Shirley Frederiksen and Kathy Kahue

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Shirley Frederiksen and Kathy Kahue Golden Hills
Resource Conservation Development and the
Loess Hills National Scenic Byway
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Golden Hills RCD Area
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Past Assistance from RCD

• Historical Society Sign Assistance
• Lewis and Clark Passport Program in the Park
• Speakers for Community Betterment Schools
• Archaeological Display at the Libraries
• Loess Hills Cultural Resources Study

• Earth Lodge Funding I and II
• Archaeological Field School
• Archaeologists Symposium
• Preserve Status for the GRC

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Earth Lodge Interior
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Applied to the National Scenic Byway Program to
be designated as an All American Road

• Required 2 Nationally Significant Intrinsic
  Qualities
• Qualities of National Significance in the Loess
  Hills Natural and Archaeological

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Glenwood Resource Center

• Richest Concentration of Archaeological Resources
  in Iowa
• Protect 917 acres as a
• State Preserve

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Earth Lodge Excavation
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National Historic Register Multiple Property
Documentation FormsSeekingNational Register
of Historic PlacesEventually Leading to
National Historic Landmark Status
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Current National Historic Landmarks in the Loess
Hills

• Srgt Floyd Monument
• Srgt Floyd Boat Welcome Center
• General Dodge House
• Woodbury County Courthouse
• In Process
• Todd House Underground Railroad
• Glenwood Culture Mill Creek Culture

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National Historic Landmarks

• Nationwide approximately 2,479 NHLs
• 300 are Archaeology NHL
• Iowa has 22 NHL
• Allows for Technical and Financial
• Assistance from the National Park Service

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Office of the State Archaeologist2 Fixed Units
and 17 Mobile Carriages 10.5 ft long by 10 ft
tall2,808 cubic ft of capacity
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Three Main Collections of Glenwood Culture at OSA

• US 34
• 19 sites and 84,000 artifacts
• Charles Keyes
• 84 sites and 19,000 artifacts
• Paul Rowe
• 343 sites and 28,000 artifacts

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Next Steps

• Continue Cultural Resources Study work - find and
  document more sites with your help
• Road Trip to Mitchell, South Dakota

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June 25 and 26 ? Mitchell, South
Dakota Earth Lodge Exhibit
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Thank You The End