Accession Number:

ADA151387

Title:

An Archeological Overview and Management Plan for the Letterkenny Army Depot.

Descriptive Note:

Rept. no. 11 (Final),

Corporate Author:

ENVIROSPHERE CO NEW YORK

Personal Author(s):

• Hay,C. A.
• Marshall,S. B.
• Beckerman,I. C.
• Hamilton,C. E.
• Klein,J. I.

Report Date:

1985-01-01

Pagination or Media Count:

158.0

Abstract:

This archeological overview and management plan provides a tool which can be used by DARCOM and decision-makers at Letterkenny Army Depot LEAD to assist in complying with regulations and procedures relating to historic preservation Technical Manual, Technical Note, Resources Management, Army Regulation. This document summarizes data relating to the areas environmental history cultural chronology historic and modern ground disturbances previous archeological surveys presently identified archeological resources known artifact, ecofact, andor documentary collections relating to archeological resources potentially identifiable but not presently recorded archeological resources significant archeological resources locational data of known archeological resources and locational data of potential archeological resources. Archeological field surveys on the LEAD facility recorded three prehistoric archeological sites and three historic period archeological sites. Documentary resources suggest that there are at least 345 potential historic period archeological sites. While large portions of the facility have been disturbed by development activities, there are intermittent areas which have not been disturbed or which have been disturbed only minimally. These areas may potentially yield significant archeological cultural resources which have not yet been recorded. The physical integrity of the potential site is unknown.

Descriptors:

• *RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
• *ARCHEOLOGY
• ARMY FACILITIES
• ARMY PLANNING
• PENNSYLVANIA

Subject Categories:

• Administration and Management
• Humanities and History

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE