Digging for history at Old Washington /

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Author / Creator:	Kwas, Mary L.
Imprint:	Fayetteville : University of Arkansas Press, 2009.
Description:	1 online resource (xiii, 135 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color)
Language:	English
Subject:	Excavations (Archaeology) -- Arkansas -- Washington (Hempstead County) Historic sites -- Arkansas -- Washington (Hempstead County) Historic buildings -- Arkansas -- Washington (Hempstead County) Antiquities. Buildings. Excavations (Archaeology) Historic buildings. Historic sites. Washington (Hempstead County, Ark.) -- Antiquities. Washington (Hempstead County, Ark.) -- Buildings, structures, etc. Washington (Hempstead County, Ark.) -- Biography. Arkansas -- Washington (Hempstead County) Electronic book. Biographies.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11121854

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ISBN:	9781610751247 1610751248 9781557288981 1557288984
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 123-129) and index.
Summary:	Mary L. Kwas is a research associate for the Arkansas Archeological Survey and has worked for the survey since 1996. She is the recipient of the 2007 Presidential Recognition Award from the Society for American Archaeology.
Other form:	Print version: Kwas, Mary L. Digging for History at Old Washington. Chicago : University of Arkansas Press, ©2009 9781557288981
Govt.docs classification:	HI.F 3/178-8:D 53/2009

Table of Contents:

The historic town of Washington
Why do archeology at a historic park?
Pioneer Washington, 1823-1841 : the Block family
The archaeology of pioneer Washington, 1823-1841 : the Block House
Spanning the years from pioneer to mature Washington : the 1836 courthouse and 1839 clerk's office
Mature Washington, 1842-1874 : Simon T. Sanders and the Meredith clan
The archeology of mature Washington, 1842-1874 : the Sanders House
Final thoughts and future questions.

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