Archaeological Survey for a Proposed Sale of Excess Land Along State Road 56, at French Lick, Orange County, Indiana

Abstract

At the request of the Indiana Department of Transportation (InDOT), the Glenn A. Black Laboratory of Archaeology, Indiana University (GBL) conducted a Phase Ia archaeological reconnaissance survey of excess land proposed for sale along State Road 56, at French Lick, Orange County, Indiana. The project area measures approximately 31 meters (101.09') north-south by 15 meters (50.00') east-west, and lies roughly 32 meters west of the centerline of SR 56. A total of approximately 0.118 acre was surveyed. The purposes of the 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 (IRHS S), and 3) to make recommendations for the protection of significant and potentially significant sites. Fieldwork was conducted August 17, 2000 by GBL archaeologist Jeff G. Brown. No cultural resources were discovered within the proposed project area. No further archaeological work is recommended. Cultural resource clearance is therefore recommended for the proposed sale of Parcel 13 (Project 16, Section U).