Where can I get more information? Do you have a Web site? Thanks.
Cindy
 
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>From:  Jane Cox[SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
>Sent:  Friday, January 24, 1997 5:17 PM
>To:    Multiple recipients of list HISTARCH
>Subject:       Re: Lost towns project
>
>In response to the question on What is "Lost Towns":
>
>The Lost Towns Project is a newly created (June 1996) team investigating two
>17th/early 18th century towns in Anne Arundel County, Maryland. We were
>"brought together" by Dr. Al Luckenbach, the Anne Arundel County
>Archaeologist. The two towns we are investigating are Providence (1649) and
>London Town (1684). Both towns fell to the wayside by the early 1700's  in
>the case of Providence, and 1760 for London Town. No maps or plats for the
>two towns survive, though they are remarkable intact archaeologically. In
>addition to tradition excavation, we are using GIS (Map/Info and Arc/Info) to
>help reconstruct the plans through integrating archival research and
>archaeological data. We have been using GPS (with differential) to map many
>of the sites, in order to get a highly accurate map to inform the conjectural
>plan of London as developed by the project historian.
>