Archaeological Investigation of the State Circle Public Well, 18AP61, #40 and #42 State Circle, Annapolis, Maryland

dc.contributor.author	Stabler, Jennifer A.
dc.contributor.author	Little, Barbara J.
dc.date.accessioned	2010-12-03T17:18:26Z
dc.date.available	2010-12-03T17:18:26Z
dc.date.issued	1990
dc.description	Part of the State Circle Site: http://hdl.handle.net/1903/11004
dc.description.abstract	The State Circle well, discovered during the larger State Circle archaeological investigatons, is believed to be a late 18th-century public well. The moist environment of a well preserves ceramic, glass, metal, and organic material. It was hoped that intact 18th and 19th centuiy domestic deposits were preserved in the well shaft. Because of time constraints, a three-inch diameter core was extracted from the well shaft, which extended thirty-five feet below surface. The results of the coring process enabled archaeologists to make a final decision not to excavate the well shaft. Historical documentation showed that the well was covered and had a pump and was still in use around 1900. The well had been filled in early in the 20th century with soil brought in from elsewhere.	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/1903/11020
dc.relation.isAvailableAt	University of Maryland (College Park, Md)
dc.relation.isAvailableAt	Digital Repository at the University of Maryland
dc.subject	Archaeology	en_US
dc.subject	Annapolis, Maryland	en_US
dc.subject	State Circle public well	en_US
dc.subject	18AP61
dc.title	Archaeological Investigation of the State Circle Public Well, 18AP61, #40 and #42 State Circle, Annapolis, Maryland	en_US