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An Archeological Inventory and Assessment of 14 Archeological Sites in the Everett Area, Boston Township, Summit County, Ohio National Park Service Department of the Interior An Archeological Inventory and Assessment of 14 Archeological Sites In the Everett Area, Boston Township, Summit County, Ohio By Jeffrey J. Richner and Ann C. Bauermeister Technical Report 113 Midwest Archeological Center Lincoln, Nebraska AN ARCHEOLOGICAL INVENTORY AND ASSESSMENT OF 14 ARCHEOLOGICAL SITES IN THE EVERETT AREA, BOSTON TOWNSHIP, SUMMIT COUNTY, OHIO BY JEFFREY J. RICHNER AND ANN C. BAUERMEISTER Midwest Archeological Center Technical Report 113 NATIONAL PARK SERVICE Midwest Archeological Center United States Department of the Interior National Park Service Midwest Archeological Center Lincoln, Nebraska 2011 This report has been reviewed against the criteria contained in 43CFR Part 7, Subpart A, Section 7.18 (a) (1) and, upon recommendation of the Midwest Regional Office and the Midwest Archeological Center, has been classified as Available Making the report available meets the criteria of 43CFR Part 7, Subpart A, Section 7.18 (a) (1). ABSTRACT This report documents the planning process for identifying and protecting archeological resources within Everett in Cuyahoga Valley National Park with regard to a proposed sewer system to be developed to serve numerous historic structures in the crossroads community. It also describes the components, content, and context of 14 archeological sites that occur on the properties to be served by the new sewer system. The sewer system would be a unified, single system connected to the City of Akron sewer system that would replace numerous leach fields, holding tanks, and associated sewer components that currently serve the structures individually, or in small groups. As a result of intensive planning efforts, and the narrow, linear character of the project, the new system has been designed to avoid any adverse impacts to the archeological sites that occur on the properties. The new system’s components, consisting primarily of main sewer lines, connectors to each property, and a few lift or pump stations, were placed within disturbed road-rights-of way, other areas grossly disturbed by various historic and modern activities, and/or in areas devoid of archeological resources. The report summarizes how the planning for site avoidance was accomplished and presents clear evidence in support of the National Park Service’s (NPS) finding of “No Adverse Effect” for the project. Everett is a small, historic community that developed incrementally through most of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries in association with three overlapping, but sequential regional transportation systems: the Ohio and Erie Canal, The Valley Rail, and a motor car road system. Everett, known during portions of the nineteenth century as Unionville, is located at the intersection of Everett and Riverview Roads in Summit County, Ohio. The entire community is within the boundaries of Cuyahoga Valley National Park (CUVA). Beginning in 1985 and continuing on a nearly annual basis from 1993 through 2008, the managers at CUVA have sponsored archeological inventory and evaluation efforts at numerous properties in Everett. This work was conducted to provide baseline data for identifying the distribution and significance of the archeological resources that occur at the properties. Although the only work specifically targeted to understanding the relationship of archeological resources and the proposed sewer system occurred in 2008, the foresight of the park in conducting the previous, more general, studies was borne out since many of those studies contributed important and extensive data for the project planning efforts. While some of the recorded archeological resources are directly associated with activities that occurred at historic structures at Everett, others are unrelated to the buildings and predate the historic community by a millennium or more. This report synthesizes the archeological findings at each of the properties to be served by the new sewer system and documents how the archeological data were used to design a system that would avoid all adverse impacts to those sites. Although multiple potentially significant pre-contact Native American and historic Euro-American site components occur within Everett, project planners, working closely with NPS archeologists, were able to place all ground disturbing components of the project within previously grossly disturbed areas, or areas devoid of archeological resources. Accordingly, the report offers data that support the NPS’s finding of “No Adverse Effect” for the project. The report also recommends a series of measures to i EVERETT SEWER protect the sites adjacent to the direct impact zone from inadvertent damage during the