ROI116, An Archaeological Survey of Morgan-Monroe State Forest Monroe County, Indiana

Author(s): Sarah Kerchusky; Erin Powers; Carson Wright; Braden Pefley; Kevin Nolan; Christine Thompson

Year: 2021

Summary

This is the tDAR document page that represents Reports of Investigation 116 from the Applied Anthropology Laboratories (AAL) at Ball State University. The AAL conducted a Phase 1 archaeological investigation at the Morgan-Monroe State Forest (MMSF) with support from a Historic Preservation Fund grant (Grant No. 20FFY-03). The primary goal of this research was to further document two historic Civilian Conservation Corp. (CCC) camps, and other potential historic or pre-contact cultural resources at the MMSF. Data from this project contribute to future MMSF resource management planning.

A total of 83.47 acres (33.78 hectares) of forested land was surveyed. Research focused on two survey areas: 1) an approximately 39.43 acres (15.95 hectares) area near the forest headquarters and Cherry Lake where the CCC Company No. 516 camp is located; and 2) an 44.04 acres (17.82 hectares) area surrounding the previously documented CCC Company No. 542-C camp (Site 12-Mo-1083), that was used by African American CCC enlistees.

The present survey reinvestigated a known site (12-Mo-1083) and documented three new sites (12-Mo-1684, 12-Mo-1685, and 12-Mo-1687). Recovered artifacts include 97 historic metal, glass, and ceramic objects dating to the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries and two pre-contact lithic artifacts. Seventy-eight features were documented between both survey areas. Fieldwork did not encounter human remains. Cultural periods represented in the artifact assemblage include Unidentified Prehistoric and late nineteenth and early twentieth-century Historic.

Cite this Record

ROI116, An Archaeological Survey of Morgan-Monroe State Forest Monroe County, Indiana. Sarah Kerchusky, Erin Powers, Carson Wright, Braden Pefley, Kevin Nolan, Christine Thompson. 2021 ( tDAR id: 501046) ; doi:10.48512/XCV8501046

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URL: http://www.bsu.edu/aal


Keywords

Culture
Historic • Unidentified Prehistoric

Material
Ceramic • Glass • Metal

Site Name
12Mg1 • 12Mg158 • 12Mg164 • 12Mg180 • 12Mg195 • 12Mg201 • 12Mg202 • 12Mg208 • 12Mg209 • 12Mg210 • 12Mg211 • 12Mg251 • 12Mg333 • 12Mg419 • 12Mg450 • 12Mg456 • 12Mg461 • 12Mg477 • 12Mg517 • 12Mg519 • 12Mg52 • 12Mg525 • 12Mg553 • 12Mg561 • 12Mg563 • 12Mg569 • 12Mg588 • 12Mo1001 • 12Mo1075 • 12Mo1083 • 12Mo111 • 12Mo1144 • 12Mo122 • 12Mo1225 • 12Mo1282 • 12Mo1404 • 12Mo1407 • 12Mo1409 • 12Mo1413 • 12Mo1414 • 12Mo1457 • 12Mo1484 • 12Mo1486 • 12Mo1505 • 12Mo1625 • 12Mo1684 • 12Mo1685 • 12Mo1687 • 12Mo206 • 12Mo207 • 12Mo379 • 12Mo381 • 12Mo387 • 12Mo427 • 12Mo430 • 12Mo431 • 12Mo44 • 12Mo476 • 12Mo478 • 12Mo484 • 12Mo486 • 12Mo488 • 12Mo632 • 12Mo662 • 12Mo674 • 12Mo675 • 12Mo676 • 12Mo690 • 12Mo691 • 12Mo692 • 12Mo693 • 12Mo817 • 12Mo85 • 12Mo870 • 12Mo88 Show More

Site Type
Artifact Scatter • Camp • Cemetery • Hamlet / Village • Quarry

Investigation Types
Reconnaissance / Survey • Systematic Survey

Geographic Keywords
Indiana • Monroe County

Spatial Coverage

min long: -86.841; min lat: 38.808 ; max long: -86.259; max lat: 39.489 ;

Individual & Institutional Roles

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

Principal Investigator(s): Kevin Nolan

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

Record Identifiers

Reports of Investigation(s): 116

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