An Archaeological Survey of East Lynn Reservoir, Wayne County, West Virginia

Author(s): Edward V. McMichael; Oscar L. Mairs

Year: 1965

Summary

The East Lynn Reservoir is currently being constructed on the East Fork of Twelve Pole Creek, in Wayne County, West Virginia. This dam will be located about 3 miles upstream from the small town of East Lynn. Maximum pool after construction will be 701 feet from sea level. During the spring of 1964, the senior author made preliminary survey of the area and in the spring of 1965 the junior author conducted intensive survey and testpitting in the area to be affected by the reservoir. Generally the results were negative, that while some superficial sites occur, none proved to have much potential after testpitting.

Cite this Record

An Archaeological Survey of East Lynn Reservoir, Wayne County, West Virginia. Edward V. McMichael, Oscar L. Mairs. Morgantown, West Virginia : West Virginia Geological and Economic Survey. 1965 ( tDAR id: 447994) ; doi:10.6067/XCV8447994

Keywords

Material
Ceramic • Chipped Stone • Fauna • Glass • Macrobotanical • Metal • Mineral • Shell

Site Name
46WA1 • 46WA10 • 46WA14 • 46WA16 • 46WA2 • 46WA3 • 46WA4 • 46WA5 • 46WA6 • 46WA7 • 46WA8 • 46WA9

Site Type
Burial Pit • Burned Rock Midden • Cave • Domestic Structure or Architectural Complex • Domestic Structures • Funerary and Burial Structures or Features • Hamlet / Village • House Mound • Midden • Settlements • Water-Related

Investigation Types
Data Recovery / Excavation • Heritage Management • Reconnaissance / Survey

General
Collections Management

Geographic Keywords
East Lynn Reservoir • Wayne (County) • West Virginia (State / Territory)

Spatial Coverage

min long: -82.464; min lat: 38.056 ; max long: -82.23; max lat: 38.176 ;

Individual & Institutional Roles

Contact(s): US Army Corps of Engineers Mandatory Center of Expertise for the Curation and Management of Archaeological Collections, St. Louis District; West Virginia Geological and Economic Survey

Principal Investigator(s): Oscar L. Mairs; Edward V. McMichael

Landowner(s): US Army Corps of Engineers, Huntington District

Repository(s): Archaeological Collections Facility, Grave Creek Mound Historic Site

Submitted To(s): National Park Service

Record Identifiers

Purchase Order No.(s): 31-1181

Notes

General Note: The digital materials in this collection were processed by the Veterans Curation Program (VCP), and include an artifact report, an artifact database, a finding aid, an original investigation report, an oversized material spreadsheet, a scanned asset key, and select artifact photographs. Additional digital materials held by the VCP include correspondence, a document folder listing, initial data collection, notes, oversized labels, a map, and a record removal sheet. For additional information on these materials, refer to the finding aid.

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Contact(s): US Army Corps of Engineers Mandatory Center of Expertise for the Curation and Management of Archaeological Collections, St. Louis District