US Army Corps of Engineers, Louisville District VCP

An archaeological survey of Huntington Reservoir was conducted under a Department of the Interior Historic Preservation Fund Survey and Planning Grant administered by the Indiana Department of Natural Resources Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology with matching funds supplied by Ball State University. The goals of the project were: to identify the archaeological resources within the Huntington Reservoir area, to determine the impact of the reservoir on those resources, and to...

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Louisville District archaeological collections were sent to the Veterans Curation Program’s (VCP) St. Louis laboratory in May 2011. The St. Louis 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 Brockington and Associates, an archaeological contract firm located in Norcross, Georgia. Human skeletal remains (HSR) were removed from...

Correspondence between a member of staff of the US Army Engineer District, Louisville and Mr. William R. Welper of Archaeological Resources Management Services, Department of Anthropology, Ball State University. Letter includes illustrations of a key to a "Model 'T' Ford" and background information regarding the key.

This collection is referred to as “Archaeological Assessment of Huntington Reservoir 1982-1983.” This name is consistent throughout the finding aid, the file folders, and the box labels. The extent of this collection is one and three quarters (1.75) linear inches. The documents include analysis and report records that originally resided in separate housing. The analysis material was originally found within an artifact project box. The report material was housed electronically on a CD. A copy of...

As requested by Boyd E. Phelps, Inc,, an archaeological field reconnaissance has been completed for six Department of Natural Resources projects on the Mississinewa, Salamonie, and Huntington Reservoirs in Miami, Wabash and Huntington Counties, Indiana. Of the six project areas that were surveyed, four contained evidence of prehistoric occupation and two, E15-702B and E15-702F, did not. Although evidence of prehistoric occupation was found in four of the six project areas, only one site...

A series of test pits plus additional shovel probes and surface reconnaissance on Site Wb-24 indicated that the primary concentration of cultural materials had been in a field, where it was heavily disturbed, rather than the adjacent woods and that the wooded portion of the site contained only scattered remains that do not appear to meet the National Register criteria of significance. However, it was also noted that there are additional possibly significant sites associated with a nearby chert...

This collection is referred to as “Archaeological Field Reconnaissance and Intensive Assessment at State Recreation Areas 1979.” This name is consistent throughout the finding aid, the file folders, and the box labels. The extent of this collection is one and a half (1.5) linear inches. The documents in this collection include project time logs, handwritten notes, correspondence, site survey forms, oversized aerial and construction maps, quad maps, blueprint sketches, and three final reports...

An archaeological records search for 4 construction projects near the Mississinewa and Huntington Reservoirs in Wabash and Huntington Counties, Indiana.

This collection is referred to as “Archaeological Field Reconnaissance at Dora New Holland Recreation Area 1979.” This name is consistent throughout the finding aid, the file folders, and the box labels. The extent of this collection is one quarter (0.25) of a linear inch. The collection consists of one brochure labeled “Salamonie Lake, Indiana,” which was found in good condition within an artifact box for the project State Recreation Areas Arbitrary Investigation 1979-1985. One side of the...

This collection is referred to as "Archaeological Field Reconnaissance at Miami County Recreation Area 1979.” This name is consistent throughout the finding aid, the file folders, and the box labels. The extent of this collection is a half (0.5) of a linear inch. The document collection included correspondence requesting a records search with a map of the Department of Natural Resources project areas E15-702A and E15-702B, a letter with a cost estimate for the records search, and a final report...

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Louisville District archaeological collections were sent to the Veterans Curation Program’s (VCP) St. Louis laboratory in May 2011. The VCP St. Louis 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 Brockington and Associates, an archaeological contract firm located in Norcross, Georgia. The procedures employed to re-house the...

This collection is referred to as “Archaeological Field Reconnaissance Brookville Reservoir Waterfowl Marsh 1980.” 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 collection was originally housed in an acidic folder labeled with “Franklin County, 80FR35, Brookville Reservoir, Waterfowl, DNR,” which was stored inside of a plastic bag labeled with additional information regarding the sites...

