Julie,
I know that the College of William and Mary investigated a late 18th C. mikvah in St. Eustatius, Netherlands Antillies back in the 1980s under the direction of the late Dr. Norman Barka. I believe it may be one of the oldest in the Americas. You might also check with the St. Eustatius Center for Archaeological Research (www.secar.org).
Secondly, back in 1990 I investigated what I interpreted as a late 19thC animal treadmill-powered buttery at Sully Plantation, adjacent to Dulles Airport in northern Virginia. It was a part of its dairy complex. I prepared the report through MAI (MAAR [MidAtlantic Archaeological Research] Associates Inc.) of Newark DE (although I was in the Williamsburg VA office). Unfortunately I believe MAI no longer exists. I would imagine that Sully Plantation or Fairfax County has a copy of the report on file, see: www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/sully/
If they do not have a copy, I might be able to dig through my old reports and relocate my copy.
Harding Polk II
Archaeologist
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Southwest Regional Office
Albuquerque, NM
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From: Julie Abell Horn <[log in to unmask]>
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Subject: Query about synagogue, mikvah and creamery archaeological sites in US
Dear Fellow Histarchers,
My colleagues and I are working on an rural site in Connecticut that contains
oundation remains of a ca. 1890s synagogue, ca. 1910s mikvah, and ca. 1890s
reamery building. We are looking for any comparative archaeological data on
hese three types of features in the U.S. So far we know about the two mikvah
ites in lower Manhattan and the one in Baltimore, but are unaware of any
thers. We also are having trouble finding archaeological data for synagogues:
ost sites seem to deal with the superstructure, not the archaeological remains.
reamery data are also tricky to find; most of the references I've seen are for
he Midwest. I have done the usual internet searches and searches of a number
f SHPO and NRHP databases. We have much historical data for Jewish occupation
n Connecticut already and so are mostly looking for archaeological data at this
oint. We would greatly appreciate any information you could share.
Feel free to contact me off-list.
Thanks.
Julie Abell Horn, M.A., R.P.A.
istorical Perspectives, Inc.
Secondly, back in 1990 I investigated what I interpreted as a late 19thC animal treadmill-powered buttery at Sully Plantation, adjacent to Dulles Airport in northern Virginia. It was a part of its dairy complex. I prepared the report through MAI (MAAR [MidAtlantic Archaeological Research] Associates Inc.) of Newark DE (although I was in the Williamsburg VA office). Unfortunately I believe MAI no longer exists. I would imagine that Sully Plantation or Fairfax County has a copy of the report on file, see: www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/sully/
If they do not have a copy, I might be able to dig through my old reports and relocate my copy.
Harding Polk II
Archaeologist
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Southwest Regional Office
Albuquerque, NM
-----Original Message-----
From: Julie Abell Horn <[log in to unmask]>
To: [log in to unmask]
Sent: Tue, Jun 7, 2011 10:07 am
Subject: Query about synagogue, mikvah and creamery archaeological sites in US
Dear Fellow Histarchers,
My colleagues and I are working on an rural site in Connecticut that contains
oundation remains of a ca. 1890s synagogue, ca. 1910s mikvah, and ca. 1890s
reamery building. We are looking for any comparative archaeological data on
hese three types of features in the U.S. So far we know about the two mikvah
ites in lower Manhattan and the one in Baltimore, but are unaware of any
thers. We also are having trouble finding archaeological data for synagogues:
ost sites seem to deal with the superstructure, not the archaeological remains.
reamery data are also tricky to find; most of the references I've seen are for
he Midwest. I have done the usual internet searches and searches of a number
f SHPO and NRHP databases. We have much historical data for Jewish occupation
n Connecticut already and so are mostly looking for archaeological data at this
oint. We would greatly appreciate any information you could share.
Feel free to contact me off-list.
Thanks.
Julie Abell Horn, M.A., R.P.A.
istorical Perspectives, Inc.
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