Archaeological Survey for a Proposed Intersection Improvement on US 6 at Elmwood Park Drive, Porter County, Indiana

Abstract

At the request of the Indiana Department of Transportation, the Glenn A. Black Laboratory of Archaeology, Indiana University (GBL) conducted Phase Ia archaeological reconnaissance survey for a proposed intersection improvement on US 6 at Elmwood Park Drive, 1.1 miles west of SR 49 in Porter County, Indiana. The project corridor contains areas of commercial and residential development, as well as wetlands. Portions of both the north and south side of US 6 were surveyed. Approximately 8.8 acres of the estimated 13 acre project corridor were surveyed. 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 March 2, 2001 by GBL archaeologists Melody K. Pope, George L. Mankowski, and Tim Wright. No cultural materials or sites and structures were discovered 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.