An archaeological reconnaissance of two proposed waterfowl marshes to be constructed within the controlled flood parameters of the Brookville Reservoir in Franklin and Union Counties was performed on November 26, 29, and 30, 1980, by the Archaeological resource Management Service of Ball State University. Two prehistoric and two historic sites were detected within the Fairfield and Allys Creek Marsh Area respectively; however, none were thought to meet national register criteria for preservation...

Following a request from Carl H. Armstrong of the Indiana Department of Natural Resources, an archaeological field reconnaissance has been completed for the Mississinewa Reservoir Force Main (Project E15-28) near Peoria, Miami County, Indiana. The field reconnaissance revealed that the treatment plant nearest the dam is incorrectly shown on the proposed route plan furnished by the Department of Natural Resources.

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Louisville District archaeological collections were sent to the Veterans Curation Program’s (VCP) St. Louis laboratory in May 2011. The VCP St. Louis laboratory is a USACE, St. Louis District’s Mandatory Center of Expertise for the Curation and Management of Archaeological Collections project, which is staffed through Brockington and Associates, an archaeological contract firm located in Norcross, Georgia. The procedures employed to re-house the...

This collection is referred to as “Archaeological Field Reconnaissance Mississinewa Reservoir Force Main 1979.” This name is consistent throughout the finding aid, the file folders, and the box labels. The extent of this collection is one (1.0) linear inch. The investigation was originally housed within a folder labeled with the Ball State University project number 78FR46. This project includes no photographic or oversized materials. In terms of conservation treatment of the paper records, a...

This collection is referred to as “Archaeological Field Reconnaissance Quakertown Recreation Area 1980.” This name is consistent throughout the finding aid, the file folders, and the box labels. The extent of this collection is one half (0.5) of a linear inch. This collection was acquired in generally good condition and contained only paper records. One oversized item was also included that was humidified, flattened, and then placed in oversized storage. Tape removal and mending was needed for...

An archaeological field reconnaissance of the area to be affected by proposed improvements to the Quakertown Recreation Area in Liberty Township, Union County, near Dunlapsville, Indiana revealed no cultural material. Therefore, it is recommended that the project be allowed to proceed as planned without further archaeological assessment.

This report represents the results of an archaeological survey of project number E1-26B and E3-604A was accomplished on September 27 and 28, 1977 for Indiana Department of Natural Resources. The survey located three site concentrations, which include chert flakes, choppers, side scrapers, and fire cracked rock. The quantity of finds discovered during reconnaissance indicated the need for further testing to evaluate the extent and nature of archaeological deposits.

An archaeogical field reconnaissance was carried out for the proposed Visitor's Center at Lost Bridge State Recreation area located on the Salamonie Reservoir, Indiana. No significant cultural remains were found and it is recommended that the project be allowed to proceed without further archaeological assessment. Some of the information in this record has been migrated into tDAR from the National Archaeological Database Reports Module (NADB-R) and updated. Most NADB-R records consist of a...

This collection is referred to as "Archeological Field Reconnaissance Salamonie Reservoir Visitor’s Center 1980.” This name is consistent throughout the finding aid, the file folders, and the box labels. The extent of this collection is three quarters (0.75) of a linear inch. All records were in generally good condition. The collection included only paper and oversized materials; no photographic materials were present. Nowhere in this collection of documents does there appear to be an accession...

Following a request from the Indiana Department of Natural Resources, an archaeological field reconnaissance and literature search have been completed for seven proposed wildlife ponds near the Salamonie Reservoir, Wabash County, Indiana (Fig. 1). The project, located near the midpoint of Section 17, Township 27 North, Range 8 East, as shown on the USGS 7.5-minute Lagro Quadrangle (Fig. 2), will involve approximately five acres of land in the construction of the proposed ponds (Fig.J).

This collection is referred to as "Archaeological Field Reconnaissance Salamonie Reservoir Wildlife Ponds 1979.” This name is consistent throughout the finding aid, the file folders, and the box labels. The extent of this collection is three quarters (0.75) of a linear inch. This collection includes correspondence for the request, reply, and authorization of an archaeological reconnaissance for the Unit 29 area of the Salamonie Reservoir for the proposed construction of seven wildlife ponds. ...

