An Archeological Overview and Assessment of the CAR2015 Project at Jefferson National Expansion Memorial

Author(s): Timothy Schilling

Year: 2013

Summary

The Gateway Arch lies at the center of Jefferson National Expansion Memorial (JEFF). The Arch is a commemorative feature built by NPS to mark the St. Louis riverfront as a pivotal place in America’s westward expansion. The site was the created by President Franklin Roosevelt by executive order in 19351 and is first place to be recognized under the Historic Sites Act of 1935, which was designed “to preserve for public use historic sites, buildings, and objects of national significance for the inspiration and benefit of the people of the United States.” Under the act, NPS was empowered to “erect and maintain tablets to mark or commemorate historic or prehistoric places and events of national historical or archaeological significance.” NPS, following the guidance of Thomas Tallmadge, determined that only three buildings along the waterfront were nationally significant. The remaining buildings were demolished to make way for a planned memorial.

Cite this Record

An Archeological Overview and Assessment of the CAR2015 Project at Jefferson National Expansion Memorial. Timothy Schilling. 2013 ( tDAR id: 398850) ; doi:10.6067/XCV8K35WS7

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Keywords

Culture
Dhegian • Oneota • Osage

Site Name
JEFF • Jefferson National Expansion Memorial • LES Square • Luther Smith Square • Old Courthouse • St Lousi Mound Group

Investigation Types
Archaeological Overview • Site Evaluation / Testing

General
CAR2015 • City Arch River 2015 project • Mounds • OCH • Seven Years' War • Treaty of Fontainebleau

Geographic Keywords
Cahokia • Illinois River • Mississippi River • Missouri (State / Territory) • Missouri River • St. Louis • The Gateway Arch

Temporal Keywords
Historic • Holocene Climatic Optimum • Hypsithermal • Mississippian • Pleistocene Epoch

Spatial Coverage

min long: -95.933; min lat: 36.28 ; max long: -88.945; max lat: 40.681 ;

Individual & Institutional Roles

Contact(s): Anne Vawser

Contributor(s): Timothy Schilling

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

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