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The Ware Site, Salem County, New Jersey
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The Ware site is located in the northern part of Salem County, southwestern New Jersey, on the farm of Mr. Lee Ware. It is on the south bank of Salem Creek, extending to within about 100 feet from the creek, a location which would be flooded only in times of especially high water. The total extent of the site is not known, but it occupies an area of at least 400 feet by 150 feet. It is rather thickly wooded in places, with a mixed growth of cedars, hickory, dogwood, several species of oaks, and a variety of other trees, The soil is, in general, light and sandy.Excavation was begun in the autumn of 1947 and continued in the summer of 1948.
Title: The Ware Site, Salem County, New Jersey
Description:
The Ware site is located in the northern part of Salem County, southwestern New Jersey, on the farm of Mr.
Lee Ware.
It is on the south bank of Salem Creek, extending to within about 100 feet from the creek, a location which would be flooded only in times of especially high water.
The total extent of the site is not known, but it occupies an area of at least 400 feet by 150 feet.
It is rather thickly wooded in places, with a mixed growth of cedars, hickory, dogwood, several species of oaks, and a variety of other trees, The soil is, in general, light and sandy.
Excavation was begun in the autumn of 1947 and continued in the summer of 1948.
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