An archaeological field reconnaissance conducted for the planned expansion of the Huntington Municipal Airport located in Huntington County, Indiana revealed 49 previously unrecorded prehistoric archaeological sites. One of, the sites appears to be potentially significant and it has been recommended that this site be tested prior to construction. With the exception of the testing of this site, it has been recommended that the project be allowed to proceed without additional archaeological...

An appendix to "Archaeological Field Reconnaissance, Huntington Municipal Airport, Huntington County, Indiana", outlining the proposed testing methodology.

Archaeological testing of site 12-HU-1068 revealed intact cultural deposits and determined that the site was significant. It has been recommended that the site should be either avoided by construction activities or mitigated prior to construction.

In response to a request from James O. Bellis, an archaeological records check has been completed for the proposed expansion of the Huntington Airport located approximately two miles from Huntington, Huntington County, Indiana (Figure 1). The project is located in the north central 1/4 of Section 25, Township 29 North, Range 9 East as shown on the USGS 7.5' Majenica, Indiana Quadrangle (Figure 2). The proposed project involves the construction of a taxiway. Land within the project area is...

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Louisville District archaeological collections were sent to the Veterans Curation Program’s (VCP) laboratory in the St. Louis laboratory in May 2011. The VCP St. Louis 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 Brockington and Associates, an archaeological contract firm located in Norcross, Georgia. The procedures employed to...

This collection is referred to as "Archaeological Intensive Assessment of Huntington Municipal Airport (12HU1068) 1993.” This name is consistent throughout the finding aid, the file folders, and the box labels. The extent of this collection is four (4) linear inches. Oversized, photographic, and paper records are all included within this investigation. A majority of the documents were in good condition except for one field record that was heavily torn and stained (Scanned Asset number...

The proposed project is the expansion of the existing Huntington Municipal Airport in Huntington, Indiana. The proposed expansion is to consist of the construction of a new taxiway approximately 3600' long, north of and parallel to the existing runway (see Maps 1 & 2). As a part of this study, the present author requested the archaeological laboratory of Ball State University to conduct an archaeological records review on the project area. No evidence of prehistoric occupation was found.

An archaeological survey of the shoreline of Huntington Lake's seasonal pool was conducted under a contract with the United States Army Corps of Engineers, by the Archaeological Resources Management Service, Ball State University. The goals of the project were to identify the archaeological resources within the project area, determine the impact of Huntington Lake on those resources and to make recommendations for future investigation of the resources. The survey identified 109 sites reflecting...

This collection is referred to as "Archaeological Survey of the Huntington Lake Shoreline 1983.” This name is consistent throughout the finding aid, the file folders, and the box labels. The extent of this collection is one and a half (1.5) linear inches. The documents associated with the Archaeological Survey of the Huntington Lake Shoreline 1983 investigation consist solely of the final report, which was in good condition. It should be noted that within the report, pages 120, 122 through 123,...

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Louisville District archaeological collections were sent to the Veterans Curation Project’s (VCP) St. Louis laboratory in the fall of 2009. The VCP St. Louis laboratory was established by USACE, St. Louis District’s Mandatory Center of Expertise for the Curation and Management of Archaeological Collections using American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 funds and staffed through Brockington and Associates, Inc. The procedures employed to re-house the...

The excavation of three mounds in Huntington County, Indiana, on the Upper Wabash River was accomplished in 1964 under auspices of the National Park Service through a grant administered by Indiana University. The mounds, three of the twenty-four sites located in 1963 by John Dorwin during the preliminary archaeological survey of the Huntington Reservoir, were located on the property of Mrs. C.W.H. Bangs, resident of Huntington, Indiana. Permission was obtained for the necessary excavation from...

This collection is referred to as "Big Bangs and Little Bangs Mounds (12HU25 and 12HU26) 1964.” This name is consistent throughout the finding aid, the file folders, and the box labels. The extent of this collection is a quarter of a linear inch. The associated documentation for Big Bangs and Little Bangs Mounds (12HU25 and 12HU26) 1964 was stored in one acidic folder and in one acidic cardboard box with several other document collections. The archivist did not find it difficult to assign...

The report, entitled Archaeological Test Excavations at the Boat Ramp #1 Site (12MO314), Monroe Reservoir, Monroe County, Indiana, presented the results of the test excavations at the Boat Ramp #1 Site (12MO314) at Monroe Reservoir, Monroe County, Indiana. The Glenn A. Black Laboratory of Archaeology, Natural Resources, Division of Reservoirs, undertook investigations at the site in order to access the archaeological significance of the site and its eligibility for nomination to the National...

