Archeological Views of the Upper Wager Block, a Domestic and Commercial Neighborhood in Harpers Ferry
Archeological Views of the Upper Wager Block, a Domestic and Commercial Neighborhood in Harpers Ferry

Author: Jill Yvonne Halchin

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Published: 1994

Total Pages: 360

ISBN-13:

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"Prior to implementation of the Package 118 restoration program in Harpers Ferry National Historical Park, the park's archeological research staff conducted excavations around Park Buildings 5, 7, 16, and 16A. During the summer of 1991, a crew of four people excavated 11 units (typically 5 ft. by 5 ft.) in the backyards and under Park Building 16 where the flooring had been removed. This work gave the archaeologists the opportunity to examine firsthand and to re-evaluate the soil layers and some of the features described in previous reports. Also several additional features were discovered. This new report presents the findings of an interdisciplinary effort covering topics beyond the basic descriptions of soils and artifacts. It provides glimpses into a small piece of the town, crowded with buildings and busy with the everyday activities of families and small businesses such as a bakery/confectionery, saloons, a shoemaker's shop, and a dry goods store. ..."--Management Summary--page xiii.

Domestic Responses to Nineteenth-century Industrialization
Domestic Responses to Nineteenth-century Industrialization

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Published: 1994

Total Pages: 232

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"This report constitutes the archeological component for the cultural landscape report, historic structures report, and archeological research report for Park Building 48, Package 118, Harpers Ferry National Historical Park. The structure is situated on the eastern portion of Lot 2, north of Shenandoah Street, northeast of Virginius Island, and borders the heart of Harpers Ferry's commercial district. Archeological field investigations were sponsored by the National Park Service and performed by the Division of Archeology at Harpers Ferry National Historical Park, from August 13, 1990 through November 16, 1990"--Page 1.1.

Culture Change and the New Technology
Culture Change and the New Technology

Author: Paul A. Shackel

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2013-06-29

Total Pages: 246

ISBN-13: 1475799039

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Harpers Ferry was one of America's earliest and most significant industrial communities - serving as an excellent example of the changing patterns of human relations that led to dramatic progress in work life and in domestic relations in modern times. In this well-illustrated book, Paul A. Shackel investigates the historical archaeology of Harpers Ferry, revealing the culture change and influence of new technology on workers and their families. He focuses on the contributions of laborers, craftsmen, and other subordinate groups to industrial progress, and examines ethnic and interracial development in an economy that was transformed from craft-based to industrial.