Cherry Hill:Looking Below the Surface

Browning Farm ca. 1875Kings Hwy. bridge,

Evans Grist Mill ca. 1909

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Hopkins Map of Delaware Township

What do archaeologists do?

•Understanding past cultures through their material remains

•Sites

•Artifacts

•Compliance with National, State and local laws

•Identify and Evaluate sites for eligibility for the National Register of Historic Places

Skinner and Schrabisch 1913 Archaeological Survey Map

Identified sites near Cherry Hill, isolated finds

Dr. Dorothy Cross Excavating at Abbott Farm in 1937

Early 20th century Archaeology: Indian Site Survey (ISS)

The ISS identified 15 sites within the boundaries of Cherry Hill

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R. L. Barnes, Map of Camden County

Archaeological Survey- - Shovel test pits

Archaeological Survey- - Excavation units

•New Jersey Historic Preservation Office (HPO) oversee historic preservation and surveys, New Jersey and National Register of Historic Places•New Jersey State Museum oversees the archaeological site registration program

•26 registered archaeological sites in Cherry Hill•Five historic sites listed on the National Register of Historic Places

oBarclay Farmhouse and Kay Evans Farmstead have associated archaeological sites

•3 archaeological sites (Ebert Farm, Rulon Farm, Springdale 1)determined eligible for the National Register

New Jersey Archaeology

Timbuctoo, Westampton, NJ.Feature 13

Local Academic Digs

White Hill in Fieldsboro

Prehistoric Sites in the Cherry Hill area date from Paleo-Indian to Late Woodland

Periods

•Paleo-Indian-earliest in the Americas, hunters, end of the ice age (12,000+-10,000 years ago)- fluted points and other tools

•Archaic- cultures that evolved from earlier ones, maybe more specialized and focused hunted varied animals, woodworking, varied tools ( from 10,000 to 3,000 years ago) –stemmed points, axes, stone bowls

•Woodland- Wide variety of cultures, ceramics, more settled lifestyles, maize horticulture, village life, most recent and until European Contact and settlement (2000 to 300-500 years ago)

Examples of Cherry Hill prehistoric artifacts from the Late Archaic through Woodland Periods

Colwick artifacts

Axes from the Springdale and Sergi Farms

Cherry Hill Site (28CA2)Multi-component: Late Paleo-Indian to Late Woodland Period

Jack Cresson, Tony Bonfiglio

Zinman Site

Jack Cresson, Tony Bonfiglio

Pre-Revolutionary War era17th and 18th century artifacts

Historic Sites:1600s to 20th century

18th century Bonnie’s Bridge

Prehistoric artifacts and 18th century artifacts and features at the Kay-Evans House site (28CA111)

Barclay Farm

Archaeological excavations in the early 1990s in advance of new sewer along North Branch of Cooper River. Barclay Farm archaeological site (28CA81): hearths, pits, 149 artifacts--Late Archaic to Middle Woodland points and Early Woodland ceramics

-2,924 historic artifacts including musket balls, coins, ceramics

Ellis Murrell House- Oldest Standing Residential Structure in Cherry Hill

Mathis 1999

•Record and Register sites and collections with the New Jersey State Museum

•Make maps or record information about the locations where artifacts were found even if they are inherited

•Survey of archaeology sites and structures in the township •Local Historic Preservation Ordinances that include

requirements for archaeological surveys with new development

•Celebrate archaeology as a way to learn more about historic sites like Kay-Evans, and Barclay Farm as well as some of the other historic sites and locations

To learn more: www.asnj.org

What to do:

Acknowledgements:

•Jack Cresson•Tony Bonfiglio•Michael and Allison Gall•Dustin Cushman•Rich Veit•Paul Schopp•Stephen Dobbs•Mike Mathis•Aaron and Joan Grossman

•Sevrie Corson•Sandra Ragonese•Richard Grubb & Associates•ASNJ•Cherry Hill A Brief History and For all those who grew up in Cherry Hill… Facebook pages•Cherry Hill Library•www.westjerseyhistory.org

Thanks …Thanks …

and the Cherry Hill Historical Commission

Questions…Questions…