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Louisville District archaeological collections were sent to the Veterans Curation Project’s (VCP) St. Louis laboratory in the fall of 2009. The VCP St. Louis laboratory was established by USACE, St. Louis District’s Mandatory Center of Expertise for the Curation and Management of Archaeological Collections using American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 funds and staffed through Brockington and Associates, Inc. The procedures employed to re-house the...

This collection is referred to as “Boat Ramp #1 Site (12MO314) 1987.” This name is consistent throughout the finding aid, the file folders, and the box labels. The extent of this collection is a quarter of a linear inch. Boat Ramp #1 Site (12MO314) 1987 document collection was contained within one acidic envelope and in an acidic box with other document collections from the Lake Monroe subject property. The different document collections were processed separately according to the original...

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,...

This collection is referred to as “Breeden Site (12HR11) 1966.” 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 associated documentation for the Breeden Site (12HR11) 1966 was stored in one acidic folder in one acidic cardboard box with several other document collections. The archivist did not find it difficult to assign documents to one phase of the project or the other because most of the...

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Louisville District archaeological collections were sent to the Veterans Curation Project’s (VCP) St. Louis laboratory in the fall of 2009. The VCP St. Louis laboratory was established by USACE, St. Louis District’s Mandatory Center of Expertise for the Curation and Management of Archaeological Collections using American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 funds and staffed through Brockington and Associates, Inc. Human skeletal remains (HSR) were removed...

This collection is referred to as "Brookville Lake, Indiana N.D.” This name is consistent throughout the finding aid, the file folders, and the box labels. The extent of this collection is a tenth of a linear inch. The associated documentation for Brookville Lake, Indiana N.D. was stored in one acidic folder and in one acidic cardboard box with other document collections. The archivist found it difficult to assign the document to a specific archaeological project because the pamphlet was not...

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Louisville District archaeological collections were sent to the Veterans Curation Program’s (VCP) St. Louis laboratory in May 2011. The St. Louis 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 Brockington and Associates, an archaeological contract firm located in Norcross, Georgia. Human skeletal remains (HSR) were removed...

An archaeological survey and data enhancement project at Brookville Lake was conducted to determine the nature, density, and distribution of archaeological resources located on the property. The project was carried out through a review of recorded sites, a reconnaissance survey of portions of the shoreline and limited testing of Glidewell Mound.

This collection is referred to as "Brookville Reservoir Survey 1991-1992.” This name is consistent throughout the finding aid, the file folders, and the box labels. The extent of this collection is one and a quarter (1.25) linear inches. The documents for this collection were acquired from human remains analysis boxes associated with the Brookville Reservoir Survey 1991-992 artifact investigation. The collection consisted solely of analysis records for Glidewell Mound (12FR24) with no oversized...

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Louisville District archaeological collections were sent to the Veterans Curation Project’s (VCP) St. Louis laboratory in the fall of 2009. The VCP St. Louis laboratory is a USACE, St. Louis District’s Mandatory Center of Expertise for the Curation and Management of Archaeological Collections project, which is staffed through Brockington and Associates, an archaeological contract firm located in Norcross, Georgia. The procedures employed by the St. Louis...

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 “Chapman and Lockman Arbitrary Collection N.D.” This name is consistent throughout the finding aid, the file folder, and the box labels. The extent of this collection is one linear inch. The documents associated with...

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Louisville District archaeological collections were sent to the Veterans Curation Project’s (VCP) St. Louis laboratory in the fall of 2009. The VCP St. Louis laboratory was established by USACE, St. Louis District’s Mandatory Center of Expertise for the Curation and Management of Archaeological Collections using American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 funds and staffed through Brockington and Associates, Inc. Human skeletal remains (HSR) were removed...

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 “Chapman and Lockman Archaeological Investigations 1979.” This name is consistent throughout the finding aid, the file folder, and the box labels. The extent of this collection is a quarter of a linear inch. The Glenn...

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...

