The historic dig on River Road at the
site of the original 1700s fort continues at the top of Anderson Hill. State
archeologists will continue work on the site for two more weeks, according to
Windham Historical Society president Linda Griffin.
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| Can you see the scissors? |
“They have found only a little of the
fort on the Anderson Lord side and most of the artifacts are on the Parson Smith
House side (93 River Road),” she said in an email to the historical society. “They
have found significant items to show life in the 1700s. Next year they plan to dig under the River
Road to find what buildings were inside the fort,” she added.
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| Shard found. |
The fort was 50 feet by 50 feet with a
palisade fence outside the fort. There were two flankers holding canons and
they have located a rubble stone foundation under the fort walls both the north
and south walls. There was also a chimney base and possibly a small building
outside the fort found, according to Griffin. This week they found a root
cellar.
As far as artifacts go, they have found
one large coin, a clasp from clothing, a cufflink, a shoe buckle and a
flattened brass thimble. Lots of nails, pieces of pottery and dozens of parts
of clay pipes have been found.
“It
is an amazing opportunity for us to learn about our early fort and how people
lived in the 1700s,” said Griffin.
People interested in visiting the site are
welcome to visit. They work Mondays through Thursdays from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30
p.m.
Pictures: Megan Theriault Archeologist
with the Maine Historic Preservation Commission
Left Corrine Bongiovanni
(volunteer) and Ammie Mitchell, who has worked for MHPC for two years as an
archeologist.
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