Widewaters Site
The Widewaters Site, also designated 20AR245 , is an archaeological site located in Alger County, Michigan. The site dates from the Woodland period, and is situated on a terrace above the Indian River about 30 ft (9.1 m) from the water, about 0.62 mi (1 km) from the Bar Lake Site.[3] It was used as a camp,[4] and is near a stand of wild rice. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2014.[2]
Widewaters Site | |
Location | Alger County, Michigan[1] |
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Coordinates | 46°14′0″N 86°38′20″W |
MPS | Woodland Period Archaeological Sites of the Indian River and Fishdam River Basins MPS |
NRHP reference No. | 14000368[2] |
Added to NRHP | June 27, 2014 |
References
- The Widewaters site is listed in the NRIS as "Address Restricted."However, Dunham gives the location as on Indian River near Bar Lake. The geo-coordinates are approximate.
- WEEKLY LIST OF ACTIONS TAKEN ON PROPERTIES: 6/16/14 THROUGH 6/27/14, National Park Service, June 27, 2014
- Sean Barron Dunham (2014), Late Woodland Settlement and Subsistence in the Eastern Upper Peninsula of Michigan (PDF)
- Janet Silbernagel; S. R. Martin; M. R. Gale; J. Chen (1997), "Prehistoric, historic, and present settlement patterns related to ecological hierarchy in the Eastern Upper Peninsula of Michigan, USA" (PDF), Landscape Ecology, 12 (4): 223–240, doi:10.1023/a:1007946907682
Further reading
- Franzen, J. G. (2000), Preliminary Report on Archaeological Investigations at the Williams Trading Post Site, FS 09-10-03-811 (20AR353), Grand Island National Recreation Area, Alger County, Michigan, Hiawatha National Forest, Escanaba, Michigan
- Robinson, G., D. J. Weir, and M. J. Hambacher (1991), 1990 Cultural Resource Survey of Parcels on Grand Island Hiawatha National Forest, Commonwealth Cultural Resource Group, Inc., Jackson, MichiganCS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
- Weir, D. J. (1981), A Cultural Reource Survey of the Hiawatha National Forest, Commonwealth Associates, Inc., Jackson, Michigan.
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