ROI026, Excavations at the Richardville/LaFontaine House

Author(s): Donald R. Cochran

Year: 1990

Summary

The ''Richardville'' House (12-Hu-1013), located at the forks of the Wabash River in Huntington, Indiana, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places (Figures 1 & 2) . The house was reportedly built prior to 1850 by either the Miami Chief, Richardville, or his son-in-law, Lafontaine. A non- profit organization, Historic Forks of the Wabash, Inc., has been organized to maintain and develop the property which includes the house. Current plans call for rehabilitation of the house and one component of the plan includes archaeological excavations around the perimeter of the house. The excavations were carried out between June 12 and June 16, 1989, and this report contains an accounting of that work.

Cite this Record

ROI026, Excavations at the Richardville/LaFontaine House. Donald R. Cochran. 1990 ( tDAR id: 463944) ; doi:10.48512/XCV8463944

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Keywords

Culture
Archaic • Historic • Late Archaic • Middle Archaic • Unidentified Prehistoric • Woodland

Material
Building Materials • Ceramic • Chipped Stone • Fauna • Glass • Macrobotanical • Metal • Shell

Site Name
12Hu1013

Site Type
Artifact Scatter • House

Investigation Types
Heritage Management • Site Evaluation / Testing • Systematic Survey

Geographic Keywords
Huntington County • Indiana

Spatial Coverage

min long: -85.641; min lat: 40.654 ; max long: -85.337; max lat: 41.005 ;

Individual & Institutional Roles

Contact(s): Kevin Nolan; Applied Anthropology Laboratories, Ball State University

Contributor(s): Don Cree; Dallas Evans; Larry Stillwell

Principal Investigator(s): Donald R. Cochran

Repository(s): Applied Anthropology Laboratories, Ball State University

Prepared By(s): Archaeological Resources Management Service, Ball State University

Record Identifiers

DHPA Permit #(s): 890006

Reports of Investigation(s): 026

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