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This collection is referred to as "Big Sandy River Basin Navigation Study 1978.” This name is consistent throughout the finding aid, the file folders, and the box labels. The extent of this collection is a quarter (0.25) of a linear inch. The document dates to 1978 and was originally housed in an acidic folder within an acidfree box with other document collections from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Huntington District. The document was in good condition. Metal contaminants, including a...
Blackmon (1BR25) 1983 and N.D.
The Blackmon site, occasionally referred to as the Blackbro site, is a multi-component archaeological site in Barbour County, Alabama. W.R. Hurt of the University of Alabama recorded it in 1949. The Smithsonian Institution investigated the site in 1959 and David DeJarnette surveyed a portion of the site in 1975. During his 1975 survey DeJarnette noted that a large amount of historic trade goods had been looted from the Blackmon site, and the looting continued throughout the 1970’s (Huddleston...
Blackwell Bridge Relocation 1982
This collection is referred to as "Blackwell Bridge Relocation 1982." This name is consistent throughout the finding aid, the file folders, and the box labels. The extent of this collection is one quarter (.25) linear inch. The documents date from 1979-1982. The final year represented in the collection is 1982, which may explain the date in the project name. The range of dates also includes administrative and background records. The associated documents for this collection were originally...
Blue Springs Lake Project 1983-1985
This collection is referred to as “Blue Springs Lake Project 1983–1985.” This name is consistent throughout the finding aid, file folders, and box labels. The extent of this collection is seventeen (17) linear inches. The documents in this investigation include paper and photographic documents categorized as Field, Analysis, and Report Records. The Field Records include field notebooks, feature forms with hand drawn feature maps, and unit and block level summary forms. Photographic...
Boat Ramp #1 Site (12MO314) 1987
The USACE, Louisville District obtained the collection through an archaeological test excavation at the Boat Ramp Number One Site, Lake Monroe Reservoir Project in 1987. Test excavations were conducted under the supervision of Jeffery A. Myers and Patrick J. Munson by the Glenn A. Black Laboratory of Archaeology, Indiana University (GBL) in contract with the Indiana Department of Natural Resources, Division of Reservoirs. Fieldwork consisted of hand excavation of the trenches to assess the...
Breeden Site (12HR11) 1966
The proposed archaeological surface surveys and test excavations were conducted under the terms of Contract No. 14-10-0529-2880, and the report was submitted to the National Park Service and the United States Department of the Interior. Surveys and test excavations were conducted in the Lafayette Reservoir, Wildcat Creek, Patoka Reservoir, and the Patoka River areas in Indiana. The surveys began on June 14, and completed on July 8, 1966. The objective of these surveys was to locate and evaluate,...
Brookville Lake N.D.
Brookville Lake, Indiana has long been acknowledged as one of the most picturesque and historically significant areas in the state of Indiana. A collection of artifacts and documents were obtained from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Louisville District. The collection contained eleven cataloged items, which included one pamphlet. The pamphlet was apparently placed with the artifacts collected at site number 12FR55 to give some general information about Brookville Lake and the surrounding...
Brookville Reservoir Survey 1991-1992
An archaeological investigation of Brookville Reservoir was led by Beth Kolbe of Applied Archaeology Laboratories, Ball State University during 1991 and 1992. Brookville Reservoir spans Franklin and Union counties and is located along the east fork of the Whitewater River in the Whitewater drainage. Archaeological investigation of the Brookville Reservoir were performed to evaluate the nature and significance of sites in the area, determine how sites were being impacted by shoreline erosion,...
Buford Reservoir Sites 1951-1955
The Veterans Curation Program utilizes the standard archival practice of unique naming of collections. The purpose of this practice is to avoid redundant and confusing collection names commonly found with archaeological investigations. Therefore, this collection is referred to as “Buford Reservoir Sites 1951-1955.” This name is consistent throughout the finding aid, the file folders, and the box labels. The extent of this collection is six linear inches. Documentation associated with Buford...
Burnsville Surface Collection (46BX23) N.D.
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Huntington District archaeological collections were sent to the Veterans Curation Program's (VCP) Alexandria, Virginia laboratory in September 2014. The Alexandria VCP laboratory is a USACE, St. Louis District's Mandatory Center of Expertise for the Curation and Management of Archaeological Collections program, which is staffed through the archaeological contracting firms, Cogstone-Berger, JV. There was no background information for this collection. A...
Cemochechobee
The Walter F. George Lock and Dam is a United States Army Corps of Engineers project located south of Columbus, Georgia on the eastern bank of the Chattahoochee River. Prior to the construction of the dam, there were already obvious indications that the Cemochechobee site (9CY62, formerly 9CLA62) was rapidly being eroded due to the ebb and flow of the Chattahoochee River. Prior to the archaeological salvage of Cemochechobee, the dam had also significantly damaged that portion of the site facing...
Cemochechobee Archaeological Investigations at the Walter F. George Dam Mound Site (9CLA62) 1977-1979
This collection is referred to as “Cemochechobee Archaeological Investigations at the Walter F. George Dam Mound Site (9CLA62) 1977-1979.” This name is consistent throughout the finding aid, the file folders, and the box labels. The extent of this collection is one (1) linear inch. The documents date from 1976 to 1977, with the majority of the documents dating to 1977. The final report associated with the investigation was written in 1979, which explains the date range in the investigation...
Chapman and Lockman Arbitrary Collection N.D.
