PUBLIC "-//Arlington Public Library::Center for Local History//TEXT (US::ViAr::ViAr00001::A Guide to the Archeological Investigation of Fort C. F. Smith, 1987)//EN" "ViAr00001.xml" A Guide to the Archeological Investigation of Fort C. F. Smith, 1987 Archeological Investigation of Fort C. F. Smith RG 1 Heather Crocetto Arlington Public Library, Center for Local History © 2020 Arlington Public Library, Center for Local History Machine-readable finding aid derived from MS Word, created by Gregory Pierce, 3 September 2020 Description is in English A Guide to the Archeological Investigation of Fort C. F. Smith, 1987 A Collection in Arlington Public Library, Center for Local History RG 1

Arlington Public Library, Center for Local History 2020 Arlington Public Library, Center for Local History Descriptive Summary Arlington Public Library, Center for Local History Archeological Investigation of Fort C. F. Smith, 1987 RG 1 1 folder. English Arlington County (Va.). Department of Community Planning, Housing, and Development Administrative Information Access Restrictions

The collection is open for research.

Use Restrictions

There are no restrictions.

Preferred Citation

Archeological Investigation of Fort C. F. Smith, Collection # RG 1, Arlington Public Library, Center for Local History

Acquisition Information

Donated by the Arlington County Community Improvement Division of the Department of Community Planning, Housing and Development in August 1989.

Historical Information

Fort C. F. Smith was an important part of the Civil War defenses for the City of Washington. It stood on a bluff overlooking the Potomac River near the Aqueduct Bridge on the road to Chain Bridge. Its purpose was to cut off hostile advances up the Potomac River, and was considered to be an excellent example of a semi-permanent field fort.

Scope and Content

RG 1, Archeological Investigation of Fort C. F. Smith, consists of one notebook containing the report by Engineering Science, Inc., to Arlington County, Division of Community Improvement, dated July 1987, and measures .5 linear feet. The study was conducted in cooperation with the Arlington County Historical Affairs and Landmark Review Board and the Arlington County Community Improvement Division. This investigation was undertaken to locate and identify any archeological artifacts, both prehistoric and historic, east of the fort on land which was to be developed.

Arrangement

RG 1 consists of one notebook containing the narrative description of the investigation, a complete list of artifacts, photographs of some of the artifacts, a few maps and a small section describing the claim of the Jewell family for compensation for personal property after the end of the Civil War.

Index Terms Subjects: Parks -- Virginia Excavations (Archaeology) -- Virginia -- Arlington County. Arlington (Va.) Arlington County (Va.) Contents List File 1 Stoneware Ointment Pot Porcelain Doll Clasp Knife Liquor Bottle Fragments Minié Balls, Pistol Bullets and Lead Shot VArious Button Fragments, Backings, Two Military Buttons (U.S. Army Issue), Copper Firing Cap Shell-Edged Whiteware Silver Ornamental Strapping, Copper Stick Pin Copper Stick Pin Military Buttons (U.S. Army Issue), Glass Button Ironstone Vase Fragment Kaolin Pipe Stem Fragments with Scottish Maker's Marks Quartz and Quartzite Flakes Silver Ornamental Strapping, Copper Casing Ornaments Copper Casing Ornaments