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Paul Mickey Science Series: Discovering Late Victorian East St. Louis: Urban Archaeology and the New Mississippi River Bridge Project
- Location: ISM Research & Collections Center, Springfield
- Date: Wednesday, November 12, 2014, 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Presented by: Dr. Claire Dappert, Illinois State Archaeological Survey
Teams of archaeologists from the Illinois State Archaeological Survey (ISAS) conducted large-scale excavations in East St. Louis between 2009 and 2012 for the Illinois Department of Transportation as part of the New Mississippi River Bridge Project. The excavations focused on the alignment of relocated I-70, which crosses the recently opened Stan Musial-Veterans’ Memorial Bridge. The new alignment transects former residential neighborhoods and remnants of the St. Louis National Stockyards. Hundreds of features, dating from the late-19th to the early-20th century and spanning 76 lots across four city blocks, were investigated. Thousands of artifacts were recovered from dozens of privies, cisterns, wells, and cellars. The recovered artifacts and information, combined with archival research, are yielding new insights into the history of East St. Louis, particularly about the daily lives of working-class individuals and families when the city was a booming transportation and manufacturing hub. These excavations will be summarized, and specific examples of the material culture associated with this Late Victorian working class neighborhood in East St. Louis will be examined in some detail.
One of our Paul Mickey Science Series
Discover Illinois' rich prehistoric and historic past by attending an ISM Paul Mickey Science Series Program. A different speaker and topic are featured each month. For more information on upcoming topics and speakers, please contact Nina Walthall at (217) 782-0061 or 217-785-0037. - Usually held the second Wednesday of Each Month
- 7:00 to 8:30 PM
- Held at the ISM Research & Collections Center, 1011 East Ash Street (enter the building from 10 ½ Street between Ash & Laurel Streets), Springfield, Illinois
- Free Admission
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