Stonewall Jackson Reservoir Archaeological Investigation 1974

Summary

The Stonewall Jackson Reservoir Archaeological Investigation was conducted under the National Park Service contract number CX-4000-4-0037 from June to August of 1974. The primary purpose for this archaeological survey was to investigate cultural resources prior to construction of the proposed Stonewall Jackson Dam, a combination flood control and recreation project by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Pittsburgh District (Beckes 1975) located in north-central West Virginia. The work was conducted by the Archeology Section of the West Virginia Geological and Economic Survey under the direction of principal investigator, Michael Beckes. The report states that there are twelve sites that were investigated, including nine which were previously reported by Ralph Solecki (1949), and three which were recorded by the 1974 field crew; however, only eleven sites were listed in the report (46LE1, 46LE2, 46LE5-46LE7, 46LE9, 46LE13, 46LE14, 46LE20-46LE22). Additionally, site numbers 46LE3, 46LE10, and 46LE12 are referenced in Figure 1 of the final report but they are not included in the discussion of the investigation. Artifacts were only collected from the nine sites listed above.

The digital materials in this collection were processed by the Veterans Curation Program (VCP), and include archival photographs, an artifact catalog, an artifact report, artifact photographs, a original investigation report, an over-sized material spreadsheet, a photographic material spread sheet, and a scanned asset key. Additional digital materials held by the VCP include artifact photographs, archival photographs, a budget document, correspondences, feature records, maps, memorandums, notes, photographs, photo logs, a preliminary archaeological survey, print records, a project document, references, site survey records, and a time sheet. 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): West Virginia Geological and Economic Survey Archeology Section

Principal Investigator(s): Michael Beckes

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

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

Repository(s): Archaeological Collections Facility, Grave Creek Mound Historic Site

Prepared By(s): Veterans Curation Program

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

Record Identifiers

Contract No.(s): CX-4000-4-0037

Notes

General Note: The digital materials in this collection were processed by the Veterans Curation Program (VCP), and include artifact photographs, archives database, archival photographs, artifact catalog, artifact report, finding aid, original investigation report, over-sized material spreadsheet, and photographic material spread sheet. Additional digital materials held by the VCP include a budget document, correspondence, feature records, maps, memorandums, notes, photo log, print records, preliminary archaeological survey, project document, site survey record, a time sheet and artifact photographs. For additional information on these materials, refer to the finding aid.

Source Collections

Stonewall Jackson Reservoir Archaeological Investigation 1974 collection is stored at Archaeological Collections Facility, Grave Creek Mound Historic Site.