Archaeological Survey For The Proposed Ironton 34 kV Substation and Tap Line, Martin County, Indiana

Abstract

At the request of Hoosier Energy, the Glenn A. Black Laboratory of Archaeology, Indiana University (GBL) conducted a Phase Ib archaeological intensive survey for the proposed Ironton 34 kV Substation and Tap Line in Martin County, Indiana. The impact area for the substation measures approximately 63 m x 63 m. Approximately 1.8 acres were surveyed. The purposes of survey were I) 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 ofsignificant and potentially significant sites. Fieldwork was conducted July 11, 2000 by GBL archaeologists Devin W. Fishel and Mary E. Pirkl. One previously unrecorded site, 12 Mn 632, was discovered during survey. Site 12 Mn 632 appears to be a remnant of a larger site destroyed by earlier construction of C. R. 255 and does not appear likely to contain intact buried cultural deposits with the potential to contribute information significant to Indiana prehistory. Cultural resource clearance is therefore recommended for the proposed electrical utilities project provided that all earth-moving activities are restricted to the currently defined impact area boundaries.