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Louisville District archaeological collections were sent to the Veterans Curation Project’s (VCP) St. Louis laboratory in the fall of 2009. The VCP St. Louis laboratory was established by USACE, St. Louis District’s Mandatory Center of Expertise for the Curation and Management of Archaeological Collections using American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 funds and staffed through Brockington and Associates, Inc. Human skeletal remains (HSR) were removed...

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 “Clifty Creek 1969.” This name is consistent throughout the finding aid, the file folder, and the box labels. The extent of this collection is one (1) linear inch. The only original documentation from Clifty Creek...

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Louisville District archaeological collection was sent to the Veterans Curation Project’s (VCP) St. Louis laboratory in the fall of 2009. The VCP St. Louis laboratory was established by USACE St. Louis District’s Mandatory Center of Expertise for the Curation and Management of Archaeological Collections using American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 funds and staffed through Brockington and Associates. Human skeletal remains were removed from the...

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 “Clifty Creek Human Skeletal Remains N.D.” This name is consistent throughout the finding aid, the file folder, and the box labels. The extent of this collection is a quarter of a linear inch. The Glenn A. Black...

This is a report of an archaeological survey of areas potentially affected by the proposed Clifty Creek reservoir project in Bartholomew County and Decatur County, Indiana (Fig. 1). The project would be an undertaking of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and involves the construction of one or more dams on Clifty Creek and Fall Fork to provide flood control and recreational facilities. Four possible dam sites and several reservoir alternatives are being considered. Data regarding these are given...

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Louisville District archaeological collections were sent to the Veterans Curation Project’s (VCP) St. Louis laboratory in the fall of 2009. The VCP St. Louis laboratory was established by USACE, St. Louis District’s Mandatory Center of Expertise for the Curation and Management of Archaeological Collections using American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 funds and staffed through Brockington and Associates, Inc. Human skeletal remains (HSR) were removed...

This collection is referred to as "Clifty Creek Reservoir Area 1973-1974.” 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 rehabilitation for the Clifty Creek Reservoir Area 1973-1974 document collection was done in several stages, because various files pertaining to this collection were sent to the VCP at different times. For instance, a copy of the final report was sent electronically and...

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...

The report, entitled Archaeological Test Excavations at the Cutright #2 Site (12MO173), Monroe Reservoir, Monroe County, Indiana, presented the results of the test excavations at the Cutright #2 Site (12MO173) at Monroe Reservoir, Monroe County, Indiana. The Glenn A. Black Laboratory of Archaeology, Indiana University, in contract with the Indiana Department of Natural Resources, Division of Reservoirs, undertook investigations at the site in order to evaluate the archaeological significance of...

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Louisville District archaeological collections were sent to the Veterans Curation Project’s (VCP) St. Louis laboratory in the fall of 2009. The VCP St. Louis laboratory was established by USACE, St. Louis District’s Mandatory Center of Expertise for the Curation and Management of Archaeological Collections using American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 funds and staffed through Brockington and Associates, Inc. The procedures employed to re-house the...

This collection is referred to as "Cutright #2 Site (12MO173) 1987.” This name is consistent throughout the finding aid, the file folders, and the box labels. The extent of this collection is a quarter of a linear inch. Cutright #2 Site (12MO173) 1987 was contained within one acidic envelope and in an acidic box with other document collections from the Lake Monroe subject property. The different document collections were processed separately according to the original housing. The document...

This report presents the results of test excavations at the Fairfax South site (12 Mo 346) at Monroe Reservoir, Monroe County, Indiana. The Glenn A. Black Laboratory of Archaeology, Indiana University, in contract with the Indiana Department of Natural Resources, Division of Reservoirs, undertook investigations at the site in order to evaluate the archaeological significance of the site and its eligibility for the National Register of Historic Places. Fieldwork consisted of the hand excavation...

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Louisville District archaeological collections were sent to the Veterans Curation Project’s (VCP) St. Louis laboratory in the fall of 2009. The VCP St. Louis laboratory was established by USACE, St. Louis District’s Mandatory Center of Expertise for the Curation and Management of Archaeological Collections using American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 funds and staffed through Brockington and Associates, Inc. The procedures employed to re-house the...

