Mercer County (Geographic Keyword)

DOCUMENT Citation Only Stephen C. Koleszar.

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DOCUMENT Citation Only W. Raymond Wood. Ann M. Johnson.

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IMAGE Skai Mendez.

Historic Metal Lead Ball “1”, Catalog # UNKN Recovered as part of Report of Investigations 90, Archeology of the Battles of Fort Recovery, Mercer County, Ohio: A Deeper Understanding, By Christine K. Thompson, Kevin C. Nolan, and Erin I. Donovan.

DOCUMENT Citation Only K. Deaver.

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DOCUMENT Full-Text Kathryn Puseman. Linda Scott Cummings.

Samples from six sites in the Freedom Mine Area 2 North, Mercer County, North Dakota, were submitted for pollen/starch, macrofloral, charcoal identification, and/or protein residue analyses. These six sites contain stone rings and are believed to represent habitation sites. Pollen and/or macrofloral analysis of hearth fill samples from sites 32ME264 and 32ME717 will be used to provide information concerning plant resources utilized by the prehistoric occupants of these sites. Charcoal...

PROJECT Colleen Boyd. Mark Groover. Mark Hill. Christine Keller. National Park Service, Department of the Interior.

This is the tDAR Project page that represents Reports of Investigation 078 from the Applied Anthropology Laboratories, Ball State University. The purpose of this project was to 1) delineate more clearly and accurately the boundaries of the Battle of the Wabash (1791) and the Battle of Fort Recovery (1794) and 2) through public education and involvement, to diminish threats to the battlefields. The project began with a thorough review of historic sources, collector interviews and oral traditions....

DOCUMENT Full-Text Christine Keller. Colleen Boyd. Mark Groover. Mark A. Hill.

The purpose of this project was to 1) delineate more clearly and accurately the boundaries of the Battle of the Wabash (1791) and the Battle of Fort Recovery (1794) and 2) through public education and involvement, to diminish threats to the battlefields. The project began with a thorough review of historic sources, collector interviews and oral traditions. The KOCOA (Key terrain, Observation and fields of fire, Cover and concealment, Obstacles, Avenue of approach and retreat) methodology was...

PROJECT Mark A. Hill. Christine Thompson. National Park Service, Department of the Interior.

This is the tDAR Project page that represents Reports of Investigation 086 from the Applied Anthropology Laboratories, Ball State University. The purpose of this project was to build community consensus for the amendment of a National Register of Historic Places (NHRP) nomination for the battlefield of the Battle of the Wabash (1971) and the Battle of Fort Recovery (1794). Data and community interest from the ABPP 2010 (GA-2255-10-002) and 2013 (GA-2287-13-002) archaeological grant projects were...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Christine Thompson. Nick Nelson.

The purpose of this project was to build community consensus for the amendment of a National Register of Historic Places (NHRP) nomination for the battlefield of the Battle of the Wabash (1971) and the Battle of Fort Recovery ( 1794). Data and community interest from the ABPP 2010 (GA-2255-10-002) and 2013 (GA-2287-13-002) archaeological grant projects were the foundation of this Planning & Consensus Building project. Ball State University (BSU) developed and will submit a National Register...

PROJECT Kevin C. Nolan. Christine Thompson. National Park Service, Department of the Interior.

This is the tDAR Project page that represents Reports of Investigation 090 from the Applied Anthropology Laboratories, Ball State University. The purpose of this project was to conduct additional systematic archeological investigations at the location of the Battle of the Wabash (1791), a pivotal battle and Native American victory in the Northwest Indian Wars. We investigated the northwest boundaries of the battlefield in addition to unsurveyed parcels of outlying agricultural land by means of...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Christine Thompson. Kevin C. Nolan. Erin Donovan.

The purpose of this project was to conduct additional systematic archeological investigations at the location of the Battle of the Wabash (1791), a pivotal battle and Native American victory in the Northwest Indian Wars. We investigated the northwest boundaries of the battlefield in addition to unsurveyed parcels of outlying agricultural land by means of metal detector and pedestrian surveys. All land investigated during this project was previously unsurveyed and within the boundaries of the...

PROJECT Cailin Murray. Kevin C. Nolan. Christine Thompson. National Park Service, Department of the Interior.

