Phase I Remote Sensing Marine Archeological Survey for the Medora Crossing Soft Dike Construction Project, Mississippi River, Louisiana.

• Main Authors: Pelletier, Jean B., Trubey, David, Barr, William, Draughon, Ralph, Keck, Charlene
• Other Authors: GOODWIN (R CHRISTOPHER) AND ASSOCIATES INC FREDERICK MD
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 1999
• Subjects: Humanities and History; Logistics; Military Facilities and Supplies; *ARCHEOLOGY; *CULTURAL RESOURCES; *MISSISSIPPI RIVER; *REMOTE SYSTEMS; *LOUISIANA; SURVEYS; ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS; ACOUSTICS; ARCHIVES; SITE INVESTIGATIONS; DIKES; UNDERWATER; SIDE LOOKING SONAR; MAGNETOMETERS; *MARINE REMOTE SENSING SURVEY; *MEDORA CROSSING SOFT DIKE CONSTRUCTION PROJECT; IBERVILLE PARISH(LOUISIANA); NEW ORLEANS(LOUISIANA); NATIONAL HISTORIC PRESERVATION ACT OF 1966; SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR; CONRAD TOWLES PLANTATION; LOUISIANA SHIPWRECK; MANCHAC POINT; MELODIAN; PLAQUEMINE(LOUISIANA); BATON ROUGE(LOUISIANA); Goodwin; Orleans; Archeological Survey
• Online Access: http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA367082; http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=ADA367082

This report presents the results of a Phase I marine remote sensing survey for the Medora Crossing Soft Dike Construction Project on the Mississippi River, Iberville Parish, Louisiana. These investigations were conducted during November-1998, by R. Christopher Goodwin & Associates, Inc. on behalf of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District (USACE-NOD). The study was undertaken to assist the USACE-NOD in satisfying its responsibilities under Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended. All aspects of the investigations were completed in accordance with the Scope-of-Work, and the Secretary of the Interior's Standards and Guidelines for Archeology and Historic Preservation (Federal Register 48, No 190, 1983). The planned soft dike construction in the project area will require the placement of three along a portion of the river's left descending bank. The survey area measures approximately 1,800 ft (548.65 m) x 7016 ft (2138.50 m) and is located predominately outside of the main shipping channel. The objectives of this study were to identify specific targets within the project area that might represent significant submerged cultural resources, and to provide the USACE-NOD with management recommendations for such resources. These objectives were met with a research design that combined background archival investigations and a marine archeological remote sensing survey. Background research and archival investigations indicated a moderate potential for encountering submerged historic cultural resources within the project area. A review of Louisiana archeological site files and relevant research reports documented only three terrestrial archeological sites within a one mile (1.6 km) radius of the project area, however, none were reported within the boundaries of the project area.