The Catawba Project
The Catawba Project
The Catawba Project
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Excavations at Loci 4 and 5revealed remants of cabins withpierstones and elevated hearths,indicating raised floors. In 1815,Calvin Jones observed that“[Sally] New Rivers and [Jacob]Airs (Ayers) houses had floors -all have chimneys.” Locus 4 isprovisionally identified as thehome of Sally New River, thefirst house that Jones encounteredas he approached New Townfrom the Waxhaws area. Thisarea included two cabin seatsmarked by chimney mounds,associated refuse deposits, andfeatures such as a wagon roadand foot path that date to theNew Town occupation.