Sheridan Place

Site Name:

Sheridan Place

WSUMA Accession Nos.:

1468

Site No.:

20WN326

Excavated By:

Stephen Demeter

Excavation Year(s):

July-August 1980

Site Description:

The Sheridan Place Site is located in Hamtramck between Jefferson Ave., East Congress, Sheridan and Baldwin. It covers an area of 2 blocks. It has 3 features, including a building foundation, trash pit, and privy deposit. Sheridan Place Site was recorded during a salvage project associated with urban renewal.

Artifacts:

• Brick

• Ceramics :

  • (Late 19 th early 20 th century)
    • White paste wares
    • Redware
    • Stoneware
    • Porcelain (doll parts, door knob)
    • buttons

• Clay smoking pipes

• Glass:

  • bottle glass and sherds (clear and colored)
  • glass from lamp fixtures

• Metal:

  • harness buckle
  • axe head
  • metal roofing materia
  • tin can lid
  • copper Indian Head penny
  • Shield nickel
  • brass plated wick holder
  • copper pin
  • brass bracket
  • tubular brass hood
  • 10 keyed harmonica
  • twisted strand of lead solder
  • pewter wheel (part of a child's toy)

• Stone:

  • slate (writing board and 3 pencils)
  • graphite (black lead pencil)
  • fragmentary sheet of mica
  • limestone
  • 2 marbles

• Misc .:

  • hemp cordage
  • oak barrel tap
  • clothes pin
  • shell buttons

Cat. Nos.:

1W343005-1W343702

References:

• Demeter, C. S., “Archaeological Investigations at the Sheridan Place
• Development Site.” Unpublished manuscript on file at WSU Museum of Anthropology. [#11W333]