Topic ID #11582 - posted 5/17/2011 4:05 AM
Jennifer Palmer
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Metal detectors, radar used to find Army barracks site at 19th century Oregon post
Jennifer Palmer
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Metal detectors, radar used to find Army barracks site at 19th century Oregon post
* SARA HOTTMAN Herald and News
* First Posted: May 13, 2011 - 1:28 pm
KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. — Archeologists have used ground-penetrating radar to determine exactly where a Fort Klamath soldier barracks stood in the late 19th century.
"It's a pretty exciting moment," said Todd Kepple, Klamath County Museums manager. "No trace of this building was visible for the 44 years the county has owned this property. We had no idea exactly where anything was except for the flag pole."
University of Oregon Museum of Natural and Cultural History archeologists on Wednesday used metal detectors and radar to find where the barracks stood at the Fort Klamath military post, established by the U.S. Army in 1863 to protect settlers as they settled in Klamath, Modoc and Yahooskin Indian territory.
Read more here.
* SARA HOTTMAN Herald and News
* First Posted: May 13, 2011 - 1:28 pm
KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. — Archeologists have used ground-penetrating radar to determine exactly where a Fort Klamath soldier barracks stood in the late 19th century.
"It's a pretty exciting moment," said Todd Kepple, Klamath County Museums manager. "No trace of this building was visible for the 44 years the county has owned this property. We had no idea exactly where anything was except for the flag pole."
University of Oregon Museum of Natural and Cultural History archeologists on Wednesday used metal detectors and radar to find where the barracks stood at the Fort Klamath military post, established by the U.S. Army in 1863 to protect settlers as they settled in Klamath, Modoc and Yahooskin Indian territory.
Read more here.
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