Looking at Massive Soil Changes at Port Tobacco

Anne Hayward

At the April 6 CCASM meeting Anne Hayward discussed the soil changes that have occurred in the Port Tobacco area.  A review of historical records documented the increasing sedimentation of the Port Tobacco River.  Recent excavations at Burch House in Port Tobacco indicated layers of gravel that would be consistent with a sedimentation event.  A special analysis of the soil in the various layers provided additional information.

Several CCASM members volunteered at the Burch House excavations last year and remember those gravel layers.

Anne works with Gibb Archaeological Consulting and will be going to graduate school at Penn State this fall.

Attendance: 20