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

Cramp/Bumm Bed Chamber – Gallery

Bed Chamber Gallery Cramp-Bumm The Cramp/Bumm Site was located at the former 1018 Palmer Street property, now part of the PennDOT right-of-way along the southbound side of the roadway. At the time of the initial excavation, the site was situated on a 10-foot-wide, flat, grassy tract of land that abruptly transitioned into a steeply sloped

Cramp/Bumm Dining Room – Gallery

Dinning Room Gallery Cramp-Bumm The Cramp/Bumm Site was located at the former 1018 Palmer Street property, now part of the PennDOT right-of-way along the southbound side of the roadway. At the time of the initial excavation, the site was situated on a 10-foot-wide, flat, grassy tract of land that abruptly transitioned into a steeply sloped

Cramp/Bumm Parlor – Gallery

Parlor Gallery Cramp-Bumm The Cramp/Bumm Site was located at the former 1018 Palmer Street property, now part of the PennDOT right-of-way along the southbound side of the roadway. At the time of the initial excavation, the site was situated on a 10-foot-wide, flat, grassy tract of land that abruptly transitioned into a steeply sloped embankment

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

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