Archeological Survey of a Portion of Old Velasco (41B0125) for the Village of Surfside Beach Proposed Boat Ramp Facility, Brazoria County, Texas
In February 2006 Prewitt and Associates, Inc., conducted an archeological survey of a 5.5-acre property slated for development as a boat ramp and parking lot by the Village of Surfside Beach in Brazoria County, Texas. The property is at the southern end of the Village of Surfside Beach, between City...
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ftsfstateaustin:oai:scholarworks.sfasu.edu:ita-1714 2023-05-15T14:17:40+02:00 Archeological Survey of a Portion of Old Velasco (41B0125) for the Village of Surfside Beach Proposed Boat Ramp Facility, Brazoria County, Texas McWilliams, Jennifer K. Boyd, Douglas K. 2007-01-01T08:00:00Z application/pdf https://scholarworks.sfasu.edu/ita/vol2007/iss1/39 https://scholarworks.sfasu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1714&context=ita unknown SFA ScholarWorks https://scholarworks.sfasu.edu/ita/vol2007/iss1/39 https://scholarworks.sfasu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1714&context=ita http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ CC-BY-NC-ND Index of Texas Archaeology: Open Access Gray Literature from the Lone Star State Texas Archeology Brazoria County Old Velasco American Material Culture American Studies Anthropology Archaeological Anthropology Environmental Studies History History of Art Architecture and Archaeology Other American Studies Other Arts and Humanities Other History of Art United States History text 2007 ftsfstateaustin 2022-03-24T20:25:24Z In February 2006 Prewitt and Associates, Inc., conducted an archeological survey of a 5.5-acre property slated for development as a boat ramp and parking lot by the Village of Surfside Beach in Brazoria County, Texas. The property is at the southern end of the Village of Surfside Beach, between City Hall and the U.S. Coast Guard station. The tract overlaps with the western edge of the townsite of Old Velasco (41BO125), which was a prominent port city at the mouth of the Brazos River from the 1820s through 1875. Excavation of 25 trenches revealed historic artifacts associated with Old Velasco in the southern portion of the project area, but no remains were found over the northern three-quarters of the property. Most of the culture-bearing deposits were extensively disturbed and covered with a thick layer of artificial fill. Three bone clusters found in one trench probably represent intact dump features from late-nineteenth-century Velasco. Due to the disturbed nature of the deposits, no further archeological work is recommended. Text Archeological Survey Stephen F. Austin State University, Texas: Scholar Works @ SFA |
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In February 2006 Prewitt and Associates, Inc., conducted an archeological survey of a 5.5-acre property slated for development as a boat ramp and parking lot by the Village of Surfside Beach in Brazoria County, Texas. The property is at the southern end of the Village of Surfside Beach, between City Hall and the U.S. Coast Guard station. The tract overlaps with the western edge of the townsite of Old Velasco (41BO125), which was a prominent port city at the mouth of the Brazos River from the 1820s through 1875. Excavation of 25 trenches revealed historic artifacts associated with Old Velasco in the southern portion of the project area, but no remains were found over the northern three-quarters of the property. Most of the culture-bearing deposits were extensively disturbed and covered with a thick layer of artificial fill. Three bone clusters found in one trench probably represent intact dump features from late-nineteenth-century Velasco. Due to the disturbed nature of the deposits, no further archeological work is recommended. |
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Archeological Survey of a Portion of Old Velasco (41B0125) for the Village of Surfside Beach Proposed Boat Ramp Facility, Brazoria County, Texas |
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