RSS 1.0Chicora Research Contributions
The Chicora Foundation produces research contributions for archaeological and historical sites local to Columbia and/or South Carolina.
Recent Submissions
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Resthaven Cemetery Assessment, City of Washington, Wilkes County, Georgia
(2017-11)This study was funded by the City of Washington and the Washington-Wilkes Historical Foundation. The field investigations were conducted from November 7 and 8, 2016. Report production followed immediately afterwards. The ... -
Cultural Resources Survey of the Sundrum Clayton 115kV Substation Project, Dorchester County, South Carolina
(2017-10)This report provides the results of a cultural resources investigation of a 6.55 acre transmission substation lot in north central Dorchester County, approximately 2.10 miles northwest of the City of Ridgeville, South ... -
Management Summary of Archaeological Data Recovery at 38CH1541, with Additional Investigations of a Possible Burial, Mullet Hall Plantation, Johns Island, Charleston County, South Carolina
(2017-06)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 ... -
Assessment of Archaeological Site 38CH2244, Mullet Hall Plantation, Johns Island, Charleston County, South Carolina
(2017-06)Initial investigations, consisting of a reconnaissance level study, were conducted in 1994 (Adams and Trinkley 1994:31), but 38CH2244 was not identified until the intensive survey in 2008 (Trinkley et al. 2008:153-155). ... -
Assessment of Archaeological Site 38CH2242, Mullet Hall Plantation, Johns Island, Charleston County, South Carolina
(2017-06)Initial investigations, consisting of a reconnaissance level study, were conducted in 1994 (Adams and Trinkley 1994:31). Site 38CH2242 was not, however, identified until the subsequent intensive survey in 2008. Encountered ... -
Assessment of Archaeological Site 38CH1543, Mullet Hall Plantation, Johns Island, Charleston County, South Carolina
(2017-05)Initial investigations, consisting of a reconnaissance level study, were conducted in 1994 (Adams and Trinkley 1994:31). Site 38CH1543 was reported as a small scatter of primarily eighteenth century remains situated south ... -
Management Summary of Archaeological Data Recovery at 38CH1541, 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 Williamsburg 69kV Transmission Project, Williamsburg County, South Carolina
(2017-03)This report provides the results of a cultural resources investigation of a transmission substation lot and corridor in west central Williamsburg County, about 3.5 miles north of the City of Kingstree in the vicinity of ... -
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 ...
