A Cultural Resource Survey for the Fort Dix &amp; McGuire Air Force Base, Tertiary Wastewater Treatment Facility, New Hanover and Pemberton Townships, Burlington County, New Jersey
Creators: name: Hunter Research, Inc.
Publisher: name: Hunter Research Inc.
Year: 1992
Subjects: subject: New Hanover Township
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/geographic-keyword/74162/new-hanover-township
subject: Pemberton Township
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/geographic-keyword/74182/pemberton-township
subject: Burlington (County)
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/geographic-keyword/35302/burlington-county
subject: New Jersey (State / Territory)
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/geographic-keyword/1367/new-jersey-state-territory
subject: Late 18th-20th Century
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/temporal-keyword/7298/late-18th-20th-century
subject: Prehistoric
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/temporal-keyword/53/prehistoric
subject: Woodland
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/culture-keyword/13/woodland
subject: Historic
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/culture-keyword/25/historic
subject: Late Archaic
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/culture-keyword/11/late-archaic
subject: Euroamerican
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/culture-keyword/28/euroamerican
subject: Cherry Valley Tavern/ Pointville Hotel Site
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/94958/cherry-valley-tavern-pointville-hotel-site
subject: 28-Bu-411
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/94804/28-bu-411
subject: 28-Bu-413
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/94950/28-bu-413
subject: 28-Bu-412
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/94805/28-bu-412
subject: 28-Bu-136
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/94490/28-bu-136
subject: 28-Bu-135
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/94489/28-bu-135
subject: 28-Bu-137
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/94491/28-bu-137
subject: Military Structure
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-type/322/military-structure
subject: House
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-type/259/house
subject: Domestic Structure or Architectural Complex
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-type/251/domestic-structure-or-architectural-complex
subject: Scraper
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/93/scraper
subject: Ceramic
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/1/ceramic
subject: Chipped Stone
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/2/chipped-stone
subject: Atlatl Weight
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/2355/atlatl-weight
subject: Fauna
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/4/fauna
subject: Fire Cracked Rock
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/5/fire-cracked-rock
subject: Glass
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/6/glass
subject: Metal
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/11/metal
subject: Cultural Resource Survey
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/other-keyword/514/cultural-resource-survey
subject: Archaeological Overview
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/investigation-type/1/archaeological-overview
subject: Historic Background Research
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/investigation-type/18/historic-background-research
subject: Site Evaluation / Testing
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/investigation-type/10/site-evaluation-testing
subject: Systematic Survey
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/investigation-type/12/systematic-survey

description: This report describes an archaeological survey undertaken as part of proposals for new tertiary wastewater treatment facilities at Fort Dix and the McGuire Air Force Base, in parts of New Hanover and Pemberton Townships, Burlington County, New Jersey. The project involves construction or stockpiling of materials on a total of approximately 150 acres, disposed in five separate locations, and the placement of a new force main along about 5.25 miles of new alignment. Background research for the project entailed visits to archaeological data banks, a review of the extensive survey of Fort Dix undertaken in 1985 and other secondary sources, and analysis of aerial photographic data. Field survey involved a walkover of the entire project area, and the excavation of 627 shovel tests. The shovel testing program recovered a small quantity of historic material, the bulk of it from the site of the town of Pointville, a community which developed in the early 19th century and was razed c.1940. No prehistoric materials were encountered. Field investigation located two historic farmstead sites in the southwestern part of the project area. A supplementary program of investigation was undertaken at Pointville after completion of the initial survey. A backhoe was used to test for the location and to establish the archaeological integrity of the Cherry Valley Tavern/Pointville Hotel. The site was found to be well preserved, with substantial foundations and a prolific artifact deposit of the first half of the 19th century. Detailed examination of the east side of Texas Avenue at Pointville located the probable sites of the mid 19th century church, a house and other features, probably of 20th century date. The Cherry Valley Tavern/Pointville Hotel Site [28-BU-413] is considered to be a significant resource, eligible for Pinelands Designation, and for inclusion in the State and Federal Registers. Options are presented for mitigating the impact of the force main project on this site through a program of archaeological data recovery, or alternatively to avoid the site by a revison to the alignment. The archaeological integrity of the site of Pointville as a whole remains unclear, but it is recommended that a program of archaeological monitoring should be undertaken during force main construction here, accompanied by minor revisions to the alignment to avoid the cemetery area. The two farmstead sites will be excluded from the project impact area and no additional actions are required at this time to protect them.