Report: Archeological Excavations at St. Inigoes Manor House, 18ST87, St. Mary's County, Maryland (1998.037)
Creators: name: Dinnel, Katherine
Publisher: name: (:unav)
Year: 1984
Subjects: subject: United States of America (Country)
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subject: Western Shore
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subject: Coastal Plain
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/geographic-keyword/77743/coastal-plain
subject: St. Mary's (County)
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subject: 24037 (Fips Code)
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subject: St. Inigoes
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subject: Maryland (State / Territory)
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subject: St. Mary's River
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subject: North America (Continent)
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subject: 1637
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subject: 18th Century
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subject: 1872
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subject: Historic
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subject: 18ST87
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subject: Priest's Point
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subject: St. Inigoes Manor
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subject: Church / Religious Structure
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-type/311/church-religious-structure
subject: Jesuit
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subject: Domestic Structure or Architectural Complex
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-type/251/domestic-structure-or-architectural-complex
subject: Ceramic
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subject: Cilice (identified in this report as a bed spring)
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subject: Fauna
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subject: Glass
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subject: Building Materials
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subject: Metal
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subject: Brick Hearth
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subject: Cuff Links
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subject: Foundation
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subject: Etched Table Glass
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subject: Architectural Study
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subject: Jesuit Plantation
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subject: Rockingham Ware
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subject: Site Evaluation / Testing
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description: Report Abstract: 

ln August 1983, archeologists excavated the buried foundations of the mid-18th century St. lnigoes Manor House site (18ST87) at Priest's Point in southern St. Mary's County, Maryland. Once an imposing sight up and down the St. Mary's River, the Manor House burned in 1872 leaving only portions of the original east wing and the attached 19th century enclosed hyphen and kitchen.

St. lnigoes Manor was purchased in 1637 by Father Thomas Copely and was the longest continuously operated Jesuit plantation in the United States. Priest's Point was purchased by the U.S. Navy in 1942 and is now the location of the Naval Elec­tronic Systems Engineering Activity (NESEA).

Funding for this project was provided through the St. Marie's Cittie Foundation, a non-profit organization, by the U.S. Navy in its commendable effort to preserve this historic property. Recommendations for preservation, interpretation, and adaptive reuse are made based on these test excavations.