Cultural Resources Literature Search and Records Review - Upper Mississippi River Basin. Volume 9. Pool 8.

Abstract

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 conduct a comprehensive review of existing records and review published and unpublished literature; 2.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 stat 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. Ten properties occurring in the Pool 8 study area have been placed on the National Register of Historic Places. Seven of the ten are located in the city of La Crosse, Wisconsin. Fourty-four archaeological sites are listed in the archaeological site inventory. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1983
Accession Number
ADA131101

Entities

People

  • Carol I. Mason
  • David F. Overstreet
  • Robert F. Boszhardt
  • Robert P. Fay

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Buildings And Structures
  • Cultural Resources
  • Databases
  • Drainage Basins
  • Forests
  • Great Lakes
  • Historic Sites
  • Literature
  • Literature Surveys
  • Minnesota
  • Mississippi
  • Mississippi River
  • Museums
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Resource Management
  • Rivers
  • Wisconsin

Readers

  • Archaeological Resource Survey
  • Riverine Ecology