Archeological Monitoring During Excavation of a Fire Suppression Waterline Trench, Fort Scott National Historic Site, Bourbon County, Kansas

Author(s): William J. Hunt

Year: 1997

Summary

This document focuses on the excavation of a backhoe trench (Figures 1 and 2) from July 22 through August 6, 1996 at Fort Scott National Historic Site (FOSC). The purpose of this trench was to allow subsurface installation of a IO-in waterline, the first step in the eventual installation of a fire suppression system in all FOSC buildings. Monitoring followed the construction crew's work schedule, which utilized a work week of four lO-hour days followed by a three-day weekend. Because of FOSC's proximity to the Midwest Archeological Center (MWAC), I returned to Lincoln each weekend. During the course of this work, I was assisted by FOSC Historian Arnold Schofield and, for the week of July 29-August 1, by MWAC Archeological Technician Alan Smith. Other NPS personnel who aided in the successful completion of this monitoring effort were FOSC Superintendent Steve Miller and FOSC Head of Maintenance Mike Vachon. Vachon was the Contracting Officer's Technical Representative (COTR) for this project.

Cite this Record

Archeological Monitoring During Excavation of a Fire Suppression Waterline Trench, Fort Scott National Historic Site, Bourbon County, Kansas. William J. Hunt. Lincoln, Nebraska: Midwest Archeological Center, National Park Service. 1997 ( tDAR id: 376399) ; doi:10.6067/XCV8GH9HP0

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Keywords

Culture
Euroamerican • Historic

Material
Building Materials • Ceramic • Glass • Metal

Site Name
Fort Scott National Historic Site

Site Type
Commercial or Industrial Structures • Domestic Structure or Architectural Complex • Domestic Structures • Non-Domestic Structures • Pit • Resource Extraction / Production / Transportation Structure or Features

Investigation Types
Data Recovery / Excavation • Heritage Management

General
Ash Feature • Brick Pit • Burned Earth • Foundation • Oil Feature • Piers • Pole Casts • Stone Pit

Geographic Keywords
Fort Scott City • Missouri

Temporal Keywords
19th Century • 20th Century

Spatial Coverage

min long: -94.728; min lat: 37.833 ; max long: -94.689; max lat: 37.861 ;

Individual & Institutional Roles

Prepared By(s): Midwest Archeological Center, National Park Service

Submitted To(s): Fort Scott National Historic Site, National Park Service

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