(153.4 Ha) Moseley South Tract Pointe Coupée Parish, Louisiana
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PHASE I CULTURAL RESOURCES SURVEY OF THE 379 AC (153.4 HA) MOSELEY SOUTH TRACT POINTE COUPÉE PARISH, LOUISIANA FINAL REPORT SUBMITTED TO SUBMITTED BY BATON ROUGE AREA CHAMBER COASTAL ENVIRONMENTS, INC. 564 LAUREL STREET 1260 MAIN STREET BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA APRIL 2015 PHASE I CULTURAL RESOURCES SURVEY OF THE 379 AC (153.4 HA) MOSELEY SOUTH TRACT POINTE COUPÉE PARISH, LOUISIANA DOA REPORT NO. 22-4926 FINAL REPORT PREPARED BY THURSTON H.G. HAHN III MICHAEL CARPENTER AND DONALD G. HUNTER DAVID B. KELLEY PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR SUBMITTED TO SUBMITTED BY BATON ROUGE AREA CHAMBER COASTAL ENVIRONMENTS, INC. 564 LAUREL STREET 1260 MAIN STREET BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA APRIL 2015 ABSTRACT From February to April 2015, Coastal Environments, Inc. (CEI) conducted a Phase I cultural resources survey of the Moseley South Project Area in Point Coupée Parish, Louisiana, for the Baton Rouge Area Chamber (BRAC). The survey was conducted as part of the Louisiana Economic Development Site Certification process. The BRAC project area encompasses approximately 379 ac (153.4 ha). These investigations located two new historic archaeological sites: the Alaska Sugarhouse (16PC124) and Moseley South 1 (16PC125). The Alaska Sugarhouse site (16CP124) contains in situ archaeological deposits. It is recommended that 16CP124 be avoided by future construction. If it cannot be avoided, it is recommended that the site be tested for National Register eligibility. The Moseley South 1 site (16PC125) is recommended as ineligible for inclusion on the NRHP, and no additional work is required at the site. In addition, no standing structures currently stand within the Moseley South area of potential effect (APE). TABLE OF CONTENTS ABSTRACT ........................................................................................................................ ii LIST OF FIGURES ............................................................................................................... v LIST OF TABLES ................................................................................................................ ix ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ...................................................................................................... x CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................ 1 CHAPTER 2: ENVIRONMENTAL SETTING .......................................................................... 5 GEOLOGY AND Geomorphology .................................................................. 5 Vegetation ................................................................................................... 10 Fauna ................................................................................................... 12 CHAPTER 3: CULTURAL SETTING ..................................................................................... 13 Aboriginal Cultural Setting ......................................................................... 13 Late Archaic Period, 3000–1500 B.C. .................................................. 13 Poverty Point Period, 1500–500 B.C. ................................................... 15 Tchula Period, 500 B.C.–A.D. 1 ........................................................... 16 Marksville Period, A.D. 1–400 ............................................................. 17 Baytown Period, A.D. 400–800 ............................................................ 18 Coles Creek Period, A.D. 800–1200 ..................................................... 19 Mississippi Period, A.D. 1200–1700 .................................................... 20 Historic Cultural Setting ............................................................................. 22 European Exploration, 1543 ................................................................. 22 French Colonial Period, 1682–1763 ..................................................... 23 Spanish Colonial Period, 1763–1803 .................................................... 45 American Period, 1803–DATE ............................................................. 52 The Antebellum Years, 1803–1861 ................................................ 52 Civil War, 1861–1865 ..................................................................... 61 Reconstruction and the Late Nineteenth Century, 1865–1900....................................................................................... 66 Twentieth Century and Beyond, 1900–DATE ................................ 68 Table of Contents CHAPTER 4: PREVIOUS RESEARCH ................................................................................... 76 CHAPTER 5: ANALYTICAL TECHNIQUES .......................................................................... 82 Historic Ceramic Analysis .......................................................................... 82 Coarse Earthenware .............................................................................. 82 Semi-Refined Earthenwares .................................................................. 88 Refined Earthenwares ........................................................................... 83 Creamware ...................................................................................... 84 Pearlware ......................................................................................... 84 Early Whiteware ............................................................................. 85 Whiteware, Ironstone, and Ivory-Tinted Whiteware ...................... 86 Stoneware .............................................................................................. 87 Porcelain ............................................................................................... 88 Glass Analysis ............................................................................................. 89 Flat Glass .............................................................................................. 89 Non-Flat Glass ...................................................................................... 92 Metal Analysis ............................................................................................ 95 Brick Analysis ............................................................................................. 96 Common Brick ...................................................................................... 96 Firebrick ................................................................................................ 98 Curation Statement ...................................................................................... 99 CHAPTER 6: FIELD SURVEY RESULTS .............................................................................. 102 Methodology ............................................................................................... 102 Archaeology .......................................................................................... 103 Standing Structures ............................................................................... 104 Archaeology ................................................................................................ 104 The 350-ac Survey Area ....................................................................... 104 Alaska Sugarhouse (16PC124) ....................................................... 105 Moseley South 1 (16PC125) ........................................................... 121 Spot Find 1 ...................................................................................... 126 Spot Find 2 ...................................................................................... 127 The 29-ac Survey Area ......................................................................... 127 Standing Structure Survey .......................................................................... 129 CHAPTER 7: CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS ..................................................... 130 REFERENCES ..................................................................................................................... 132 iv LIST OF FIGURES Figure 1-1. The Moseley South Project Area ................................................................... 2 Figure 1-2. The Moseley South Project Area ................................................................... 3 Figure 2-1. Geomorphology of the Moseley South Project Area ..................................... 6 Figure 2-2. Soil types in the Moseley South Project Area ............................................... 9 Figure 2-3. Mississippi River bankline movement in the vicinity of the Moseley South Project Area from 1851 to present ............................................................................................................ 11 Figure 3-1. Aboriginal culture sequence for south Louisiana .......................................... 14 Figure 3-2. Detail of Nicolas de Fer’s (2010) 1701 Les Costes aux Environs de la Riviere de Misisipi depicting the locations of the “Bujogoula” (Bayagoula), “Majoutacha” (Mugulasha) and “Auma” (Houma) villages at the turn of the eighteenth century ................................................. 24 Figure 3-3. Detail of Guillaume de L’Isle’s (2010) 1702 Carte de la Rivière de Mississipi depicting the locations of the “Village des Ouma” and “Village des Bayogoula” ....................................... 26 Figure 3-4. Detail of Bernard Diron Dartaguiette’s (2009) 1732 manuscript map entitled Fleuve St Louis cy devant Mississipy relevé à la boussole .....................................................................