An Archaeological Reconnaissance of Approximately 40.81 Acres of Proposed Extra Work Space, Access Roads, and Pipeline Reroutes Associated with ANR Pipeline Company's East of St. John Loop, Lake and Porter Counties, Indiana

Abstract

At the request of Dames and Moore, Inc., the Glenn A. Black Laboratory of Archaeology, Indiana University (GBL) conducted an archaeological reconnaissance of74 extra work spaces, 7 access roads, and 2 pipeline re-routes associated with ANR Pipeline Company's East of St. John Loop. In total, the areas surveyed encompass approximately 40.81 acres (16.47 hectares). Survey of the project areas was conducted by GBL archaeologists Andrew A. White, Amanda S. Roth, and Craig D. Byron from November 23 to December 3, 1998. Patrick K. O'Brien served as project director and principal investigator. Project area boundaries were determined in the field with the assistance ofMr. Rob Reed ofA NR Pipeline Company and Ms. Danika Erickson of Dames and Moore. The purpose ofthis reconnaissance was to locate any cultural resources within the proposed extra work spaces, access roads, and pipeline corridor reroutes, and to assess the potential ofthose resources for inclusion on the National Register ofHistoric Places (NRHP) and the Indiana Register ofHist oric Sites and Structures (IRHSS). This report describes the nature of the project and the project area, the reconnaissance methods employed, the findings, and the recommendations based upon these findings. Five archaeological sites were identified during the present reconnaissance. Three of these sites (12 La 455, 471, and 12 Pr 563) are prehistoric in origin, and two (12 Pr 562 and 564) are historic in origin. According to Jim Douglas of ANR, sites 12 La 455 and 471 have recently undergone subsurface archaeological investigation by Gray and Pape, Inc. of Cincinnati, Ohio. No further archaeological investigations are recommended for any of the cultural resources investigated during the present reconnaissance.