1978-1979 Cultural Resource Investigations along the Middle Sheyenne River Valley Including Lake Ashtabula and a Portion of the Sheyenne River. Volume 1,
Abstract
The Lake Ashtabula cultural resource project consisted of a literature research, an intensive pedestrian survey and a nonsystematic testing program to identify prehistoric, historic/architectural and paleontological resources in the survey area. The survey area included lands adjacent to the shoreline of Lake Ashtabula and lands adjacent to the free flowing portion of the Sheyenne River north from the lake to U.S. Highway 200 in North Dakota. Forty-one sites were discovered. The project also included a resurvey of 5 prehistoric sites discovered within the survey area by Vehik (1978). This brought the total of non-totally in-undated sites within the survey area to 46. Of these, 37 are exclusively prehistoric, 6 are historic or architectural and 1 is paleontological in nature. One prehistoric site contains a paleontological component; another exhibits a historic component. Several other sites were recorded prior to construction of the dam but are now inundated. The program was designed to identify and locate the cultural resources in the entire survey area and to provide data on the extent and content of the sites surrounding Lake Ashtabula. The purpose was to provide significance evaluations for each resource based upon National Register of Historic Places criteria, to identify impacts to the resources and provide recommendations for management of the resources.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jul 01, 1980
- Accession Number
- ADA144371
Entities
People
- R. A. Fox Jr.
Organizations
- University of North Dakota