The Morrisville Historic District: Developing a Preservation Plan for the National Guard
Author(s): Nicholas Glass; Jessica Helms
Year: 2018
Summary
As early as the 1840s, a flourishing industrial community – Morrisville – had begun along a prominent bend in Cane Creek, Benton County, Alabama. Over the next 100 years, the area saw technological change, the Civil War, natural disaster, demographic and economic shift, and subsequent abandonment to the military. Today, the Morrisville Historic District is represented by a complex of archaeological sites, structures, and objects. The heart of the district is the Morrisville Dam, which represents one of the oldest industrial dams in Alabama, associated with the Morris Cotton Gin and Grist Mill, a meeting house, and associated residential properties. With growing demands from military training and mission, conservation goals for aquatic species and threats from climate change, the Alabama National Guard sought development of a preservation plan for the Morrisville Historic District.
Cite this Record
The Morrisville Historic District: Developing a Preservation Plan for the National Guard. Nicholas Glass, Jessica Helms. Presented at Society for Historical Archaeology, New Orleans, Louisiana. 2018 ( tDAR id: 441327)
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Keywords
General
Dam
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Historic District
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Morrisville
Geographic Keywords
North America
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United States of America
Temporal Keywords
1840'S
Spatial Coverage
min long: -129.199; min lat: 24.495 ; max long: -66.973; max lat: 49.359 ;
Individual & Institutional Roles
Contact(s): Society for Historical Archaeology
Record Identifiers
PaperId(s): 246