sewer development project. Archeological collections and associated archives for the numerous NPS- sponsored field projects and sites discussed in this report are held at the NPS’s Midwest Archeological Center (MWAC) under accessions MWAC 148, 526, 558, 565, 603, 646, 721, 751, 792, 851, 911, 945, 987, 1028, 1088, 1144, 1221, and 1237. ii ACKNOWLEDGMENTS The completion of this report was made possible by the assistance of many individuals from the Midwest Archeological Center (MWAC), Cuyahoga Valley National Park (CUVA) and other locations working over many years. Ann and I have attempted to list everyone who worked with us on our numerous projects in Everett, but may have inadvertently omitted someone. If so, we apologize. The brief mention of the numerous individuals here does not adequately document the contributions that each of them made to the field and laboratory projects reported here and, ultimately, to the preservation of significant archeological resources in Everett. MWAC Archeologist Richner’s 1993 field team consisted of Archeological Technicians Gerrit Saylor, Kay Adams, Tim Meade, Chris Blount, and Karen Archey. Richner’s 1994 crew included Archeologist Rose Pennington and Archeological Technicians Bob Caverzagie, Keith Richter, and Tim Porter. The 1995 team under Richner’s direction consisted of Archeological Technicians Chris Brown, Tim Porter, Lisa Stanley, and William Volf. They were joined by a large group of international volunteers from Volunteers for Peace, including coordinator Amy Bernthal and volunteers Christina Farreras, Ann Kristin Kjorum, Emelia Pollano, Marie Louise Laffineur, Adel Ortiz Lizzaraga, Clas-Steffen Feuchtiner, Julien Lamire, Dominik Wobner, Raphael Dumas, and Tobias Wengert. Richner’s 1996 field team included Archeological Technicians Linda Plock, Harold Roeker, Scott Stadler, and William Volf. The MWAC crew was greatly augmented by a team of international volunteers from Volunteers for Peace including coordinator Daya Naef and volunteers Thurid Schicha, Anja Lembcke, Seth Grimbly, Anne Beltz, Renaud Tritsch, Amy Judd, Jennifer Lubkin, Omar Sidqui, Antonio Sanchez, and Krzysztof Zajkowski. The 1997 team under Richner’s direction consisted of Archeological Technicians William Volf, Phil Wanyerka, Linda Plock, and Harold Roeker. They were assisted by international volunteers from Volunteers for Peace Ann Chin, Monique Pujol, Sanna Pikkarainen, Tony Howsam, and Aldas Armoska. MWAC, CUVA, and National Trust for Historic Preservation volunteer Thurid Schicha from Germany was also a key member of the 1997 team. The 1998 team under Richner’s direction consisted of Archeological Technicians Lisa Stanley, Olivia Little, William Volf, Harold Roeker, Linda Plock and Phil Wanyerka. They were assisted by international volunteers from Volunteers for Peace Joost Gisquiere, Pavel Frankl, Martin Bikar, Ethel Metz, Vincent Leger, Samantha Margles, Peter Gast, and Claudia Zawadsky. Richner’s 1999 field team included Archeologist Jan Dial-Jones and Archeological Technicians Ann Bauermeister, Linda Plock, Lisa Stanley, William Volf, and Phil Wanyerka. Joining the MWAC crew were volunteers from Volunteers for Peace Lisa Carlson, Jeri-Lynn Chatfield, Jennifer Claux, Sharon Douglas, Joost Gisquiere, Jeanette iii EVERETT SEWER Gurney, Nicholas Hill, Nick Lyon, Evania Wright, and Niccalo Co Piparo. MWAC volunteers Gary Akers, Becky Silvis, Janai Tegland, and Sandra Wagner also contributed their time to the project. Richner’s 2000 field team consisted of Archeologists William Volf and Ann Bauermeister and Archeological Technicians Jerry Androy, Naomi Rintoul, and Phil Wanyerka. They were again assisted by a team from Volunteers for Peace including coordinator Gary Jameson and volunteers Tigran Muradyan, Emma Coldwell, Christina Medved, Dana Brozova, Tom Johnson, Lee ChiWhan, Debbie de Kleyne, Osli Ozgen and Ji-Hyan Lee. Other volunteers included Gary Akers, Jerry Richner, Monika Zsigmond, Becky Silvis, and Amy Judd. Archeologist Ann Bauermeister’s 2001 crew included Archeological Technicians Gary Akers, Robert James, Scott Brannan, Ricci Soto, and Monika Zsigmond. Gary, Robert, and Monika returned to CUVA with Ann in 2002 and were joined by Archeological Technicians Danielle Nordbrock and Richard Steward. In 2003, Bauermeister’s team consisted of Archeological Technicians Gary Akers, Mike Hammons, Danielle Nordbrock, Monika Zsigmond, and Intern Ben Perry. Mike and Monika returned in 2004 to join Ann and Archeological Technicians John Gapp and Scott Lockhorn. Bauermeister’s 2005 team consisted of Archeological Technicians Mike Hammons, Scott Brannan, Ben Perry, Monika Zsigmond, Allison Deep and Erin Dempsey. The 2006 field team under Bauermeister’s direction consisted of MWAC Archeological Technicians Erin Dempsey, John Gapp, Mike Hammons, Arlo McKee, and Jennifer
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