This collection is referred to as "Fairfax South Site (12MO346) 1987.” This name is consistent throughout the finding aid, the file folders, and the box labels. The extent of this collection is one and a half linear inches. Fairfax South Site (12MO364) 1987 collection was contained within one acidic envelope and in an acidic box with other document collections from the Lake Monroe subject property. The different document collections were processed separately according to the original housing....

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Louisville District archaeological collections were sent to the Veterans Curation Program’s (VCP) St. Louis laboratory in May 2011. The VCP St. Louis 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 Brockington and Associates, Inc., an archaeological contract firm located in Norcross, Georgia. The procedures employed by the St. Louis VCP...

This collection is referred to as "Field School at Sites 12G9 and 12G10 1975-1976.” This name is consistent throughout the finding aid, the file folders, and the box labels. The extent of this collection is three and a quarter (3.25) linear inches. The collection was removed from its original acidic folders and rehoused in archival quality folders. Overall the collection was in good condition. Mending tape was applied to some documents after all metal staples were removed, as well as to the...

Though concerned agencies and archaeologists throughout the state were previously informed Ball State officials did not learn until the spring of 1975 that an appropriation of $25,000.00, proposed by State Representative Loren E. Winger, Converse, Indiana, for Ball State University to conduct research under the jurisdiction of the Indiana State Department of Natural Resources along the Mississinewa River in Grant and Wabash counties was being considered by the state legislature. The purpose of...

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Louisville District archaeological collections were sent to the Veterans Curation Program’s (VCP) Saint Louis laboratory in May 2011. The VCP Saint Louis 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 Brockington and Associates, an archaeological contract firm located in Norcross, Georgia. The procedures employed to re-house the...

This collection is referred to as "Field School at Sites 12WB90 and 12WB120 1981-1984.” This name is consistent throughout the finding aid, the file folders, and the box labels. The extent of this collection is four and a half (4.5) linear inches. This collection consisted of a preliminary report, as well as administrative, background, field, analysis, and photographic records. All documents were found in very good condition and required very little cleaning and mending beyond the removal of...

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Louisville District archaeological collections were sent to the Veterans Curation Program’s (VCP) St. Louis laboratory in May 2011. The VCP St. Louis 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 Brockington and Associates, Inc., an archaeological contract firm located in Norcross, Georgia. The procedures employed to re-house the...

This collection is referred to as “Field School at the Biface III Site (12MI18) 1981-1982.” This name is consistent throughout the finding aid, the file folders, and the box labels. The extent of this collection is three and a quarter (3.25) linear inches. There are several oversized maps and oversized artifact sketch figures contained in the collection. In addition, one color photographic slide of a rocky area of the site is included. These materials were moved to the appropriate...

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Louisville District archaeological collections were sent to the Veterans Curation Program’s (VCP) St. Louis laboratory in May 2011. The VCP St. Louis 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 Brockington and Associates, Inc., an archaeological contract firm located in Norcross, Georgia. The procedures employed by the St. Louis VCP...

This collection is referred to as "Field School at the Conner Mill Site (12G57) 1983-1984.” This name is consistent throughout the finding aid, the file folders, and the box labels. The extent of this collection is one (1.0) linear inch. The records were originally housed within a file folder within a plastic bag. The file folder was labeled “Field School at 12G57, Acc # 158F, Conner Mill” while the bag had the description “12G57, Field School-Conner Mill, 158F.” The investigation’s records were...

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Louisville District archaeological collections were sent to the Veterans Curation Program’s (VCP) St. Louis laboratory in May 2011. The St. Louis 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 Brockington and Associates, Inc., an archaeological contract firm located in Norcross, GA. The procedures employed to re-house the...

This collection is referred to as "Field School at the Troyer Site (12WB116) 1975-1976.” This name is consistent throughout the finding aid, the file folders, and the box labels. The extent of this collection is five and one quarter (5.25) linear inches. The material was originally housed within a bag labeled “12WB21 (116) Field School, 89F” and two artifact project boxes. There are various types of documents contained within this collection, including both paper and photographic materials....

The Mounds State Recreation Area, Franklin County, in Brookville, Indiana required an archaeological assessment as determined by federal law. The proposed project included the construction of a campground, associated buildings and 1.73 miles of new roadway. The total project area included approximately 260 acres. However, because of their physical undesirability, 80 acres were discounted from having prehistoric or historic significance. The archaeological field reconnaissance of the project...

