Fritz cemetery is located in Douglass
Township, near 700 Evans Road in Pottstown,
PA. Numerous headstones stand within the
stone walls of the burial grounds, with
seventy-one burials from the 1700s and 1800s
noted on the plaque near the gate. There are
large sections of the cemetery that do not
contain headstones which may be locations of
unmarked burials. The grave of George Adam
Fisher is of particular interest, with an
estimated date of burial of 1790.
Geophysical investigations of ground
penetrating radar and magnetometer were
utilized at this cemetery to characterize
burials within the walls of the cemetery.
The geophysical signature of marked burials
is inconsistent and obscured by the root
systems of several large trees within the
cemetery, making identification of unmarked
burials at this site through geophysical
means very challenging.
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Site description on the plaque at the
entrance.
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Channel 69 News videographer records the GPR
survey performed by Corey Potter.
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A geophysical survey grid of 164 ft NE by
130 ft NW was established at the site, with
the southern corner located inside the stone
wall of the cemetery.
Detailed reconnaissance geophysical mapping
using a magnetometer in dual sensor mode and
a ground penetrating radar (GPR) in
continuous survey mode was performed
throughout the site.
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