London Town offered several Archaeological Tours of the Gresham Estate in Edgewater, MD, and several of us thought why not put together a CCASM trip. It had been a while since we have had a chance to do this.
So on June 23 Pat, Linda, Julie, Elsie, and Carol traveled to Edgwater for the tour. But first we stopped at Chad's BBQ for lunch and were joined by Jim Gibb who brought us up-to-date with what he was doing.
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| Pat, Julie, Carol, Elsie, Linda at Gresham Estate |
The Gresham Estate dates back to the late 17th century. Owners have included everyone from actual pirate William Cotter to Commodore Isaac Mayo (for whom the Mayo Peninsula is named) and more. The site was acquired by Anne Arundel County in 2017. Diana, the Director of Public Programs at London Town, guided the tour and entertained us with the history of the site and of the house.
It was a beautiful day to be outside, and there was time to wander around the grounds and through the house. Of course, we noticed all the flags marking STPs that had been dug or were to be dug. Archaeologist Steve Lenik from St Mary's College told us what they had learned so far from the STPs. St Mary's College of Maryland will be holding a field session here in the fall, and the STPs were to help determine where to put units.
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| Listening to the Archaeologist |
Thanks to Linda and Pat for driving.
It turns out we were a little late in putting this trip together, and two CCASM members, Carole and Polly, took the tour on one of the earlier dates. Hopefully we can do a different tour this fall.
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