Abstract
This paper discusses recent archaeological investigations at the Robert Potter and Harriet Ames cabin site (41MR51) on Caddo Lake at Potter's Point. The cabin site represents a relatively intact mid-nineteenth century archaeological deposit from a Northeast Texas cultural resource of considerable historical significance. The site was located by Mr. Claude McCrocklin and members of the Louisiana Archaeological Society in the summer of 1992. The artifacts collected from these limited investigations were then turned over to the author for study as the first step in assessing the site's archaeological character and preservation potential.
Highlights
This paper discusses recent archaeological investigations at the Robert Potter and Harriet Ames cabin site (41MR51) on Caddo Lake at Potter's Point
Summary of the Artifact Assemblage The small assemblage of historic cultural materials from 41 MR51 is believed to be from the cabin or home site of Robert Potter and Harriet Ames
The few dated material items of whiteware and bottle glass are consistent with the ca. 1840-1870 occupation span indicated by historical sources; there are no artifacts in the collection that would represent a post-1R70s use of the cabin or this small part of Porter's Point
Summary
This paper discusses recent archaeological investigations at the Robert Potter and Harriet Ames cabin site (41MR51) on Caddo Lake at Potter's Point. Harriet Ames (n.d.:16) described Potter's Point as a "picturesque promontory which overlooked a sheet of limpid water, dotted with islands, and losing itself in the haze of the distance." She (Ames n.d.: 19) further stated that "our house stood upon a jutting promontory, that rose into a hill set in the midst of one of the grandest timber belts in Texas." Half way down the bluff was a spring of "crystal clear water;" the Potter's cut steps down the bank to the spring (Ames n.d.:31) This spring is shown as Ames Spring on modern maps of Caddo Lake. Most of the materials recovered are midnineteenth century European (English) kitchen/domestic ceramics, principally whitewares produced after 1830, wirh a smattering of tableware, glass containers, structural and architectural it~ms (nails, daub, and window glass), and horse and stable gear (a horseshoe nail)
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