Historic Background Research (Investigation Type)

These are investigations of the past using written records and other documents. Evidence from the records are compared, judged for veracity, placed in chronological or topical sequence, and interpreted in light of preceding, contemporary, and subsequent events.

626-650 (6,904 Records)

Archeological and Historical Investigations at 41Tt130, Lake Bob Sandlin State Park, Titus County, Texas (1984)
DOCUMENT Citation Only Daniel J. Prikryl. Others.

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Archeological and Historical Investigations at Martin Lake, Rusk and Panola Counties, Texas (1974)
DOCUMENT Citation Only John W. Clark, Jr.. James E. Ivey.

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Archeological and Historical Investigations at the Lost Lake Disposal Area, Harris County, Texas (1984)
DOCUMENT Citation Only Ross C. Fields. Nancy Reese.

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Archeological and Historical Investigations at the Richard Carter Site (41Bz74) (1983)
DOCUMENT Citation Only Shawn Bonath Carlson.

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Archeological and Historical Investigations in the North Central Austin Growth Corridor. Part I: the Fulkes Homestead, 41Tv638; Part II, the Bird Cabin, 41Tv643 (1984)
DOCUMENT Citation Only Henry B. Moncure.

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Archeological and Historical Survey of the Keechi Area, Freestone County, Texas (1978)
DOCUMENT Citation Only Wade C. Meade.

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Archeological Assessment of a Proposed Olefins Complex in Brazoria County (1979)
DOCUMENT Citation Only James Pliska.

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Archeological Assessment of the Gibbons Creek Steam Electric Station (1977)
DOCUMENT Citation Only Clell L. Bond.

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Archeological Determination of the Configuration and Size of the Arnold Barn and Mitigation of Construction-Related Impacts, Lincoln Home National Historic Site (1997)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Forest Frost.

The Master Plan (1970) of the Lincoln Horne National Historic Site calls for the reconstruction of the Arnold Barn using available historic documentation and information derived from controlled archeological investigations. The Site's management staff seeks to use all sources of evidence to ensure that the barn appears as it did circa 1860. Excavations at the site revealed evidence of two barns. The earlier rectangular barn was replaced with a smaller square barn. The sequence of...


Archeological Excavations at Presidio San Agustin De Ahumada (1967)
DOCUMENT Citation Only Curtis Tunnell. J. Richard Ambler.

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Archeological Excavations at the Manitou Fish Camp, Apostle Islands National Lakeshore, 1983 (1983)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Jeffrey J. Richner.

This report documents archeological investigations at the Manitou Fish Camp near the southwest tip of Manitou Island, within Apostle Islands National Lakeshore. This historic EuroAmerican fishing camp was constructed in stages beginning about 1895. Most of the structures date to the early decades of the twentieth century. The camp has had essentially continuous use throughout its history, both as a fishing camp and as a weekend retreat. The historic importance of the camp is underscored by its...


Archeological Explorations on the Westover Air Reserve Base, Chicopee, Massachusetts (2010)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Robert E. Reams.

The United States Air Force (USAF) at the Westover Air Reserve Base had the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) conduct a series of small Phase I surveys through a cooperative agreement between the two agencies. Previous research on the base has identified several areas that were considered to potentially contain sites eligible for the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). Due to need to clear trees that hinder the flight patterns of the bases’ planes, and the need to construct a softball field to...


An Archeological Inventory and Assessment of 14 Archeological Sites in the Everett Area, Boston Township, Summit County, Ohio (2011)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Jeffrey J. Richner. Ann C. Bauermeister.

This report documents the planning process for identifying and protecting archeological resources within Everett in Cuyahoga Valley National Park with regard to a proposed sewer system to be developed to serve numerous historic structures in the crossroads community. It also describes the components, content, and context of 14 archeological sites that occur on the properties to be served by the new sewer system. The sewer system would be a unified, single system connected to the City of Akron...


Archeological Inventory at Two Historic Farms at Cuyahoga Valley National Recreation Area, Bath and Northampton Townships, Summit County, Ohio, 1994 (1997)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Jeffrey J. Richner.

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Archeological Investigation of the Carriage House, James A. Garfield National Historic Site, Mentor, Ohio (1999)
DOCUMENT Full-Text William J. Hunt, Jr..

