Archaeological Monitoring of the St. Peter Street Floodgates Project, Orleans Parish, Louisiana

Abstract

This report presents the results of archaeological monitoring of the St. Peter Street Floodgates Project, Orleans Parish, Louisiana. Construction excavations with the New Orleans Vieux Carre Historic District were monitored to insure that no significant cultural resources were adversely impacted. Construction took place on an elevated railroad embankment. No archaeological resources were encountered. Depth of excavation never went below artificial fill associated with the railroad embankment or with modern steel and concrete construction.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 24, 1992
Accession Number
ADA250759

Entities

People

  • Herschel A. Franks
  • Kenneth R. Jones

Organizations

  • Louisiana State University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Civil War
  • Commerce
  • Concrete
  • Construction
  • Embankments
  • Engineers
  • Excavation
  • Flood Control
  • Floodgates
  • Floods
  • Gates
  • Geography
  • Louisiana
  • Materials
  • Sea Level Rise
  • Storm Surges
  • United States

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