APPENDIX D Cultural Resources Survey Report - US Environmental ...

SECTION 4.0 BACKGROUND RESEARCH
An assessment of archaeological potential is based upon environmental factors (topography and
hydrology), presence of previously identified cultural resources recorded in the files at the New
Jersey State Museum (NJSM) and the HPO, a review of historic maps at the New Jersey State
Library, and a site visit.
4.1 Site-Specific Research
Archaeological Sites
Research at the NJSM, the HPO, and an examination of the published references indicate that no
registered archaeological sites are situated within the APE (Skinner and Schrabisch 1913; Spier 1915;
Cross 1941). However, one registered prehistoric Native American site, the Unami I site (28-Ca-3),
is located 5,000 feet north of the APE along the southern bank of the Pennsauken Creek (Mason
1949:8-9). This site was collected by Ronald Mason during the late 1940s, and yielded
hammerstones, projectile points, debitage, a chert scraper, a sandstone celt, and a soapstone sinew
dresser. Based on the artifacts recovered, tool manufacturing, food procurement, and likely food
processing were conducted at the site. The occupation period at the site was not specified in NJSM
site files.
Cultural Resources Surveys
Three cultural resources surveys have been conducted within the SGL Surrounding Property section
of the APE (Fitting 1979; TRC Environmental Corporation 2005; Cultural Resource Consulting
Group 2006). A sensitivity analysis survey conducted along the Delaware River determined that the
area within and surrounding the APE had a low sensitivity for archaeological resources (Fitting
1979). In a Phase IA cultural resources survey for the Fisherman’s Point redevelopment project,
TRC Environmental Corporation (2005) identified one historic site, the Tammany Hall Fish House
Site, which had been previously determined eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic
Places. This resource was located west of the SGL Surrounding Property section of the APE. In a
subsequent Phase IA cultural resources survey of the SGL Surrounding Property section of the APE
and land to the west and north of this portion of the APE, Cultural Resource Consulting Group
(2006), determined that the remains of brick works, such as the Pea Shore Brick & Terra Cotta
Works could remain intact west of the APE. The survey also identified the remains of the
Tammany Pea Shore Fishing Company house (a.k.a. Tammany Fish House) southwest of the APE.
The Cultural Resource Consulting Group (2006) also concluded that the SGL Surrounding Property
section of the APE had undergone extensive disturbance during the early to mid-twentieth century
and that the area had a low sensitivity to contain potentially significant historic or prehistoric
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