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1439-South Ferry - Battery Wall 15768.174

Details

Excavation Unit 28, Stratum 1, Level 1

  • Soil description

    dark grayish brown and dark gray very wet silty loam with large cobbles and boulders

Excavation site

South Ferry Terminal

Manhattan, Battery Park, South Ferry Terminal

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Part of Project

    • South Ferry Terminal, New York, NY (2012)

      October 2004 - March 2006

      Archaeological work completed between 2004 and 2005 as part of a large scale construction of a subway infrastructure project in Battery Park and the adjacent area uncovered segments of the 18th-century defensive Battery, resources associated with Whitehall Slip, and 17th ...

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    • Battery Wall Excavation Images 12/28/2005

Context Objects

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South Ferry Terminal - Battery Wall
Wood Button
South Ferry Terminal - Battery Wall
Railroad Spike
South Ferry Terminal - Battery Wall
Agateware Body Sherd

(1740 - 1775)

South Ferry Terminal - Battery Wall
Glass Wine Bottle Neck/Lip

(1730 - 1840)