There was no report associated with this investigation. The sites are identified using the conventional Smithsonian trinomial system; the county symbols employed are CL, HR, and W that represent Clark, Harrison, and Warrick counties. According to the Glenn A. Black Laboratory of Archaeology (GBL) Catalog, there were numerous collectors for this investigation. These individuals were R. Brinker, Bill Brockman, Hilda Curry, John T. Dorwin, D. Janzen, Limp, J. Richardson, Seeman, Wardell. For...
Chapman and Lockman Archaeological Investigations 1979
There is no report or documentation associated with this investigation. The sites are identified using the conventional trinomial system; the county symbols employed are CL, which represents Clark County, CR, which represents Crawford County, HR, which represents Harrison County, K, which represents Knox County, MO, which represents Monroe County, and PO, which represents Posey County. The digital materials in this collection were processed by the Veterans Curation Program (VCP), and include...
Clarks Hill Survey of 30 Tracts 1983
This collection is referred to as “Clarks Hill Survey of 30 Tracts 1983.” This name is consistent throughout the finding aid, the file folders, and the box labels. The extent of this collection is two (2) linear inches. The documents date from 1971-1987. The investigation occurred primarily in 1983, which explains the date in the project name. The range of documents includes early background information and later correspondence. The documents were in fair condition and contained folds, tears,...
Clifty Creek 1969
The archaeological survey of the Clifty Creek Reservoir basin was conducted to locate sites occurring in that area which would be destroyed by the water of the reservoir, and to recommend salvage operations for those whose cultural affiliations or size were of importance to the understanding of the prehistory of the area. The survey was financed under Purchase Order, 950-336 of the National Park Service, with living expenses and transportation provided by Indiana University. The Clifty Creek...
Clifty Creek Human Skeletal Remains N.D.
There is no report or documentation associated with these remains. The VCP St. Louis laboratory processed two artifact collections from the Clifty Creek Reservoir (1969 and 1973-1974), but stated that these remains did not belong with either of those investigations. The accession number, catalog number, and skeletal element were recorded on each bag. The digital materials in this collection were processed by the Veterans Curation Program (VCP), and include the artifact database, artifact...
Clifty Creek Reservoir Area 1973-1974
The USACE, Louisville District obtained these materials through an archaeological survey of land potentially affected by the proposed Clifty Creek reservoir project in Bartholomew County (12B) and Decatur (12DE) County, Indiana. The Clifty Creek reservoir involved the construction of one or more dams on the Clifty Creek and Fall Fork to provide flood control and recreational facilities. Curtis Tomak accomplished the survey during the fall and winter of 1973-1974 under contract from the National...
Coal River Basin Channel Rehabilitation Study 1974
This collection is referred to as "Coal River Basin Channel Rehabilitation Study 1974.” This name is consistent throughout the finding aid, the file folders, and the box labels. The extent of this collection is a quarter (0.25) of a linear inch. The documents were originally housed in an acidic folder within an acid-free box and were in good condition. The documents were originally housed in reverse chronological order, and were reorganized by chronological order. Metal contaminants and folds...
Coffey Site 1970-1975
The Coffey Site 1970-1975 project‘s records include information gleaned from archaeological work performed by the University of Kansas in the Tuttle Creek Reservoir, Kansas from 1970 to 1975. Specifically, the project includes artifact catalogs associated primarily with the Coffey Site (14PO1), but also contains other artifact analysis data from sites in Pottawatomie and Riley Counties, Kansas. The digital materials in this collection were processed by the Veterans Curation Program (VCP), and...
Cooper Lake 1970
One hundred and five archaeological sites were located and recorded within the area of the proposed Cooper Reservoir, Texas. Sites occur in six topographic situations and are further divided into two time periods, the Archaic and Caddo. Analysis of the lithic samples from each site is correlated with site distribution in an attempt to determine the location of specific maintenance activities. A research design is proposed for the salvaging of the archaeological resources of the reservoir area...
Coosa River Photographs 1880
The Veterans’ Curation Program utilizes the standard archival practice of unique naming of collections. Therefore, this collection is referred to as "Coosa River Photographs 1880.” This name is consistent throughout the finding aid, the file folders, and the box labels. The extent of this collection is two linear inches. The Augusta, Georgia Veterans Curation Program (VCP) received the photographs from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District by way of Andrea Adams when she visited...
Coosa River Profile 1915
The Veterans Curation Program utilizes the standard archival practice of unique naming of collections. Therefore, this collection is referred to as "Coosa River Profile 1915.” This name is consistent throughout the finding aid, the file folders, and the box labels. The document collection includes two portions of a profile of the Coosa River, which were mailed to the St. Louis District and then transported to the Augusta lab by Andrea Adams. The extent of this collection is approximately six (6)...
Corps of Engineers Salvage Projects 1969-1982
The Veterans Curation Program utilizes the standard archival practice of unique naming of collections. The purpose of this practice is to avoid redundant and confusing collection names commonly found with archaeological investigations. Therefore, this collection is referred to as “Corps of Engineers Salvage Projects 1969–1982.” This name is consistent throughout the finding aid, the file folders, and the box labels. The extent of this collection is two and a half linear inches. Corps of...
Cultural Resources Reconnaissance of the Eastern Cabell County Wastewater Treatment Facility Area 1977-1981
This collection is referred to as “Cultural Resources Reconnaissance of the Eastern Cabell County Wastewater Treatment Facility Area 1977-1981.” This name is consistent throughout the finding aid, the file folders, and the box labels. The extent of this collection is a quarter (0.25) of a linear inch. The collection consists of the final report, which dates to March 1981. The report refers to previous research that was conducted in 1977, which explains the date in the project name. The name...