Town of Porter (Geographic Keyword)

DOCUMENT Full-Text Christopher Hohman. James Powers. Richard Kastl. Jessie Ravage.

An archaeological, and an architectural survey were performed in advance of plans for proposed improvements to New York State Route 18F, and the addition of a pedestrian walkway. The location of eighteen prehistoric sites within 3.2 kIn (2 mi) of the project area, and its position adjacent to the Niagara River, suggest that the project area is established in an area of high sensitivity for prehistoric resources. The location of the project area adjacent to the Niagara River but away from the...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Richard A. Kastl. Jessie Ravage.

This addendum to the PIN 5002.07.121 added areas in the Towns of Lewiston and Porter, Niagara county. One purpose of this addendum was to determine the boundaries of the Lindesay Site, and to determine if the Data Recovery Plan would need to be modified accordingly. This project report examines additional historical properties not surveyed in the survey carried out during the initial survey of Lower River Road (NY 18F) between the villages of Lewiston and Youngstown in 1996. There are 65...

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This document presents a Data Recovery Plan (DRP) for a portion of the prehistoric Lindesay Site (SUBi-1705, NYSM #10316), New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) PIN 5002.07.121 in the Town of Porter, Niagara County, New York (Figure 1). Included within this document is a description of the site, the prehistoric context of the region, and the research objectives for this Data Recovery. Also included is a proposed field and analysis strategy for the retrieval and interpretation of...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Richard A. Kastl.

The Lindesay Site overlooks the Lower Niagara River. The Lindesay Site occurs on a relatively undisturbed upland landscape. The soils are characterized by a strong degree of profile development indicative of their age. The site occurs on mature upland soils with little or no disturbance from plowing. Extensive testing for the PIN 5002.07.321 project encountered four other sites (Lewiston I, II, III, and Stella Niagara) in the vicinity of the Lindesay Site. Lewiston II and III were located just...

PROJECT New York State Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration.

This project contains archaeological reports generated as the result of PIN 5002.07.121. 1996 investigations including archaeological and architectural survey in advance of plans for proposed improvements to New York State Route 18F, and the addition of a pedestrian walkway. Records search indicated the presence of 18 prehistoric sites within 2 miles of the project area, and no structures located on properties falling within the project area had been inventoried, or were listed on the State...