New Philadelphia Townsite Reconnaissance Survey Barry, Illinois January 2012 PREPARERS and ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
National Park Service Midwest Region New Philadelphia Townsite Reconnaissance Survey Barry, Illinois January 2012 PREPARERS AND ACKNOWLEDGMENTS The following National Park Service Staff were involved in the team preparing this Reconnaissance Survey: Ian Shanklin, Landscape Architect, Midwest Regional Office Ruth Heikkinen, Division Chief for Planning and Compliance, Midwest Regional Office Grant Johnson, Preservation Planner (Intern), Midwest Regional Office National Park Service advisors to the team were: Sändra Washington, Associate Regional Director for Planning, Construction, Communications, and Legislation, Midwest Regional Office Vergil Noble, Archeologist, Midwest Archeological Center Diane Miller, National Program Manager, National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom Program Deanda Johnson, Regional Program Manager, National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom Program For meeting and providing access to the New Philadelphia Townsite, the study team would like to thank Dr. Christopher Fennell, Assistant Professor, Department of Anthropology, University of Illi- nois at Urbana-Champaign; Dr. Terrance Martin, Curator of Anthropology, Illinois State Museum, Research and Collection Center, Springfield, Illinois; Claire Martin, Historian, Illinois State Muse- um, Research and Collection Center, Springfield, Illinois; and Pat Syrcle, Mayor, City of Barry, Illi- nois. This study has been prepared for the Secretary of Interior to explore specific resources and advise on whether these resources merit further consideration as a potential boundary adjustment or as a new park unit. Publication and transmittal of this report should not be considered an endorse- ment or a commitment by the National Park Service to seek or support legislative authorization for the project or its implementation. This report was prepared by the United States Department of Interior, National Park Service, Midwest Region.
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