After the initial backhoe testing documented the presence of intact yearly nineteenth century features, several large blocks were opened up to expose the complete site plan associated with two city lots. Feature excavation has just been initiated.

Physical remains--stone foundations, a cistern, well, and cellar--of an early, circa 1830s house (possibly associated with the John Williams family) were documented during these investigations. This picture illustrates the foundations of a small ancillary outbuilding (summer kitchen?) located immediately adjacent to the rear of the house. A well was located in the center of this building.

A great variety of privy pits were excavated during the course of this project. This photograph illustrates two superimposed privies dating from the circa 1830s and 1840s. These wood-lined pits were very shallow and located in close proximity to the house.

This shallow pits privy represents one of the earlier documented at this site. Note the deer antler in the bottom of the pit.

This small, shallow cellar (complete with a bulkhead entrance) may also have been associated with this early house. Only half of the feature (consisting of opposing quarters) had been excavated when this photograph was taken. After drawing the soil profiles, the second half of the feature was excavated.

Later nineteenth and early twentieth century privy pits were also common at the site. This picture illustrates a line of privy pits in the process of excavation. This pits were exposed along the property line separating Lots 1 and 2.

The weather, although cooperative throughout much of the duration of this project (considering the excavations were conducted in February and March), did give us some headaches during the final days of the project!