American Recovery and Reinvestment Act 2009 Section 110 Compliance Report for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District, NHPA, Cultural Resources Investigations, Technical Report No. 4 (Volume 1), Archaeological Site Examinations Conducted for 26 Sites at the Birch Hill Dam Reservoir Area in the Towns of Royalston, Templeton, and Winchendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts

Author(s): Barbara Donohue; Martin Dudek; Sheila Charles; Deena Duranleau; Dawn Lassman; Thomas Mailhot; Tim Mancl; Michael Roberts; Alan Smith; Kate Farnham; Eric Metzger

Year: 2011

Summary

Archeological Site Examinations Conducted for 26 Sites at the Birch Hill Dam Reservoir Area in the Towns of Royalston, Templeton and Winchendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts

At the request of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Louis District (Corps), John Milner Associates, Inc., (JMA) conducted National Historic Preservation Act Section 110 archaeological compliance site evaluations on Corps fee-title land in the New England District's Birch Hill Dam Reservoir Area in Royalston, Templeton and Winchendon, MA. The work was carried out for 26 sites; these include 8 pre-Contact and 18 historic sites. As a result, 10 historic sites are recommended eligible for the National Register. These sites include 3 historic farmsteads, a CCC camp and an industrial mill complex in Winchendon (WIN-HA-01, WIN-HA-03, WIN-HA-05, WIN-HA-06, and WIN-HA-12), and 2 rural mills and 3 industrial mill complexes in Templeton (TEM-HA-03, TEM-HA-04, TEM-HA-05, TEM-HA-06, and TEM-HA-08). The remaining 16 sites in the opinion of JMA do not meet the criteria of eligibility for the National Register. Field investigations also identified 5 additional sites; these include 3 historic sites and 2 pre-Contact sites.This ARRA funded Task Order employed 34 specialists.

Appendices available at : https://core.tdar.org/document/425591/american-recovery-and-reinvestment-act-2009-section-110-compliance-report-for-the-us-army-corps-of-engineers-new-england-district-nhpa-cultural-resources-investigations-technical-report-no-4-volume-2-archaeological-site-examinations-conducted-for-26-sites-at-the-birch-hill-dam-reservoir-area-in-the-towns-of-royalston-templeton-and-winchendon-worcester-county-massachusetts-appendices

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American Recovery and Reinvestment Act 2009 Section 110 Compliance Report for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District, NHPA, Cultural Resources Investigations, Technical Report No. 4 (Volume 1), Archaeological Site Examinations Conducted for 26 Sites at the Birch Hill Dam Reservoir Area in the Towns of Royalston, Templeton, and Winchendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Barbara Donohue, Martin Dudek, Sheila Charles, Deena Duranleau, Dawn Lassman, Thomas Mailhot, Tim Mancl, Michael Roberts, Alan Smith, Kate Farnham, Eric Metzger. NHPA, Cultural Resources Investigations Technical Report ,No. 4, Vol. 1. St. Louis, MO: US Army Corps of Engineers Mandatory Center of Expertise for the Curation and Management of Archaeological Collections, St. Louis District. 2011 ( tDAR id: 425590) ; doi:10.6067/XCV8Z89FJC

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Keywords

Investigation Types
Collections Research • Heritage Management • Reconnaissance / Survey

Geographic Keywords
Massachusetts (State / Territory) • Royalston, Massachussetts • Templeton, Massachussetts • Winchendon, Massachussetts • Worcester County (County)

Spatial Coverage

min long: -73.169; min lat: 42.019 ; max long: -71.062; max lat: 42.716 ;

Individual & Institutional Roles

Contact(s): US Army Corps of Engineers Mandatory Center of Expertise for the Curation and Management of Archaeological Collections, St. Louis District

Landowner(s): US Army Corps of Engineers, New England District

Sponsor(s): US Army Corps of Engineers, St. Louis District Curation and Archives Analysis Branch

Prepared By(s): John Milner Associates, Inc

Submitted To(s): US Army Corp of Engineers, St. Louis District Curation and Archives Analysis Branch; US Army Corps of Engineers, New England District

Record Identifiers

Contract Number(s): W912P9-09-D-0536, Task Order 3

Notes

General Note: Appendices available at https://core.tdar.org/document/425591/

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