Archaeological Testing and Data Recovery at SNWR No. 1, Laurel Hill Plantation (38JA70), Savannah National Wildlife Refuge, Jasper County, South Carolina

摘要

Historical research and controlled testing and data recovery were conducted in winter 1980 at Laurel Hill Plantation (38JA70) for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The investigations were to retrieve sufficient information to allow a redetermination of site eligibility for the National Register of Historic Places, and focused on a study of the residential knoll associated with Ancrum, Heyward and Taylor periods of occupation at Laurel Hill (19th and early 20th centuries). The site was recommended as being ineligible for the National Register. Since the knoll is the locus of proposed recreational facilities for visitors to the Savannah National Wildlife Refuge, it is suggested that these isolated plantation period remnants be considered for adaptive use in recreational exhibit planning at the site.