Machine stripping of the overlying fill in the location of the Boneau residence and roadhouse/tavern in late February 2005. Orange flags mark the locations of features and fence posts.

Mapping and excavation of features in the rear yard area of the Boneau residence. A large wood-lined cellar (Feature 23) is under the tarp and excavation has just commenced.

A large mid-nineteenth century wood-lined cellar (Feature 23) located behind the Boneau residence. This structure burned prior to abandonment, but few items were present in the structure at the time of the event. Upper fills contain significant quantities of 1850s ceramics, particularly flow-blue decorated whiteware in several patterns. The crisscrossing baulk walls were left in place during the excavations to record the soil profiles.

Two of the privies (Feature 75 in foreground; Feature 80 in rear) located directly behind, but at some distance from, the Boneau roadhouse/tavern. Both features contained mid-nineteenth century artifacts, but those from Feature 80 show a clear association with the public house. Artifacts from this feature include large quantities of beef and pork bones, oyster shells, and wine bottles.

Excavation of the northwest quadrant of the stone-lined cellar (Feature 52) beneath the Boneau roadhouse/tavern. The excavators are nearly ready to begin removing the rubble fill zone from the demolition of this structure. East State Street is just visible in the background behind the fence.

The sequence of fills in the stone-lined cellar (Feature 52) beneath the Boneau roadhouse/tavern. The razing of this structure and the filling of the cellar, as evidenced by the thick zone of rubble at the base of the fill sequence, probably took place in the 1870s or 1880s, based on recovered artifacts.

A Dr. J. Hostetters Stomach Bitters bottle in situ on the floor of the cellar (Feature 52) beneath the Boneau roadhouse/tavern. About a half-dozen of these bottles were recovered in this context. Numerous whiskey flasks and wine bottles were also found directly on the cellar floor, left behind at the time of abandonment of this structure.

Mapping and excavation of the circa 1800 feature cluster along the west edge of the project area. A small cellar (Feature 51) is visible in the foreground.

One of the two small cellars dating from circa 1800 located along the west edge of the project area. Although this cellar (Feature 51) did not contain many artifacts, fragments of several hand-painted polychrome pearlware tea cups and saucers were recovered.

The other small cellar (Feature 100) dating from circa 1800 located along the west edge of the project area. One of the few artifacts recovered from this feature was a fragment of a brass gun part.