This is the tDAR Project page that represents Reports of Investigation 091 from the Applied Anthropology Laboratories, Ball State University. The purpose of this project was to develop and submit a comprehensive and detailed preservation planning document for the battlefield that encompasses the Battle of the Wabash (1791) and the Battle of Fort Recovery (1794), two significant battles in the Northwest Indian Wars. This preservation planning document details short and long term planning goals (1...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Christine Thompson. Nick Nelson. Shelbi Long.

The purpose of this project was to develop and submit a comprehensive and detailed preservation planning document for the battlefield that encompasses the Battle of the Wabash (1791) and the Battle of Fort Recovery (1794), two significant battles in the Northwest Indian Wars. This preservation planning document details short and long term planning goals (1 year, 5 year, 10 year, and beyond) for future community development and battlefield preservation. Based on current community input, these...

PROJECT Kevin C. Nolan. Christine Thompson. National Park Service, Department of the Interior.

This is the tDAR Project page that represents Reports of Investigation 094 from the Applied Anthropology Laboratories, Ball State University. This document maps the battlefield landscape of the Battle of the Wabash (also known as St. Clair’s Defeat) in 1791 and the Battle of Fort Recovery in 1794. Fought between American forces and a Native American alliance, these two historically significant battles occurred at the site of the present-day village of Fort Recovery, Ohio. The two battles are...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Christine Thompson. Erin Steinwachs. Kevin C. Nolan.

This document maps the battlefield landscape of the Battle of the Wabash (also known as St. Clair’s Defeat) in 1791 and the Battle of Fort Recovery in 1794. Fought between American forces and a Native American alliance, these two historically significant battles occurred at the site of the present-day village of Fort Recovery, Ohio. The two battles are among the largest engagements of the United States Army and Native American forces in the history of the United States. They were important in...

PROJECT Kevin C. Nolan. Christine Thompson. National Park Service, Department of the Interior.

This is the tDAR Project page that represents Reports of Investigation 095 from the Applied Anthropology Laboratories, Ball State University. This Wayside Exhibit Plan documents the planning and design of 15 wayside exhibits that interpret the Battle of the Wabash (1791) and the Battle of Fort Recovery (1794), two significant Northwest Indian War battles in what is current-day Fort Recovery, Ohio. The purpose of this project was to plan and design 15 wayside exhibits that: 1) Use maps and images...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Christine Thompson. Kevin C. Nolan. Kristin Barry. Lisa Hensell.

This Wayside Exhibit Plan documents the planning and design of 15 wayside exhibits that interpret the Battle of the Wabash (1791) and the Battle of Fort Recovery (1794), two significant Northwest Indian War battles in what is current-day Fort Recovery, Ohio. The purpose of this project was to plan and design 15 wayside exhibits that: 1) Use maps and images to emphasize the extent of the landscape involved in the battle and its role in shaping the outcome; 2) Emphasize the American Indian...

PROJECT Mark Groover. Christine Thompson. Fort Recovery Historical Society. Ohio History Fund, Ohio History Connection.

This is the tDAR Project page that represents Reports of Investigation 102 from the Applied Anthropology Laboratories, Ball State University. Archaeology conducted at Fort Recovery attempted to achieve three interrelated goals. The primary educational objective of the 2016 Ball State University historical archaeology field school was to provide archaeological excavation instruction to BSU anthropology students. Our second project goal, and the main purpose of archaeological excavations, was to...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Bryan Mitchell. Mark Groover. Christine Thompson.

Archaeology conducted at Fort Recovery attempted to achieve three interrelated goals. The primary educational objective of the 2016 Ball State University historical archaeology field school was to provide archaeological excavation instruction to BSU anthropology students. Our second project goal, and the main purpose of archaeological excavations, was to identify archaeological deposits and features potentially associated with Fort Recovery, constructed in 1793. A third goal of the 2016...

DOCUMENT Citation Only Uploaded by: Applied Anthropology Laboratories Ball State University

This document represents Reports of Investigation 111 from the Applied Anthropology Laboratories, Ball State University. Traveling exhibit website: https://bit.ly/StClairsDefeatRevisited Exhibit welcome video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7sOVbMsqTLo Storymap of exhibit: https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/ed51ba254e574362b2f6a36169e9ab5a

PROJECT Christine K. Thompson.

This is the tDAR Project page that represents Reports of Investigation 111 from the Applied Anthropology Laboratories, Ball State University.