The Mounds State Recreation Area, Franklin County, in Brookville, Indiana required an archaeological assessment as determined by federal law. The proposed project included the construction of a campground, associated buildings and 1.73 miles of new roadway. The total project area included approximately 260 acres. However, because of their physical undesirability, 80 acres were discounted from having prehistoric or historic significance. The archaeological field reconnaissance of the project...

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Louisville District archaeological collections were sent to the Veterans Curation Project’s (VCP) St. Louis laboratory in the fall of 2009. The VCP St. Louis laboratory is a USACE, St. Louis District’s Mandatory Center of Expertise for the Curation and Management of Archaeological Collections project, which is staffed through Brockington and Associates, an archaeological contract firm located in Norcross, Georgia. For ease of reference, the report name...

This collection is referred to as "Grandview Area 1978.” This name is consistent throughout the finding aid, the file folders, and the box labels. The extent of this collection is seven linear inches. The Grandview Area 1978 document collection was contained within two acidic accordion folders in an acidic box that contained documentation from other Rockport Generating Station archaeological investigations. Five archaeological sites, 12SP284, 12SP286, 12SP289, 12SP303 and 12SP305, were...

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Louisville District archaeological collections were sent to the Veterans Curation Project’s (VCP) St. Louis laboratory in the fall of 2009. The VCP St. Louis laboratory was established by USACE, St. Louis District’s Mandatory Center of Expertise for the Curation and Management of Archaeological Collections using American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 funds and staffed through Brockington and Associates, Inc. The procedures employed to re-house the...

This collection is referred to as “Honey Creek Area 1978.” This name is consistent throughout the finding aid, the file folders, and the box labels. The associated report title is Intensive Subsurface Survey for Buried Cultural Resources at The Indiana and Michigan Electric Company Rockport Plant, Rockport, Indiana. The extent of this collection is 7.5 linear inches. The collection was housed in one acidic box and inside of three acidic accordion files along with several other acidic brown...

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Louisville District archaeological collections were sent to the Veterans Curation Project’s (VCP) St. Louis laboratory in the fall of 2009. The VCP St. Louis laboratory was established by USACE, St. Louis District’s Mandatory Center of Expertise for the Curation and Management of Archaeological Collections using American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 funds and staffed through Brockington and Associates, Inc. The procedures employed by the St. Louis...

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 “Huntington County N.D.” This name is consistent throughout the finding aid, the file folder, and the box labels. The extent of this collection is a quarter of a linear inch. The Glenn A. Black Laboratory of...

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Louisville District archaeological collections were sent to the Veterans Curation Project’s (VCP) St. Louis laboratory in the Fall of 2009. The VCP St. Louis laboratory was established by USACE, St. Louis District’s Mandatory Center of Expertise for the Curation and Management of Archaeological Collections and staffed through Brockington and Associates, Inc., an archaeological contract firm located in Norcross, Georgia. The procedures employed by the St....

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 “Huntington County Test Excavations 1963.” This name is consistent throughout the finding aid, the file folder, and the box labels. The extent of this collection is a quarter of a linear inch. The Glenn A. Black...

The proposed report by James H. Kellar, the Appraisal of the Archeological Resource of the Huntington Reservoir Area, Wabash River Indiana, was submitted to the United States Department of Interior, National Park Service, under the terms of Purchase Order No. 29-737. The following reports the results of an archaeological surface survey in the area to be inundated by the construction of the Huntington reservoir in the upper Wabash River Valley, Indiana. Much of the work was accomplished by John...

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Louisville District archaeological collections were sent to the Veterans Curation Project’s (VCP) St. Louis laboratory in the fall of 2009. The VCP St. Louis laboratory was established by USACE, St. Louis District’s Mandatory Center of Expertise for the Curation and Management of Archaeological Collections and staffed through Brockington and Associates, an archaeological contract firm located in Norcross, Georgia. The procedures employed by the St. Louis...

