Cantonment Belle Fontaine 1805-1826 the First U.S. Fort West of the Mississippi River
Cantonment Belle Fontaine 1805-1826 The First U.S. Fort West of the Mississippi River David L. Browman 2018 A brief summary extrapolated from various unpublished archaeological and archival reports detailing the results of five seasons of test excavations from 1992 to 1997 at this National Register of Historic Places property. Some sections, as indicated, may include information from research report analysis data by former Washington University students Jennifer Bonarek, Rachel Boyarsky, Marco Brewer, Tiffany Bruckert, Ellen Chapman, Myla Coffie, Laura Downing, Jennifer Fee, Kelly Gelpi, Rui Guan, Ronald Hampton, Joe Harl, Emily Hollinger, Mary Holst, Lauren Hosek. Lauren Hunter, Alexandra Jensen, Bobby Kahlon, Stephanie Kain, Ian Kalish, Sarah Keast, Meghan Kenny, Joanna Kovalski, Catherine Koziol, Amy Kramer, Aimee Kryda, Duo Li, Christopher Lockwood, Jane Lucas, Robin Machiran, Nick May, Juan Carlos Melendez, Bryan Miller, Ryan Nelson, Ryan Newberger, Ray Nichols, Stephanie Pan, Jason Patel, Rachel S. Popelka, Michal Quennoz, Jim Railey, Alex Rechlin, Toi Saale, Kara San Joaquin, Suzanne Marielle Scott, T. J. Silverman, Christine Simurda, Kathleen Sipe, Kathleen Stahlman, Sam Steinberger, Tim Stinson, Jessica Straatmann, Meg Thornton, Brian Tyler, Susanna Vaihinpaa, Nicole Vanore, Joy Wang, Annie Way, or Adam Webb. 1 Table of Contents Creation of Cantonment/Fort Belle Fontaine p. 3 History of Cantonment Belle Fontaine after decommissioning p. 14 Archaeological Investigations and Analyses: p. 17 (a) Archaeological Investigations p. 17 (b) Analyses p. 25 Tree Usage p. 25 Zooarchaeology p. 28 Ground Penetrating Radar p. 30 Magnetometry p. 30 Horseshoes, Harness Fasteners, Scythe and Barbed Wire p. 31 Nails p. 32 Door Hardware p. 34 Personal Items p.
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