An Archeological Overview and Assessment of Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial, Spencer County, Indiana

During 1994 and 1995 Cultural Resource Analysts, Inc. undertook an archeological overview and assessment of the Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial in Spencer County, Indiana. This resulting study was designed to provide a regional context and summary description of all known cultural resources within the Memorial. The overview and assessment included a review of past archeological research on Memorial lands and a comprehensive search for pertinent documentary records. The results of this research effort are: 1) a compilation of known resources on the Memorial and appropriate critiques of the historical value of these sources, and 2) an evaluation of the archeological work conducted to date, and a statement on the potential for additional archeological sites within the Memorial grounds.