New England Intercollegiate Geological Conference: Southeastern New Hampshire, October 13, and 14, 1956: F - - Pleistocene Geology, North and South of Portsmouth, N.H

Bradley, Edward

Chapman, Donald H.

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University of New Hampshire University of New Hampshire Scholars' Repository NEIGC Trips New England Intercollegiate Geological Excursion Collection 1-1-1956 Pleistocene Geology, North and South of Portsmouth, NH Chapman, Donald H. Bradley, Edward Follow this and additional works at: https://scholars.unh.edu/neigc_trips Recommended Citation Chapman, Donald H. and Bradley, Edward, "Pleistocene Geology, North and South of Portsmouth, NH" (1956). NEIGC Trips. 17. https://scholars.unh.edu/neigc_trips/17 This Text is brought to you for free and open access by the New England Intercollegiate Geological Excursion Collection at University of New Hampshire Scholars' Repository. It has been accepted for inclusion in NEIGC Trips by an authorized administrator of University of New Hampshire Scholars' Repository. For more information, please contact nicole.hentz@unh.edu. TRIP F TRIP F TRIP F TRIP F TRIP F48th annual Meeting of the New England Intercollegiate Geological ConferencePleistocene Geology, North and South of Portsmouth, N.H.TIME: 8:15 A. M. Sunday, October 14, 1956LEADERS: Donald H. Chapman and Edward BradleyAssembly Point: Parking lot, west side of road, just south of Seybolt's Garageat intersection of route 1 and route 1 Bypass, Portsmouth. (Same as assemblypoint for Saturday trips A and B) *Sunday's Pleistocene trip will be more informal than the Saturday trip. No fixed route log has been made and the STOPS listed below are given in their nrn STOP 1 M o r e  details will be available at the assembly point.STOP 1 - McDonough s Gravel pit - old Wooster pit of literature, on Dover quadrangle 43-10-3°n, and 70-48-50W, or about £ mile north of Gould Corner in’ sands, clays and contorted beds are present in this location,no ™  near Frost's Hill and Raitt Hill, on Dover quadrangle 43--cedL ° rit + I? where drumlin-like hills appear to have been terr-aced. A pit stop on the west side of Raitt Hill may be used for discussion pur-S t o p  3  -  sand and gravel pit, 1/2 mile northeast of Scituate, on Chase Pond ing York quadrangle 43-10-20N, and 70-39-40W. Cuts in old pit show interest-S I S ^ i n e elb £ ent and (*»■) * «  «  point formerly occupied by1 A  "  5rowned "forest" at Odiorne's Point, on York quadrangle. Take r o u t esouth from Portsmouth, go east from Foyes Corner 2.2 miles and nark or left ofread, just beyond fence of military reservation. At 3/4 to full low tides tree may be seen in sands and Ravels ofthe first embayment south of Odiorne's Point.42-55-ION and 70*15 S S ”   Exeter quadrangle, located atand ^°‘47-40W. Here a large drumlin is exposed to marine erosion.Optional Departure Routes from Great Boars HeadFrom Boars Head go north on route 1A aboutroute !S and pr°aeed about 2.2 miles to junction withroute 1 . Turn left and go south about 3-5 miles to route 107 Turn to where 107 makes a right anf A + north; here, go straight ah ;ad at the turn (not on 107)?ng o f H  the" A ? ? *  WGSt th°n *3 -ods rLd lead-rr +h * * in G southwesterly direction. About 60 yards westesk£ t U  h01"? 15 a lare° cat (Fit) aown ciurse^d goorLk! OT C°°tinUC' 6°Uth lDt° °n yourFast v. ^  Boars Head follow route 1A south to Salisbury BeachEast Salisbury and Newburyport. Before taking this route byB raltl ' °tntS left for tta toU ‘■fid80 over Hampton Inlet.' s i l f  r !°r going northeast In Maine, two worthwhile stops are51stratified sand and gravel in both pits in November, 1955.TRIF F 1 page only

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