations conducted by Gray & Pape, Inc., the following archaeological sites are recommended as not meeting the criteria of eligibility for inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places: 44PG179, a multicomponent site, and 44PG278, a 1917 surface trash dump. However, because site 44PG278 contains artifacts that date to 1917, Gray & Pape recommends that personnel of U.S. military museums (e.g., the U.S. Army Quartermaster Corps Museum) be notified of the presence of the site so artifacts can be obtained from the deposits for educational or curatorial reasons.

Archaeological sites recommended for nomination for inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places include: 44PG169, a Woodland period prehistoric occupation; 44PG176, an eighteenth to century domestic historic site; 44PG182, a Woodland period prehistoric occupation; 44PG183, a seventeenth to eighteenth century domestic historic site; and 44PG260, an eighteenth to nineteenth century domestic historic site.

Management recommendations for the sites nominated for inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places include: the establishment of permanent boundary markers for each of these archaeological sites; the avoidance any military or construction activities within 10 meters of the site's boundaries as established by this study; and the inclusion of the site locations and boundaries in the base Geographic Information System to facilitate resource protection and management. Any future undertaking, as defined by the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 and in 36 CFR 800, should avoid these sites unless the Section 106 process is followed to completion.

This project contains the site report and artifact catalog. Some of the information in the site report has been redacted.

Cite this Record

National Register Supplemental Archaeological Investigations of Seven Archaeological Sites, Fort Lee (FL1998.001). ( tDAR id: 392563) ; doi:10.6067/XCV8N87C5D

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Keywords

Culture
18TH CENTURY • 19th Century • 20th Century • African American • Archaic • Early Woodland • Euroamerican • Historic • Late Archaic • Middle Woodland • Woodland

Material
Building Materials • Ceramic • Chipped Stone • Fire Cracked Rock • Glass • Ground Stone • Metal • Shell

Site Name
44PG169 • 44PG176 • 44PG179 • 44PG182 • 44PG183 • 44PG260 • 44PG278

Site Type
Archaeological Feature • Artifact Scatter • Basecamp • Domestic Structure or Architectural Complex • Domestic Structures • Governmental Structure • Historic Governmental Structure • Historic Structure • Midden • Military Structure • Non-Domestic Structures • Out Building • Resource Extraction / Production / Transportation Structure or Features • Slave Quarters • Structure • Trash Midden

Investigation Types
Data Recovery / Excavation • Heritage Management • Historic Background Research • Site Evaluation / Testing

General
Gaston Simple Stamped • Prince George Ware • Stony Creek Ware

Geographic Keywords
Fort Lee • Prince George (County) • Virginia (State / Territory)

Spatial Coverage

min long: -77.381; min lat: 37.221 ; max long: -77.286; max lat: 37.276 ;

Individual & Institutional Roles

Contact(s): Patty Conte

Contributor(s): MAAR Associates, Inc.; Eric Voigt; Brad Botwick; Debra A. McClane

Project Director(s): Len Winter

Sponsor(s): U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Norfolk District

Repository(s): Fort Lee Regional Archaeological Curation Facility

Prepared By(s): Gray & Pape, Inc.

Submitted To(s): Environmental Reconstruction Company, Inc.

Record Identifiers

ERC#(s): 4956-50

VDHR File Number(s): 98-0028

Accession Number (s): FL1998.001

Project No.(s): 97-2101

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Contract No.(s): DACA65-95-D-0116

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Documents

  1. Artifact Inventory, National Register Supplemental Archaeological Investigations of Seven Archaeological Sites, Fort Lee (1997)
    DOCUMENT Full-Text Gray & Pape, Inc..

    This resource contains the artifact catalog for the National Register supplemental archaeological investigations of seven archaeological sites at Fort Lee, Virginia. The seven sites include: 44PG169, 44PG176, 44PG179, 44PG182, 44PG183, 44PG260, and 44PG278.

  2. National Register Supplemental Archaeological Investigations of Seven Archaeological Sites at Fort Lee, Prince George County, Virginia (1998)
    DOCUMENT Full-Text Gray & Pape, Inc..

    This report presents the results of additional archaeological investigations of seven archaeological sites during September and October 1997 at Fort Lee, Prince George County, Virginia. This investigation was conducted by Gray & Pape, Inc., of Richmond, Virginia, for Environmental Reconstruction Company, Inc., of Fredericksburg, Virginia, pursuant to a scope of services prepared by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Norfolk District and under contract DACA65-95-D-0 ll6. The additional...