Archaeological Survey for a Proposed Wastewater Treatment Facility Expansion and Installation of a New Force Main for the Town of Remington, Jasper County, Indiana

Abstract

At the request of the town of Remington, the Glenn A. Black Laboratory of Archaeology Office of Cultural Resource Management (GBL-OCRM), Indiana University conducted a Phase Ia archaeological reconnaissance survey for a proposed wastewater treatment facility expansion and installation of a new force main located on the east side of C.R. 630 West, approximately 0.7 miles north of SR 24 in Jasper County, Indiana. The project area is rectangular in shape, approximately 300 feet (94 meters) on a side. No part of the project area exhibited signs of disturbance other than local agriculture and therefore the entire project area, estimated to cover 2.0 acres, was subject to shovel probe survey. The purposes of survey were 1) to identify and document all of the cultural resources in the project area, 2) to evaluate any sites found with regard to their eligibility for inclusion on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) and the Indiana Register of Historic Sites and Structures (IRHSS), and 3) to make recommendations for the protection of significant and potentially significant sites. Fieldwork was conducted April 15, 2002 by GBL archaeologists George Mankowski, Kris Suthers, Krista Jordan, and Nicole Palmer. No cultural materials, sites, or structures were documented within the proposed impact area. Cultural resource clearance is therefore recommended for the proposed intersection improvement corridor, provided that all earth-moving activities are restricted to the currently defined project area boundaries.