pip. n'o^; 2^5"/' JOHN H. KERR RESERVOIR BASIN — MILLER 285 



picked up a tip of a pipestem, 1 small triangular quartz point, and 

 24 sherds. These were subdivided into 5 plain, 3 cord-wrapped 

 j)addle, and 16 textile-impressed. 



SITE 44MC63 



Site 44Mc63, a village site 200 yards downriver from site 44Mcl8, 

 covers an area 300 feet long by 200 feet wide. Part of the site is in 

 an open pasture and the rest is in pine woods. The whole is in the 

 Clarksville Magisterial District at 78°37'32'' longitude, 36°39'58" 

 latitude. Cultural material was widely scattered over the surface of 

 the site. 



A random collection accoimts for 26 potsherds, of which 10 are 

 cord-wrapped paddle, 1 plain, 6 fabric-marked, 6 combed, and 3 

 textile-impressed. 



SITE 44MC64 



Site 44Mc64, a village site in the Clarksville Magisterial District at 

 78°41'22" longitude, 36°40'55'' latitude, is on the south bank of the 

 Dan River and just east of the confluence of Aarons Creek and the 

 river. It covers an area about 150 feet square. The eastern half of 

 the site has been cultivated but the western portion is still in brush. 



The terminus of the old Moon's Ferry, which was operated in the 

 early days of Buffalo Springs, a fashionable spa, was located on this 

 spot. The ferry was abandoned many years ago. 



From the surface of the cultivated half of the site, we recovered 45 

 sherds which consist of 24 cord-wrapped paddle, 13 textile-im- 

 pressed, and 9 plain sherds. 



SITE 44MC77 



Site 44Mc77 is outside of the John H. Kerr Reservoir area and as 

 such will not be treated in this report. 



CHARLOTTE COUNTY, VA. 



Five small sites were located in Charlotte County during the initial 

 reconnaissance of the upper reaches of the reservoir. None were very 

 large or extensive and the remains of their material culture were 

 sparse. 



ABBEYVILLE MILL SITE 

 (44chl) 



The Abbeyville Mill Site, 44Chl, known for the former location 

 of an old gristmill and located on the mainland opposite the foot of 

 Harris Island, occupies a slight knoll which slants toward the 



