Cultural Resources Literature Search and Records Review - Upper Mississippi River Basin. Volume 4. Pool 3

Download or read book Cultural Resources Literature Search and Records Review - Upper Mississippi River Basin. Volume 4. Pool 3 written by David F. Overstreet and published by . This book was released on 1983 with total page 175 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This literature search and records review of the Upper Mississippi River Basin (River Mile 857.6, above St. Anthony Falls, Minneapolis, St. Paul, Minnesota to Lock & Dam 10, (Guttenberg, Iowa) was authorized by the St. Paul District Corps of Engineers as part of its master plan for the 9-foot navigation project. The objectives of the investigation were to: 1. conduct a comprehensive review of existing records and review published and unpublished literature; 2. provide an evaluation of recorded cultural resources; and 3. prepare a detailed technical and popular report. Site-specific information was compiled for both historic and prehistoric sites from state agencies in Iowa, Minnesota, and Wisconsin, and from various local and regional institutions. More than 1,000 historically or architecturally significant sites and districts, and more than 1,400 prehistoric archaeological components were recorded and plotted on base maps. From the site configurations and from other data collected during the course of the records and literature review, a narrative framework for the interpretation of historic and prehistoric sites was developed. Recommendations to enhance the management of the archaeological and historical data base were provided. Within the study area of Pool 3, thirty five properties are considered to possess historic or architectural merit. Of these, two are identified as districts, the East Second Street Commercial District and the West Second Street Residential District, both in Hastings, Minnesota. Sixty-seven archaeological sites were encountered in the study area during the course of archive and literature investigations. (Author).