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Metarhyolite at Catoctin

Prehistoric Quarries and Workshops at
Catoctin Mountain Park

               Study conducted for:
              National Park Service,
              National Capital Region

                  Conducted by:
            The Louis Berger Group, Inc.
                 Gregory Katz, RPA
Catoctin SAIP Study

• Survey of 2,700
acres out of
6,000 (45% of
park)

• Identified 119
new sites

• Phase II
evaluation of 9
sites
Appalachians




               Great
               Valley   Catoctin



                           Potomac
                           R.
Rugged
Landscape
   Abundance of rocks,
    trees, and streams

   Shortage of flat, tillable
    land, and open pasture

   Big influence on area’s
    history
Living on the Mountain
   Small farms

   Lumber industry

   Support trades (e.g. blacksmithing, shopkeeping)

   Tourism

   Moonshining
Rocks: the Native Landscape
Rocks: Thin Soils
   Variable
    across park,
    but generally
    quite thin and
    stony

   Not well-
    suited for
    most forms of
    agriculture
Metarhyolite
                           Source
                           Areas




             Catoctin Formation
                 (MD/PA)


        Rodgers Mountain


Carolina Slate Belt

   Source: Bondar 2001
Gross
Prehistoric
Utilization




              Source: Bondar 2001
Stewart 1980: Hagerstown Valley Study
    100




P    80
e
r
c
e
n    60                                                   Paleoindian
t                                                         Early Archaic

R                                                         Middle Archaic
h                                                         Late Archaic
y    40
                                                          Early Woodland
o
                                                          Middle Woodland
l
i                                                         Late Woodland
t
e    20




      0
          <5   5-10        10-15          15-20   20-25
                      Miles from Source
Acknowledgements

•Stephen  Potter, NPS-NCR
•Mel Poole, Holly Rife, Jeremy Murphy, and
Becky Loncosky, NPS-CATO
•John Bedell, Charles LeeDecker, Lisa
Kraus, and Jason Shellenhamer
•Field crew: Jen Babiarz, Chelsea
Borchini, Robin Kuprewicz, Jackie
Maisano, Mary Patton, Tiffany Raszick, Emily
Walter, and Brian Wenham

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CATO Rhyolite

  • 1. Metarhyolite at Catoctin Prehistoric Quarries and Workshops at Catoctin Mountain Park Study conducted for: National Park Service, National Capital Region Conducted by: The Louis Berger Group, Inc. Gregory Katz, RPA
  • 2. Catoctin SAIP Study • Survey of 2,700 acres out of 6,000 (45% of park) • Identified 119 new sites • Phase II evaluation of 9 sites
  • 3. Appalachians Great Valley Catoctin Potomac R.
  • 4. Rugged Landscape  Abundance of rocks, trees, and streams  Shortage of flat, tillable land, and open pasture  Big influence on area’s history
  • 5. Living on the Mountain  Small farms  Lumber industry  Support trades (e.g. blacksmithing, shopkeeping)  Tourism  Moonshining
  • 6. Rocks: the Native Landscape
  • 7. Rocks: Thin Soils  Variable across park, but generally quite thin and stony  Not well- suited for most forms of agriculture
  • 8. Metarhyolite Source Areas Catoctin Formation (MD/PA) Rodgers Mountain Carolina Slate Belt Source: Bondar 2001
  • 9. Gross Prehistoric Utilization Source: Bondar 2001
  • 10. Stewart 1980: Hagerstown Valley Study 100 P 80 e r c e n 60 Paleoindian t Early Archaic R Middle Archaic h Late Archaic y 40 Early Woodland o Middle Woodland l i Late Woodland t e 20 0 <5 5-10 10-15 15-20 20-25 Miles from Source
  • 11. Acknowledgements •Stephen Potter, NPS-NCR •Mel Poole, Holly Rife, Jeremy Murphy, and Becky Loncosky, NPS-CATO •John Bedell, Charles LeeDecker, Lisa Kraus, and Jason Shellenhamer •Field crew: Jen Babiarz, Chelsea Borchini, Robin Kuprewicz, Jackie Maisano, Mary Patton, Tiffany Raszick, Emily Walter, and Brian Wenham