Cultural Resource Investigations in Conjunction with the Replacement of Locks and Dams 7 and 8, Monongahela River, Pennsylvania and West Virginia
Part of the Replacement of Locks and Dams 7 and 8 Monongahela River 1986 project
Author(s): Robert J. Houston; Beverly A. Mitchum
Year: 1986
Summary
GAI Consultants, Inc., conducted cultural resource investigations at five locales in preparation for the U S. Army Corps of Engineers (COE) proposed replacement of Locks and Dams 7 and 8, USACE subject property Grays Landing, on the Monongahela River in Pennsylvania and West Virginia. The investigations included the survey of approximately two miles of floodplain at Grays Landing, Pennsylvania; the investigation of historic potteries at New Geneva and Greensboro, Pennsylvania; the investigation of a historic glassworks site in New Geneva, Pennsylvania; and the investigation of the Gibson Site, a prehistoric site in West Virginia. Site numbers associated with this investigation are: 36FA77, 36FA 91, 36FA128, 36GR54, and 46MG27.
Seven prehistoric sites and a historic site were found during the survey of Grays Landing. Two of these are Late Woodland Monongahela Villages and appear to be potentially eligible for nomination to the National Register of Historic Places. The historic potteries at New Geneva and Greensboro may also be eligible, but the significant remains will not be impacted by the proposed COE project. No significant structural features or glass deposits were found at the Glassworks site in New Geneva. No evidence of a significant prehistoric occupation was found at the Gibson site in West Virginia.
Cite this Record
Cultural Resource Investigations in Conjunction with the Replacement of Locks and Dams 7 and 8, Monongahela River, Pennsylvania and West Virginia. Robert J. Houston, Beverly A. Mitchum. 1986 ( tDAR id: 426059) ; doi:10.6067/XCV8426059
Keywords
Culture
Archaic
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Euroamerican
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Historic
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Late Archaic
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Late Woodland
Material
Building Materials
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Ceramic
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Chipped Stone
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Fauna
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Fire Cracked Rock
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Glass
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Metal
Site Name
36FA128
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36FA362
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36FA364
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36FA365
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36FA366
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36FA367
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36FA368
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36FA91
Site Type
Artifact Scatter
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Kiln
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Pit
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Refuse Pit
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Storage Pit
Investigation Types
Heritage Management
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Reconnaissance / Survey
General
Collections Management
Geographic Keywords
Fayette (County)
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Grays Landing Lock and Dams
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Green County (County)
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Monongahela River
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Monongalia (County)
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Pennsylvania (State / Territory)
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West Virginia (State / Territory)
Spatial Coverage
min long: -81.156; min lat: 38.942 ; max long: -77.728; max lat: 40.847 ;
Individual & Institutional Roles
Principal Investigator(s): Beverly A. Mitchum
Landowner(s): US Army Corps of Engineers, Pittsburgh District
Sponsor(s): US Army Corps of Engineers, Pittsburgh District
Repository(s): Pennsylvania State Museum, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Prepared By(s): GAI Consultants, Inc.
Submitted To(s): US Army Corps of Engineers, Pittsburgh District
Record Identifiers
Contract No.(s): DACW 59-85-M-0662
Notes
General Note: The digital materials in this collection were processed by the Veterans Curation Program (VCP), and include the artifact database, artifact report, finding aid, original investigation report, scanned asset key, and select artifact photographs. Additional digital materials held by the VCP include additional artifact photographs, document folder listing, initial data collection, inventory, and notes. For additional information on these materials, refer to the Finding Aid.
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