Two drains were found in Level 6. While the structure of the drains, presumably wood, had decompossed there were two 2 inch holes in the soil at a depth of 5.4 feet in the north wall.
Collection method
Soil sifted though 1/4 inch screen
Excavation site
City Hall Park
Manhattan, City Hall Park, South of Chambers Street and East of Broadway between City Hall and Tweed Court House
Tweed Courthouse, City Hall Park, New York, NY (2003)
2000 - 2001
Archaeological work completed adjacent to Tweed Courthouse in City Hall Park uncovered many archaeological resources dating to the 18th and 19th centuries. Most significantly, a burial ground and fragmentary human remains were revealed as well as a privy, and a ...