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Management Summary of Archaeological Data Recovery at 38CH1542, Mullet Hall Plantation, Johns Island, Charleston County, South Carolina
(2017-04)Initial investigations, consisting of a reconnaissance level investigation, were conducted in 1994 (Adams and Trinkley 1994). A series of 29 shovel tests were excavated, helping to define a site thought to measure about ... -
Cultural Resources Survey of the Jamestown 115 kV Transmission Project, Berkeley County, South Carolina
(2016-11)This report provides the results of a cultural resources investigation of a transmission substation lot and access road in north central Berkeley County, in the vicinity of the Jamestown community. The project site is ... -
Cultural Resources Survey of the India Hook 100 kV Substation Rebuild, York County, South Carolina
(2016-05)This report provides the results of a cultural resources investigation of a substation rebuild SC 195 (Mt. Gallant Rd.) opposite Crestview Drive in northeast York County about central Anderson County about 5 miles ... -
St. Elizabeths West Campus Cemetery: Preservation Planning Update
(2016-11)In 2007, Chicora was retained by the GSA to examine the St. Elizabeths West Campus Cemetery, conduct some brief background research, document the stones present, provided additional boundary research, and provide prioritized ... -
African American Lives on the Lower Cape Fear River in the Late Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Centuries
(2018-11)This study explores the lives of African Americans on the Lower Cape Fear, helping to note their accomplishments and contributions, but primarily reconstructing the warp and weft of daily lives. Because of the fragmentary ... -
Assessment of the Church of the Advent Cemetery, Spartanburg, South Carolina
(2016-08)The study examines the Episcopal Church of the Advent Cemetery in Spartanburg, South Carolina at the request of the Church Archives Committee. The history of the cemetery is not as well-known as might be imagined. ... -
Cultural Resources Survey of the Piercetown 100 kV Substation, Anderson County, South Carolina
(2016-05)This report provides the results of a cultural resources investigation of a substation on Martin Road in central Anderson County about 10 miles northeast of the City of Anderson and 1.5 miles southwest of Piercetown. The ... -
Cultural Resources Survey of the Beech Springs 100 kV Transmission Project, Anderson County, South Carolina
(2016-05)This report provides the results of a cultural resources investigation of a 1 mile transmission line situated in the north central portion of Anderson County about 13 miles northeast of the City of Anderson. The study was ... -
Orton Nursery and Plantation Operations from about 1938 through 1960, Brunswick County, North Carolina
(2016-02)Like too many commercial enterprises, very few records have survived to document the history of Orton Plantation’s gardens and nursery. Historical accounts, such as the cultural landscape report by Knott and her colleagues ... -
Assessment of the Church Street Graveyard, Mobile, Alabama
(2015-09)This study was funded by the City of Mobile and administered by the City’s Architectural Engineering Department. Field investigations were conducted from August 29-30, 2015. Report production followed immediately afterwards. -
Cultural Resources Survey of the North Augusta-West County 115 kV Transmission Project, Aiken and Edgefield Counties, South Carolina
(2015-07)This report provides the results of a cultural resources investigation of a 14 mile transmission line situated in the north portion of Aiken County and southeastern portion of Edgefield County. The study was conducted by ... -
Investigation of the Putative Hutto Cemetery and the Recovery of a Burial, W.P. Rawl Tract, Lexington County, South Carolina
(2015-06)In March 2014, W.P. Rawl and Sons was informed of a possible cemetery on a recently purchased parcel in the Pelion area of Lexington County. Local residents reported that at one time a marker existed for James Hutto, an ... -
Assessment of the Hartsville, SC African American Cemetery
(2015-08)The study examines two African American cemeteries in the City of Hartsville, South Carolina. The Hartsville Colored Cemetery Associated was created in 1904 and purchased a one acre tract for burial purposes. In 1931 the ... -
Cultural Resources Survey of the 115kV Haile Gold Mine Transmission Line, Lancaster County, South Carolina
(2015-04-21)This report provides the results of a cultural resources investigation of a 4.20 mile transmission line situated in the northeast portion of Lancaster County. The study was conducted by Andrew Hyder of Chicora Foundation ... -
Archaeological Testing in the Side Yard of Eliga's House (31BW787**7), Orton Plantation
(2015-05)Extensive structural rehabilitation is proposed for the architectural site commonly known as Elijah’s House (although correctly identified as Eliga’s House), situated at the northern end of 31BW787**7 on Orton Plantation. ... -
Bioanthropological Investigation of the Caults at Orton Plantation, Brunswick County, North Carolina
(2014-12)During the architectural conservation efforts on the Orton burial vaults (31BW787**2) it became necessary to open the vaults to make repairs. These repairs, however, would cause damage to any skeletal remains present in ... -
Assessment of Two City of Franklin Cemeteries, Franklin, Tennessee
(2014-09)This study was funded by a grant from the Tennessee Historical Commission. The project was administered by the City of Franklin, Tennessee and the field investigations were conducted from July 29 through 31, 2014. Report ... -
Funeral Records of C.D. Barr, Leesville, South Carolina, January 1, 1938 through December 21, 1949
(2014-02)The Batesburg-Leesville area of Lexington County, South Carolina during the first half of the twentieth century was a rural farming community. Leesburg’s Charles Decania Barr (usually called C.D. Barr, Sr.) begun his ... -
Oconee Hill Cemetery Assessment, Athens-Clarke County, Georgia
(2014-02)This study was funded by the Georgia Department of Natural Resources trough a Historic Preservation Fund Certified Local Government Predevelopment Grant and The Friends of Oconee Hill Cemetery. The project was administered ... -
Fairview-International Paper 69kV Transmission Line Cultural Resources Survey, Newberry County, South Carolina
(2013-10-09)This study reports on an intensive cultural resources survey of a 6.25 mile corridor in the eastern portion of Newberry County, east and southeast of Prosperity, South Carolina. The work was conducted to assist Central ...
