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Bicycle Lock- B1046, Morehead State University. History Department

Petersburg National Battlefield Archaeological Recovery Project

Post War / Bicycle Lock / Slaymaker / Made in USA / Rustless

Cleaner- B1053, Morehead State University. History Department

Petersburg National Battlefield Archaeological Recovery Project

Civil War / Cleaner / Impacted / 2 Rings / Williams Type III

Minie Ball - Cs2019, Morehead State University. History Department

Petersburg National Battlefield Archaeological Recovery Project

Civil War / Minnie Ball / Dropped / 3 rings / .57 caliber

Canister Shot - Cs1009, Morehead State University. History Department

Petersburg National Battlefield Archaeological Recovery Project

Civil War / Canister Shot / Multiple Dots / .87 Inch Diameter

Canister Shot - Cs1010, Morehead State University. History Department

Petersburg National Battlefield Archaeological Recovery Project

Civil War / Canister Shot / Multiple Dots / .87 Inch Diameter

Vessel Fragment - Cs1012, Morehead State University. History Department

Petersburg National Battlefield Archaeological Recovery Project

Post War / Vessel Fragment / Refined Earthenware / Possibly White Ware / Crazed / Lead Glazed / Burnt

Minie Ball - Cs1011, Morehead State University. History Department

Petersburg National Battlefield Archaeological Recovery Project

Civil War / Minie Ball / Impacted / 3 Rings

Friction Primer - Cs1004, Morehead State University. History Department

Petersburg National Battlefield Archaeological Recovery Project

Unknown / Friction Primer / No Corrosion / Artillery Friction Primer /

Shell Casing - Cs1002, Morehead State University. History Department

Petersburg National Battlefield Archaeological Recovery Project

Post War / Shell Casing / Complete / 1 Ring at Top / 30.06

Machine Cut, Indeterminate - Cs1006, Morehead State University. History Department

Petersburg National Battlefield Archaeological Recovery Project

Post War / Machine Cut / Indeterminate / Square Cut

Minie Ball - Cs1005, Morehead State University. History Department

Petersburg National Battlefield Archaeological Recovery Project

Civil War / Minie Ball / Impacted / 3 Rings / High Velocity

Minie Ball - Cs1003, Morehead State University. History Department

Petersburg National Battlefield Archaeological Recovery Project

Civil War / Minie Ball / Impacted / 3 Rings

Minie Ball- B1004, Morehead State University. History Department

Petersburg National Battlefield Archaeological Recovery Project

Civil War / Minie Ball / Impacted / High Velocity

Lg Ms 038 Frances Peabody Papers Finding Aid, Katharine Renolds Thomas, Christina E. Walker

Search the Manuscript Collection (Finding Aids)

Description:

Frannie Peabody was one of Maine's leading AIDS activists. Best known in Maine and nationally for her exceptional leadership in the AIDS epidemic, she also gave significant service on historic preservation, child welfare, and gay rights issues. She was a founder of Portland’s The AIDS Project and of the Frannie Peabody Center (formerly Peabody House), as well as of Greater Portland Landmarks. The Papers contain Peabody's personal papers, including her work with The AIDS Project and bereavement counseling.

Date Range:

1981-1999

Size of Collection:

24.5 ft.

Using Historic Maps From The Congressional Serial Set And Nineteenth Century Collections Online, Bert Chapman

Libraries Faculty and Staff Creative Materials

Historic maps can be used to document all kinds of history: political, military, economic, business, scientific, religious, cultural, genealogy, diplomatic etc. Databases such as ProQuest Congressional and Nineteenth Century Collections Online (NCCO) offer many ways to help users study the past through maps.

Twelve Years A Terror: U.S. Impact In The 12-Year Civil War In El Salvador, Cara E. Mckinney

International ResearchScape Journal

This essay explores the impacts of the United States government and military in the civil war in El Salvador in a comprehensive historical study. Through the presence of monetary aid, a disregard for the human rights of people in El Salvador, and the presence of U.S. trained soldiers at the then School of Americas and the current Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation, the U.S. prolonged and augmented the negative effects of the Salvadoran Civil War.

Beyond Domestic Empire: Internal- And Post-Colonial New Mexico, John R. Chávez

History Faculty Publications

The purpose of this paper is to outline the connections between internal colonialism and post-colonialism, two dimensions of an evolving colonial paradigm. To test these theories against historical reality, they are applied to ethnic Mexicans and Indians, especially Navajos, in New Mexico in order to ground them and colonialism in general at the regional level. This paper claims that internal colonialism continues effectively to explain the historic subordination of indigenous and mixed peoples within larger states dominated by other groups. This condition understood, the paper sees postcolonial theory as providing ideas to end internally colonized societies since the theory critiques …

Making It In Maine: Stories Of Jewish Life In Small-Town America, David M. Freidenreich

