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This is an abstract from the session entitled "Northeast Region National Park Service Archeological Landscapes and the Stories They Tell" , at the 2020 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology. Valley Forge National Historical Park in Pennsylvania commemorates the 1777-1778 winter encampment of the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War. The enabling legislation directs the National Park Service to preserve the natural and cultural resources of, and educate the public...
Glass, Floods, and "Gov'ment Work": Exploring Industrial Heritage in Blairsville, Southwestern Pennsylvania (2016)
During the late 19th and early 20th centuries, western Pennsylvania was a leading center in American plate glass manufacture. One of the region’s smaller plants was run by the Columbia Plate Glass Company, which operated in Blairsville from 1903 to 1935. During this time, the glass factory provided a major boost to the local economy and supported a community of workers’ housing. Shortly after the factory’s abandonment, the United States Army Corps of Engineers purchased the site as part of a...
"Gone But Not Forgotten": Two Hundred Years of Epitaph Memorialization in Northwestern Pennsylvania (2015)
Notable trends in the popularity, visibility, origin, and content of gravemarker epitaphs in north-western Pennsylvania from 1800 to the present are presented and discussed within the context of regional and general marker analyses. Notable patterns in epitaph selection and use are also examined alongside comparative consumer and industry data from professional monument manufacturers and organizations to present a comprehensive picture of how the interface of ideology, sentiment, consumer...
Pennsylvania Predictive Model Set – Realigning Old Expectations with New Techniques in the Creation of a Statewide Archaeological Sensitivity Model (2015)
Sponsored by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT), this project endeavored to create a statewide Archaeological Predictive Model (APM) based on the known locations of over 18,000 recorded pre-contact archaeological sites within the Commonwealth. The purpose of this project was to create a set of sensitivity maps to aide in transportation planning and assist in the cultural resources management process. The creation of an APM covering 46,000 square miles required the...
Representing Pennsylvania Colonial Expansion and Indigenous Trade in GIS (2022)
This is an abstract from the session entitled "Paper / Report Submission (General Sessions)" , at the 2022 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology. The colonization of the landscape now known as Pennsylvania drastically altered the material record found at indigenous settlement sites. European material goods became more commonplace in the archaeological record as time moved on, with the expansion of colonial settlements into indigenous lands assisting this material shift....