Cultural Resources Survey of the Burnside Revetment Item, Ascension and St. James Parishes, Louisiana.
Abstract
An intensive search was conducted of archival and cartographic records pertaining to historical occupation and land use within and proximal to the three survey corridors of the study area. After using this information to assess the archeological potential of each segment, an intensive pedestrian survey augmented by subsurface testing was implemented. During the review of historical documents and cartographic materials, emphasis was placed on the examination of settlement patterns, ownership sequences, land use, and economic trends. From this information, a number of historic theses were outlined for each survey segment. In Segments One and Two, the nineteenth century sugar estates of General Wade Hampton and later of John Burnside, the focus was on: colonial period settlement and land use, antebellum sugar plantations, and the growth of the Central Factory System. The development of the area in Segment Three, which included White Hall Plantation and a number of small farmsteads, was characterized by four themes including: Acadian settlement, the antebellum sugar industry, the effects of the War Between the States, and rural market towns. This thematic analysis of the study area and immediate vicinity allowed researchers to predict areas of high resource probability and to address the effects of previous impact to archeological remains and their recovery potential.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Aug 27, 1986
- Accession Number
- ADA174248
Entities
People
- Herschel A. Franks
- Jill-karen Yakubik
- Peter A. Gendel
- R. C. Goodwin