Replacement of Locks and Dams 7 and 8 Monongahela River 1986

Summary

GAI Consultants, Inc. conducted cultural resource investigations from May to August 1985 and again from July to August 1986 at five locales in preparation for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers proposed replacement of Locks and Dams 7 and 8 on the Monongahela River in Pennsylvania and West Virginia. The principal investigator was Beverly A. Mitchum and the project manger was Robert J. Houston. The study consisted of a review of the archaeological sites within one-half-kilometer of the Monongahela River along its entire length. A total of 115 sites were listed in the inventory but artifacts were only collected from eight sites: 36FA91, 36FA128, 36FA362, 36FA364, 36FA365, 36FA366, 36FA367, and 36FA368 (Houston and Mitchum 1986).

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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Individual & Institutional Roles

Contact(s): US Army Corps of Engineers Mandatory Center of Expertise for the Curation and Management of Archaeological Collections, St. Louis District

Contributor(s): GAI Consultants, Inc.

Principal Investigator(s): Beverly A. Mitchum

Landowner(s): US Army Corps of Engineers, Pittsburgh District

Sponsor(s): US Army Corps of Engineers Mandatory Center of Expertise for the Curation and Management of Archaeological Collections, St. Louis District; US Army Corps of Engineers, Pittsburgh District

Repository(s): Pennsylvania State Museum, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

Prepared By(s): Veterans Curation Program

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.

Source Collections

Replacement of Locks and Dams 7 and 8, Monongahela River 1986 collection stored at Pennsylvania State Museum, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.