During the second week of December 2008, Dr. Susan Alcock, Director of the Joukowsky Institute, requested emergency archaeological services to survey and record a well feature discovered during reconstruction of the Institute’s newly acquired building at Rhode Island Hall. The well was to be filled in and covered as part of the rebuilding of RI Hall, but first the feature needed proper documentation.

A one-day survey was conducted to record the well’s location and dimensions within the building. Several maps and numerous photographs were resulted. Additional time was spent researching historical background information on the well to supplement its documentation. The well’s origin and the subsequent land history of the property within which it is located provided valuable insight for interpreting the feature.

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RIHallWellSurvey-Deslatte2008.pdf