Faculty Scholarship

There are countless stories of Jewish life in Maine, stretching back 200 years. These are stories worth telling not only for their enjoyment value but also because we can learn a great deal from them. They reflect the challenges that confronted members of an immigrant community as they sought to become true Mainers, as well as the challenges this ethnic group now faces as a result of its successful integration. The experiences of Jews in Maine, moreover, encapsulate in many ways the experiences of small-town Jews throughout New England and the United States. Their stories offer glimpses into the changing …

Texas General Land Office Parcels: El Paso, Hudspeth, And Reeves Counties, Texas, William F. Stanyard, Larissa A. Thomas, Laura Voisin- George

Index of Texas Archaeology: Open Access Gray Literature from the Lone Star State

In June 2015, Natural Resource Group, LLC conducted Phase I cultural resource investigations within eight parcels that are managed by the Texas General Land Office. The tracts are located in El Paso, Hudspeth, and Reeves counties, Texas and the studies are associated with Phase 1 of the Roadrunner Gas Transmission, LLC (Roadrunner) Roadrunner Project. Roadrunner has entered into an operating agreement with ONEOK WesTex Transmission Company, L.L.C. (WesTex), a subsidiary of ONEOK, to construct, operate and maintain an intrastate pipeline in the State of Texas under the jurisdiction of the Texas Railroad Commission. WesTex plans to construct approximately 205 miles …

Intensive Archeological Survey For Proposed East Pecan Street Widening, City Of Pflugerville, Travis County, Texas, Haley Rush

Index of Texas Archaeology: Open Access Gray Literature from the Lone Star State

In January 2015, an intensive archeological survey was completed in order to inventory and evaluate archeological resources within the footprint of proposed improvements to East Pecan Street in Pflugerville, Travis County, Texas. The proposed project would provide base repairs and include widening a portion of East Pecan Street. The portion of the project area that includes the widening extends from State Highway (SH) 130 to Weiss Lane; base repairs would include a concrete underlay that would extend east of Weiss Lane toward the intersection of Cameron Lane. The maintenance activities associated with the concrete underlay east of Weiss Lane would …

Paisano Drive 48 Inch Transmission Waterline, Archeological Monitoring El Paso County, Texas, Russell Collett, Adam Graves

Index of Texas Archaeology: Open Access Gray Literature from the Lone Star State

El Paso Water Utilities Public Service Board (EPWU) contracted ARCADIS U.S., Inc. to perform preconstruction investigations for cultural resources as part of their proposed Paisano Drive 48 inch Transmission Waterline Project (PTW) in El Paso County, Texas. The PTW is located at the west base of the Franklin Mountains in northwest El Paso and can be found on the Smeltertown 31106G5 (1994) USGS 7.5’ topographic quadrangle (Figure 1). The project area encompasses 3.07 miles between -106.529548, 31.792403 (northwest) and -106.504871, 31.764421 (southeast). The northwestern and southeastern limits of the linear project area lie near the northern bank of the Rio …

Cultural Resources Survey Of The Cross Roads Special Utility District Us Hwy 259 Water Well And Pump Station Rusk County, Texas, Victor Galan

Index of Texas Archaeology: Open Access Gray Literature from the Lone Star State

In July 2015 Deep East Texas Archaeological Consultants (DETAC) conducted a cultural resource management survey of the proposed Cross Roads Special Utility District’s US Highway 259 water well in Rusk County, Texas under Texas Antiquities Permit #7433. Proposed construction includes clearing and leveling a 0.4 hectare (1.0 acre) property to drill a water well and associated pumping structures. The visual inspection of the area found a dilapidated building which was used as a plant shop in the 1970’s or later. The building appears to be made of modern materials and is surrounded with debris associated with potting plants. A total …

An Intensive Cultural Resources Survey Of The Proposed Crabb River Road Widening Project Fort Bend County, Texas, Dana Brown, Mary Jo Galindo

Index of Texas Archaeology: Open Access Gray Literature from the Lone Star State

In June 2015, Atkins archaeologists conducted an intensive cultural resources survey of the proposed Crabb River Road Widening Project near Rosenberg, Texas, which is sponsored by Fort Bend County and involves right-of-way (ROW) owned by the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT). This investigation provides a basis to identify and assess cultural resources that could be impacted by construction of the proposed undertaking in accordance with the National Historic Preservation Act and the Antiquities Code of Texas.

The proposed project would widen Crabb River Road from approximately 0.40 kilometer (km) (0.25mile) south of Sansbury Boulevard to approximately 152.4 meters (m) (500 …

Cultural Resources Survey Of The Proposed Bonnie Wenk Park Phase Ii, City Of Mckinney, Collin County, Texas, Kevin Stone, Joshua Hamilton

Index of Texas Archaeology: Open Access Gray Literature from the Lone Star State

This report documents the substantive findings and management recommendations of a cultural resource inventory conducted by Integrated Environmental Solutions, LLC (IES) for the Bonnie Wenk Park Phase II project in McKinney, Collin County, Texas. As the City of McKinney is a political subdivision of the State of Texas, the proposed project will require coordination with the Texas Historical Commission (THC) prior to construction, per the provisions of the Antiquities Code of Texas (ACT). In addition, as the project will require a Section 404 of the Clean Water Act (CWA) permit from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), it will …

