Results of Geophysical Survey and Historic Names Reasearch Of The California Trail Segments Located Within The Boundaries Of The City of Rocks National Reserve, Cassia County, Idaho

Author(s): Albert M. LeBeau III; Ashley Barnett; Curtis H. Sedlacek

Year: 2012

Summary

The City of Rocks National Reserve is a location with ties to America’s emigrant past. The primary significance at the Reserve is the California Trail and associated features. The National Park Service’s National Trails Intermountain Region requested the National Park Service’s Midwest Archeological Center assist the City of Rocks National Reserve in geophysical survey and historic names research projects. The projects utilized geophysical prospection techniques to answer questions posed by the Reserve and researched historic names left by emigrants who passed through the Reserve. This report documents the methods and results of these projects.

Cite this Record

Results of Geophysical Survey and Historic Names Reasearch Of The California Trail Segments Located Within The Boundaries Of The City of Rocks National Reserve, Cassia County, Idaho. Albert M. LeBeau III, Ashley Barnett, Curtis H. Sedlacek. Technical Report ,No. 130. Lincoln, Nebraska : Midwest Archeological Center, National Park Service, Lincoln, Nebraska. 2012 ( tDAR id: 394723) ; doi:10.6067/XCV8F47R8B

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Keywords

Culture
Bannock • Euroamerican • Shoshone • Tukudeka

Site Type
Linear Feature • Pictograph • Resource Extraction / Production / Transportation Structure or Features • Road • Road, Trail, and Related Structures or Features • Rock Art • Trail

Investigation Types
Archaeological Overview • Ethnohistoric Research • Geophysical Survey • Historic Background Research • Reconnaissance / Survey

General
Big Game Hunters • California National Historic Trail • Fur Traders • Historic Name Inscriptions • Historic Names Research • Irrigated Farming • Missionaries • Mountain Men • Pinnacle Pass • Quarry Site

Geographic Keywords
Albion Range • American Indian Trails • California Trail • Cassia County, Idaho • Cassia County (County) • City of Rocks Anticline • Idaho (State / Territory) • Southern Idaho

Temporal Keywords
Historic • Protohistoric / Contact Period

Spatial Coverage

min long: -114.226; min lat: 41.872 ; max long: -112.994; max lat: 42.707 ;

Individual & Institutional Roles

Contact(s): Anne Vawser

Sponsor(s): City of Rocks National Reserve, National Park Service

Repository(s): Midwest Archeological Center, National Park Service

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

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A 57-page report in the Technical Reports series of the NPS Midwest Archeology Center