Historical and Architectural Study of Buildings and Artifacts Associated with the Bulltown Historic Area, Burnsville Lake Project, Braxton County, West Virginia,

Abstract

This report contains historical and architectural data relative to the United States Army, Corps of Engineers, Burnsville Lake Project, Braxton County, West Virginia. The information was compiled for use by the Corps in their developement of an Historic Area at the project site. Contained within the report is material on the Historic Indian Village of Bulltown, a mid-nineteenth century tannery at Historic Bulltown, and a selection of artifacts from the Civil War Battle of Bulltown. Historical and architectural analyses of a Roman Catholic church, a two story log dwelling, a double crib log dwelling, a log granary, and all the buildings on what may be a typical central West Virginia farm including a nineteenth century log dwelling are also included. Finally, a comparison of the log architecture analyzed in the project area is made to the log architecture of surrounding areas. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1979
Accession Number
ADA081497

Entities

People

  • Ronald C. Carlisle
  • Ronald L. Michael

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Agriculture
  • Ammunition
  • Artillery
  • Cemeteries
  • Civil War
  • Construction
  • Geography
  • Health Services
  • Law
  • Medical Personnel
  • New York
  • North Carolina
  • Projectiles
  • Small Arms
  • United States
  • West Virginia

Fields of Study

  • History

Readers

  • Archaeological Resource Survey