ROI086, The Battles of Fort Recovery, Mercer County, Ohio: Technical Battlefield Report

Christine Thompson; Nick Nelson

ROI086, The Battles of Fort Recovery, Mercer County, Ohio: Technical Battlefield Report

Part of the ROI086, The Battles of Fort Recovery, Mercer County, Ohio: Technical Battlefield Report project

Author(s): Christine Thompson; Nick Nelson

Year: 2016

Summary

The purpose of this project was to build community consensus for the amendment of a National Register of Historic Places (NHRP) nomination for the battlefield of the Battle of the Wabash (1971) and the Battle of Fort Recovery ( 1794). Data and community interest from the ABPP 2010 (GA-2255-10-002) and 2013 (GA-2287-13-002) archaeological grant projects were the foundation of this Planning & Consensus Building project. Ball State University (BSU) developed and will submit a National Register nomination that best fits the preservation goals and development objectives of the community to the Ohio Historic Site Preservation Advisory Board for review. The current NRHP form from 1971 (Appendix A) provides no boundaries or size and contains very few details relevant to NRHP criteria and is inadequate as a preservation planning tool. An updated and detailed NRHP nomination provides the community with a much needed foundation on which to build future preservation and interpretation efforts. Maps were produced showing National Register boundaries based on the application of National Register criteria and integrity guidelines (National Register Bulletins 16a, 25, 40). Additional maps were produced that show the entire battlefield boundaries to be used by the community, Fort Recovery Historical Society, and Fort Recovery State Museum for future planning and interpretive efforts.

Cite this Record

ROI086, The Battles of Fort Recovery, Mercer County, Ohio: Technical Battlefield Report. Christine Thompson, Nick Nelson. 2016 ( tDAR id: 465682) ; doi:10.48512/XCV8465682

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Keywords

Site Name
33Mr117 • 33Mr161 • 33Mr162 • 33Mr163 • 33Mr164 • 33Mr165 • 33Mr166 • 33Mr167 • 33Mr168 • 33Mr169 • 33Mr170 • 33Mr171 • 33Mr172 • 33Mr173 • 33Mr174 • 33Mr175 • 33Mr176 • 33Mr177 • 33Mr178 • 33Mr179 • 33Mr180 • 33Mr181 • 33Mr182 • 33Mr183 • 33Mr184 • 33Mr185 • 33Mr186 • 33Mr187 • 33Mr188 • 33Mr189 • 33Mr190 • 33Mr191 • 33Mr192 • 33Mr193 • 33Mr194 Show More

Investigation Types
Geophysical Survey • Heritage Management • Historic Background Research • Reconnaissance / Survey • Systematic Survey

Geographic Keywords
Mercer County • Ohio

Spatial Coverage

min long: -84.804; min lat: 40.353 ; max long: -84.457; max lat: 40.728 ;

Individual & Institutional Roles

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

Contributor(s): Josh Donaldson; Erin Donovan; Mark A. Hill; Deb Hollon; Shelbi Long; Jessie Moore; Nick Nelson; Kevin C. Nolan; Ben Ollestad; Brad Painter; Eliot Reed; Dane Rowles; Stefan Woehlke; Tyler Wolford

Principal Investigator(s): Mark A. Hill; Christine Thompson

Sponsor(s): National Park Service, Department of the Interior

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

Prepared By(s): Applied Anthropology Laboratories, Ball State University

Submitted To(s): National Park Service, Department of the Interior