NYC Archaeological Repository:

The Nan A. Rothschild Research Center
NYC Archaelogical Repository:
The Nan A. Rothschild Research Center
Site: South Ferry Terminal / Project: South Ferry Terminal, New York, NY (2012) / Context

1439-South Ferry - Battery Wall 15768.064

Details

Excavation Unit 14, Stratum 3, Level 1

  • Soil description

    dark brown sandy silt with decomposing mortar

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
Chinese Export Porcelain Painted Rim Sherd
South Ferry Terminal - Battery Wall
Westerwald/Rhenish Body Sherd

(1620 - 1775)

Body Sherd

(1740 - 1820)

South Ferry Terminal - Battery Wall
Hand Wrought Nail

(1620 - 1860)

South Ferry Terminal - Battery Wall
Lead Shot