Article ID: CBB881913691

Using Maps to Aid Our Understanding of a Site's History (2009)

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Alicia B. Valentino (Author)


IA. The Journal of the Society for Industrial Archeology
Volume: 35
Issue: 1/2
Pages: 39-48


Publication Date: 2009
Edition Details: THEME ISSUE: WEST POINT FOUNDRY
Language: English

Maps are a valuable source of information in historical research, though many elements concerning the production of those maps need consideration, spatial accuracy being foremost among them. The use of geographic information systems (GIS) can often help one overcome spatial inaccuracy by overlaying histoncal maps with modern surveys. However, for those sites with low visibility or few extant features, manual scaling of the histoncal maps in a digital format may provide better results, contributing to a visualization of a site ' s history. This article demonstrates the use of GIS methods for understanding the site of the West Point Foundry at Cold Spnng, New York.

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Article Patrick E. Martin (2009) Industrial Archaeology at the West Point Foundry. IA. The Journal of the Society for Industrial Archeology (pp. 5-8). unapi

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Authors & Contributors
Walton, Steven A.
Paul J. White
Adelusi-Adeluyi, Ademide
Dan Trepal
Marta Amelia Timmons
Eri Weinstein
Concepts
Industrial archaeology
Excavations (archaeology)
Iron Foundries
Research methods
Maps; atlases
Historical archaeology
Time Periods
19th century
20th century
21st century
Places
United States
New York (U.S.)
Lagos, Nigeria
New Iberia, LA
Connecticut (U.S.)
Montana (U.S.)
Institutions
West Point Foundry
Society for Industrial Archeology
Michigan Technological University
U.S. Dept. of the Interior, National Park Service, Historic American Buildings Survey/Historic American Engineering Record
United States Navy
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