Client:
Westmoreland County Industrial Development Corp.
Project:
Sony Site at Westmoreland Techology Park
Location:
Mount Pleasant and East Huntingdon Townships
Our Role:
Phase I and II Archaeology; Phase III Data Recovery
Before developing the Westmoreland Technology Park near New Stanton, extensive archaeological excavations were conducted on one of the largest Native American villages in northeastern United States. The village involved over 7.2 acres and hundreds of houses like the one shown above.
Additional Interest: The Sony Site, a significant place for thousands of years, was located on a Holocene swamp. The Westmoreland County Planning Department and the Archaeological Conservancy proposed a preservation plan to include 13 acres of archaeological sites, 1/2 mile of Braddock’s Road, and 7 1/2 acres of contiguous wetlands. This was to be the first such preservation effort in Pennsylvania.
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