After months of exhaustive research, Preservation Maryland and its consultant, Rivanna Archaeological Services, completed the effort to trace the history, context, and potential location of the long-missing French and Indian War-era Fort Tonoloway on Maryland’s Western Frontier.
As part of the organization’s Six-to-Fix preservation priority program, Preservation Maryland is an effort to locate the historic location of the lost Fort Tonoloway. Preservation Maryland’s efforts are in conjunction with the Maryland Park Service and made possible by a grant from the National Park Service’s American Battlefield Protection Program.
In 2019, Preservation Maryland achieved several important victories across our major programs, including advocacy, grantmaking, smart growth, historic trades, and all of our research and education efforts. At any one-time, our staff is working on many active and on-going projects and what follows is just a sample of our donor-supported work of which we are most proud.
Preservation Maryland, a nonprofit organization headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland, is soliciting competitive proposals for archaeological services from qualified consultants to conduct an archaeological investigation within Fort Tonoloway State Park to locate the site of Fort Tonoloway and document any cultural deposits and features associated with the colonial fortification.
To be considered as eligible, respondents must propose a plan in compliance with the Maryland Historical Trust’s Standards & Guidelines for Archeological Investigations in Maryland and document how they meet the professional qualifications for Archaeologist as defined by the Secretary of the Interior.
UPDATE: Preservation Maryland requests that interested parties respond to the solicitation by 11:59 P.M. ET on July 1, 2022.
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Fort Tonoloway Archaeological Services RFP