Aramingo Canal Site

Site Page Aramingo Canal Explore Aramingo Canal: Download Additional Reports The construction of the canal required the Gunner’s Run stream channel to be deepened and straightened, followed by the construction of wooden bulkheads and wharves along its shores. Originally intended to extend more than five miles inland, from the Delaware River to Frankford Creek, only

Columbia Ave

The Columbia Avenue Site extended from East Columbia Avenue in the south to East Palmer Street in the north. The embankment to I-95 formed the western boundary and North Delaware Avenue formed the eastern boundary. This situation served to constrain the project to a triangular area bounded by the highway, East Columbia, and North Delaware

Dyottville Glass Works Site

Site Page Dyottville Glass Work Explore Dyottville Glass Work: Download Additional Reports The Dyottville study area conditions prior to the start of archaeological investigations were characterized by asphalt paving over Belgian block. Concrete paving related to early-twentieth-century rail lines was exposed beneath the Belgian block in the west half of the excavation area. Sections of

Fishtown 3

  Site Page Fishtown 3 Explore Fishtown 3: The excavation of the site was divided in two by a portion of the I-95 highway which has been filled and enclosed within a concrete wall structure. Given this major construction effort through the site, the areas to the north and south of the highway were sampled

Fishtown 4

Site Page Fishtown 4 Explore Fishtown 4: Most of the site is currently under an elevated portion of I-95, which runs roughly east to west through the middle of the site. Given this circumstance, the site was excavated via trenching on either side of the existing highway. North of the highway, intact stratigraphy survived in

Hope Farm/Richmond Hall Site

Site Page Hope Farm Explore Hope Farm: Site conditions prior to the start of archaeological investigations were characterized by asphalt pavement over Belgian Block across the eastern two-thirds of the project site, and extending 450 feet north from Cumberland Street. The only above ground structures within this space consisted of an approximately 4.0-foot high concrete

Hunter

Site Page Hunter Explore Hunter: It was first encountered when a large excavation block (Block E) was opened in this area while searching for intact residential backyard spaces. Block E measured approximately 40 feet from north to south by 35 feet from east to west. Due to the potential presence of intact historic soils, two

Northern Liberties 1

Site Page Northern Liberties 1 Explore Northern Liberties 1: An analysis of historic mapping indicated that a proposed stormwater management basin location contained several open backyard areas associated with nineteenth-century residences in the Northern Liberties neighborhood. Machine excavation of the modern overburden revealed multiple historic privies that once served the residents of this busy street

Northern Liberties 2

Site Page Northern Liberties 2 Explore Northern Liberties 2: Prior to excavations, an examination of historic maps was undertaken, revealing that the remains of houses that once lined Second Street are beneath the I-95/I-676 exit ramp—which indicates that this open grassy area spanned several backyards along both Second and Callowhill Streets. Archaeological excavations began with

Northern Liberties 3

Site Page Northern Liberties 3 Explore Northern Liberties 3: One excavation unit was opened in order to investigate the construction of this street. Dana Street and the excavated foundations are visible on maps from the mid-nineteenth century into the twentieth century, but may date earlier. Due to the presence of surviving structures in the northern

Northern Liberties 4

Site Page Northern Liberties 4 Explore Northern Liberties 4: In July and August 2015, part of the Northern Liberties 4 Site was subjected to a combination of mechanical stripping and partial feature excavation that revealed a variety of intact historic-period features, including five privy shafts, a fireplace hearth, three foundations, and two stone walls. The

Old City 1

Site Page Old City 1 Explore Old City 1 The Old City 1 Site encompasses roughly the southern third of this area. The northern third of the tested site area sloped steeply down to the south; the remaining southern two-thirds were approximately 10 feet below the current ground level of the neighborhoods to the west.

Old City 2

Site Page Old City 2 Explore Old City 2 The principal areas of ground disturbance for this project took place within the former shoulder and shallow green space embankment along the north side of Race Street, between Second Street and the existing on-ramp to I-95. Within this study area, monitoring was only undertaken in locations

Pegg’s Run North

Site Page Pegg’s Run North Explore Pegg’s Run North: Several historic backyards were located within the bounds of the basin. Specifically, the basin encompasses most of the backyards of the former residences at 122 and 124 Noble Street. Based on previous excavations at other sites investigated within the I-95 project area, several feet of modern

Pegg’s Run South

Site Page Pegg’s Run South Explore Pegg’s Run South: The excavation site was situated within the footprint of a proposed stormwater basin, approximately 250 feet north of Callowhill Street and 450 feet south of the Pegg’s Run North Site. Excavation focused on an area that was formerly Margaretta Street, oriented east-west along the south bank

Port Richmond Site

Site Page Port Richmond Explore Port Richmond: Site History Summary The land the Port Richmond Site occupied was originally part of William Ball’s eighteenth-century estate, and largely remained in his family until the 1840s, when developers acquired much of the block bounded by Richmond, Cambria, Melvale, and Ann Streets. Up to this point, little development

Port Richmond: Cumberland-Huntingdon

Site Page Cumberland-Huntingdon Explore Cumberland-Huntingdon: The project area consisted of the northwestern half of the block fronting on Emery Street. The area was mechanically stripped and hand excavated, revealing truncated B horizon overlain by historic fill and asphalt. Within the site boundary, three trenches were excavated in preliminary exploration of locations with planned construction impacts.

Port Richmond: Huntingdon-Lehigh

Site Page Huntingdon-Lehigh Explore Huntingdon-Lehigh: In September 2013, the Huntingdon-Lehigh Site was subjected to a combination of shovel testing, mechanically assisted stripping, and the excavation of 18 5-x-5-foot excavation units. The program of archaeological testing identified areas of intact buried A horizon across the site, as well as a variety of intact historic features that

Remer

Site Page Remer/Shackamaxon 1 Explore Remer/Shackamaxon 1: Site History Summary This domestic site is named for the family that occupied this property in the late 1700s and early 1800s. The first member of the family to reside on the site was Matthew Remer (circa 1758–1804). Matthew’s father, Godfrey, immigrated to Philadelphia from Germany in the

Shackamaxon #1

The Shackamaxon #1 Site was initially excavated in 2009, with additional testing of peripheral site components completed during construction monitoring in 2014. The site extends on both sides of the I-95 roadway in the Kensington-Fishtown neighborhood, with the densest part identified on the north side of the highway, in what had been the backyard space