In 1980, Congress authorized the establishment of James A. Garfield National HIstoric Site, with the park jointly administered through a cooperative agreement between the National Park Service and the Western Reserve Historical Society. These institutions recently determined that the Carriage House would be adaptively reutilized as a visitor center. This action will require considerable ground disturbance inside and around the margins of the building. To minimize the construction impacts upon...


Archeological Investigations at 41Ln208, a Workers Housing Area for an Early Twentieth-Century Lignite Mine, Jewett Mine Project, Leon County, Texas (1986)
DOCUMENT Citation Only Jack M. Jackson. Ross C. Fields.

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Archeological Investigations at Boston Village, Boston Township, Summit County, Ohio, Part II: Inventory and Evaluation of the Grounds Surrounding the Boston General Store, 1993 (1997)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Jeffrey J. Richner.

This report summarizes the results of a three-week archeological survey and testing program within a National Park Service-owned parcel of land in Boston Village, Summit County, Ohio. This small, historic community straddles the Cuyahoga River and the Ohio and Erie Canal between the cities of Cleveland and Akron. The archeological project is part of the ongoing planning for restoration of an early 1830s historic structure, the Boston General Store, and development of visitor services related to...


Archeological Investigations at Lakeview Lake: 1979 and 1980 (1982)
DOCUMENT Citation Only L. Mark Raab. Others.

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Archeological Investigations at the Juvenile Justice Center, Baltimore, Maryland (1999)
DOCUMENT Citation Only Martha R. Williams. Nora Sheehan. Suzanne Sanders.

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Archeological Investigations at the Sam Rayburn House Museum, Bonham, Texas (1978)
DOCUMENT Citation Only Warren M. Lynn.

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Archeological Investigations Conducted in Support of the Fort Smith Barracks/Courthouse/Jail Rehabilitation (2000)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Douglas D. Scott. William J. Hunt, Jr..

Archeological investigations were conducted at Fort Smith National Historic Site as part of mitigation measures for site development. Excavations were undertaken around the exterior of the courthouse/jail complex and in the vicinity of the guardhouse site. The guardhouse site was found to have been destroyed by later Fort Smith town-building activities. The excavations around the courthouse/jail complex recovered evidence of the original galleries and porches that once existed on either side...


Archeological Investigations for the Barn Relocation at Ulysses S. Grant National Historic Site, St. Louis, Missouri (2002)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Douglas D. Scott.

Archeological investigations were undertaken in August of 2000 in the area proposed for relocating a barn at Ulysses S. Grant National Historic Site. The excavations were undertaken as part of compliance activities to determine the effect that the proposed barn relocation might have on the site. Geophysical techniques, traditional shovel testing, and limited test excavations located a substantial stone foundation and a series of piers or footers believed to be remains of an 1818 barn. The...


Archeological Investigations for the New Jersey Army National Guard, Phase I Archeological Surveys: Sea Girt and Morristown Armories, Phase IA Sensitivity Assessments: Fort Dix, Picatinny, Lawrenceville, Vineland, and West Orange Installations (2004)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Peter E. Siegel. Douglas C. McVarish. Mark A. Tobias.

John Milner Associates, Inc. (JMA) performed two Phase I archeological surveys and five Phase IA archeological sensitivity assessments in seven New Jersey Army National Guard (NJANG) installations: Picatinny, Morristown, West Orange, Lawrenceville, Fort Dix, Sea Girt, and Vineland. These investigations were performed for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (COE), St. Louis District on behalf of the New Jersey Army National Guard. The purpose of the studies is to assist in the preparation of an...


Archeological Investigations in the Davy Crockett National Forest (1980)
DOCUMENT Citation Only Clell L. Bond. William E. Moore.

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Archeological Investigations of Minute Man National HIstorical Park Volume 1: Farmers and Artisans of the Historical Period (1990)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Jeannine Disviscour. Alison D. Dwyer. W. F. Fisher. Martha Holland. Gerald K. Kelso. Joyce Lee Malcolm. Nora Sheehan.

Since the establishment of Minute Man National Historical Park (MIMA) in 1959, archaeological research has been an important and valuable tool for providing information crucial to the interpretation of its cultural resources (Regional Director 1961). To this end, archaeological research has been conducted over the course of 23 years, beginning in the early 1960s (Synenki 1987). While this research has provided valuable information, not only did important interpretive questions remain, but it was...