Archeological Investigations for the Barn Relocation at Ulysses S. Grant National Historic Site, St. Louis, Missouri

Author(s): Douglas D. Scott

Year: 2002

Summary

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 foundations were damaged during the early 20th century by various construction activities. A separate search for remains of a board fence alignment were undertaken near the Main House. This effort proved unsuccessful.

Cite this Record

Archeological Investigations for the Barn Relocation at Ulysses S. Grant National Historic Site, St. Louis, Missouri. Douglas D. Scott. Midwest Archeological Center Technical Report ,No. 78. Lincoln, Nebraska: Midwest Archeological Center, National Park Service. 2002 ( tDAR id: 376104) ; doi:10.6067/XCV80P0ZR1

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Keywords

Culture
Euroamerican • Historic

Material
Building Materials • Ceramic • Glass • Metal

Site Name
Grant-Dent House • White Haven

Site Type
Agricultural or Herding • Barn • Domestic Structure or Architectural Complex

Investigation Types
Data Recovery / Excavation • Geophysical Survey • Historic Background Research

General
Backhoe Testing • Geophysical Remote Sensing • Resistivity Survey • Shovel Test

Temporal Keywords
19th Century

Spatial Coverage

min long: -90.366; min lat: 38.531 ; max long: -90.329; max lat: 38.573 ;

Record Identifiers

MWAC Accession No.(s): 916

Ulysses S. Grant National Historic Site No. (s): 29

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