3. Historic Sites
Historic Sites abound on Jones Point. Archaeologists may find 17th­19th century taverns, homes, gardens, forts, a quarantine house, a fish weir, D.C. Boundary survey team camp, a home of one of Washington's freed slaves, Civil War slaughter house, and African American religious and recreational places. The dark soil at the bottom of this deep trench contains 18th century artifacts and two post-holes from a wooden structure.