Assessment Of Archaeological Sites 41wb160 And 41wb358 In The Row Of The Proposed 24-Inch Water Transmission Line Laredo, Webb County, Texas, David M. Yelacic

Index of Texas Archaeology: Open Access Gray Literature from the Lone Star State

Intensive pedestrian survey approximately 1,000 linear feet in the vicinity of 41WB160 and 2,000 linear feet in the vicinity of 41WB358 was conducted on behalf of the City of Laredo Utilities Department in advance of the installation of a 24-inch water transmission line. Funds for the project are from the Texas Water Development Board, and Terracon is preparing an Environmental Information Document in support of the project. Accordingly, the archaeological survey and assessment was carried out in coordination with the Texas Historical Commission and under Antiquities Permit Number 7214, issued to David Yelacic.

Pedestrian survey and four shovel test excavations …

Intensive Cultural Resources Survey Of The Pflugerville Independent School District’S Proposed Timmeran Elementary School And Regional Stadium Tracts, Pflugerville, Travis County, Texas, Jeffrey D. Owens

Index of Texas Archaeology: Open Access Gray Literature from the Lone Star State

Horizon Environmental Services, Inc. (Horizon) was selected by Pflugerville Independent School District (ISD) to conduct an intensive cultural resources inventory and assessment of the proposed locations of Pflugerville ISD’s Timmeran Elementary School and Regional Stadium. The proposed Timmeran Elementary School tract consists of an approximately 6.6-hectare (16.3- acre) tract located northeast of and adjacent to the proposed Regional Stadium tract, which covers an area of approximately 15.0 hectares (37.1 acres). These adjacent tracts are located northwest of the intersection of Swenson Farms Boulevard and Farm-to-Market Road (FM) 1825, also known as West Pecan Street, in Pflugerville, Williamson County, Texas. For …

Cultural Resources Reconnaissance-Level Survey Of The Lcra–Saws Water Project Colorado, Matagorda, And Wharton Counties, Texas, Michael Nash

Index of Texas Archaeology: Open Access Gray Literature from the Lone Star State

Atkins conducted a reconnaissance-level cultural resources survey and constraints analysis on behalf of the Lower Colorado River Authority (LCRA) and the San Antonio Water System (SAWS). The LCRASAWS Water Project (LSWP) was a partnership aimed at developing a plan to provide a reliable water supply (up to 150,000 acre-feet/year) to San Antonio for 40 years, with an option for 30 additional years, and to provide a more reliable long-term water supply for the lower Colorado River basin while protecting and benefiting said river basin.

The purpose of this study was to assist LCRA and SAWS in their compliance with the …

A Cultural Resources Survey Of The City Of Turkey Well Field And Water Transmission Project Hall County, Texas, Molly F. Godwin

Index of Texas Archaeology: Open Access Gray Literature from the Lone Star State

The City of Turkey (City) plans to develop a water well field and to construct a new water transmission line that will connect the well field with an existing municipal pump station southwest of the City in southern Hall County. The well field is currently privately owned and if deemed acceptable for the development, the property may be purchased by the City. Funding for the project will be through the Texas Water Development Board’s Economically Depressed Areas Program. The water transmission line route will be installed in an easement owned by the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT), Hall County, and …

An Intensive Pedestrian Survey For A 143-Acre Development And Outfall Project Near Pederson Road And Williow Fork In Waller And Fort Bend Counties, Texas, Charles E. Bludau Jr., Jessica Bludau

Index of Texas Archaeology: Open Access Gray Literature from the Lone Star State

HRA Gray & Pape, LLC., of Houston, Texas, conducted an intensive pedestrian cultural resources survey of approximately 58 hectares (143 acres) of property proposed for development as well as 2 outfalls in Waller and Fort Bend Counties, Texas. The United States Army Corps of Engineers has been identified as the Lead Agency for this Project.

The goals of the survey were to determine if the Project would affect any previously identified archaeological sites as defined by Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended (36 CFR 800), and to establish whether or not previously unidentified buried …

Archeological Survey For The Temple-Belton Regional Sewer System Improvement Project, Bell County, Texas, Damonn A. Burden

Index of Texas Archaeology: Open Access Gray Literature from the Lone Star State

Prewitt and Associates, Inc., (PAI) was contracted by Kasberg, Patrick, and Associates to perform an intensive archeological survey prior to the proposed installation of new sewer lines, the expansion of one lift station, and the construction of another lift station in Bell County,Texas.This investigation was conducted in April 2013 in compliance with the Texas Antiquities Code.The Temple-Belton Regional Sewer System (TBRSS) Improvement Project will construct a new 1.7-mile-long (8,730-ft-long) Shallowford force Main sewer line from the Temple-Belton wastewater Treatment Plant on fM 93 to the Shallowford Lift Station just north of the Leon River. The project also calls for small …