This collection is referred to as "Huntington Reservoir Area Appraisal 1963-1964.” This name is consistent throughout the finding aid, the file folders, and the box labels. The extent of this collection is a quarter of a linear inch. The associated documentation for the Huntington Reservoir Area Appraisal 1963-1964 was stored in one acidic folder in one acidic cardboard box with several other document collections. There was no removal of photographs or oversized materials from this collection....

This resource contains one of two sets of Huntington Reservoir aerial images. This particular set of images was produced in beige and purple ink. For each beige and purple map (Scanned Asset 1039-0002), there is a duplicate map. Thus, there are nine unique maps, but eighteen total copies. The beige maps have a map publication number along with a handwritten number in the upper right corner of each map numbering from two to nine. The legible map publication numbers include 18069-272-55,...

This resource contains one of two sets of Huntington Reservoir aerial images. There are fourteen black and white aerial maps numbered 17, 18, 23, 24, 28, 29, 34, 35, 40, 46, 51, 52, 57, and 58 (Scanned Asset 1039-0001). The dates of these images are not indicated.

The Veterans Curation Program has established protocols and procedures for archival processing and rehabilitation projects. Standards and procedures are listed for reference. Each record format (i.e., paper, photographic, electronic, audio-visual and cartographic and oversize) has special storage requirements that are dependent upon the physical media upon which information is recorded. Each format is packaged, labeled, and described in a standardized fashion and all special cases are noted in...

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Louisville District archaeological collection was sent to the Veterans Curation Project’s (VCP) St. Louis laboratory in the fall of 2009. The VCP St. Louis laboratory was established by USACE St. Louis District’s Mandatory Center of Expertise for the Curation and Management of Archaeological Collections using American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 funds and staffed through Brockington and Associates. Human skeletal remains were removed from the...

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 “Indian Hill Donation 1956.” This name is consistent throughout the finding aid, the file folder, and the box labels. The extent of this collection is a quarter of a linear inch. The Glenn A. Black Laboratory of...

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Louisville District archaeological collections were sent to the Veterans Curation Project’s (VCP) St. Louis laboratory in the fall of 2009. The VCP St. Louis laboratory is a USACE, St. Louis District’s Mandatory Center of Expertise for the Curation and Management of Archaeological Collections project, which is staffed through Brockington and Associates, an archaeological contract firm located in Norcross, Georgia. For ease of reference, the Indun...

This collection is referred to as "Indun Rockshelter (12MO350) 1978.” This name is consistent throughout the finding aid, the file folders, and the box labels. The extent of this collection is three linear inches. Indun Rockshelter (12MO350) 1978 was contained within three acidic envelopes and in an acidic box with other document collections from the Lake Monroe subject property. The different document collections were processed separately according to the original housing. The document...

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Louisville District archaeological collections were sent to the Veterans Curation Project’s (VCP) St. Louis laboratory in the fall of 2009. The VCP St. Louis laboratory was established by USACE, St. Louis District’s Mandatory Center of Expertise for the Curation and Management of Archaeological Collections using American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 funds and staffed through Brockington and Associates, Inc. The procedures employed to re-house the...

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 “Lafayette Lake 1977.” 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. Lafayette Lake 1977 was contained...

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Louisville District archaeological collections were sent to the Veterans Curation Project’s (VCP) St. Louis laboratory in the fall of 2009. The VCP St. Louis laboratory is a USACE, St. Louis District’s Mandatory Center of Expertise for the Curation and Management of Archaeological Collections project, which is staffed through Brockington and Associates, an archaeological contract firm located in Norcross, Georgia. The procedures employed to re-house the...

This collection is referred to as "Lake Monroe 1976.” This name is consistent throughout the finding aid, the file folders, and the box labels. The extent of this collection is ten (10) linear inches. The associated documentation for Lake Monroe 1976 was stored in thirty acidic folders in one acidic cardboard box with several other document collections. Because the archaeological investigations at Lake Monroe were so extensive, it took longer than the time originally allotted by the Army...

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Louisville District archaeological collections were sent to the Veterans Curation Project’s (VCP) St. Louis laboratory in the Fall of 2009. The VCP St. Louis laboratory is a USACE St. Louis District’s Mandatory Center of Expertise for the Curation and Management of Archaeological Collections project, which is staffed through Brockington and Associates an archaeological contract firm located in Norcross, Georgia. For ease of reference, the name provided...