Upper Mississippi River Headwaters Reservoirs Damsites Cultural Resources Investigation. Lake Winnibigoshish, Leech Lake, Pokegema Lake, Sandy Lake, Pine River and Gull Lake Reservoirs, Minnesota.

摘要

A cultural resource inventory of the Upper Mississippi River headwaters reservoirs was undertaken to determine their eligibility for the National Register of Historic Places. The damsites are located in north central Minnesota, on the main stem and tributary streams of the Upper Mississippi River. Due to recreational development and accompanying road building, as well as changing lake levels, the damsites are highly disturbed areas. All of the sites have had some level of Corps-sponsored archeological reconnaissance. Excavations have focused on prehistoric rather than historic remains. As a group of structures with shared significance as established in this report, the dams and dam tender's dwellings appear to be eligible for the National Register of Historic Places. The Winnibigoshish Dam and dwelling were listed in 1982. The Corps should attempt to find a method of preserving the dam tender's houses at the Winnibigoshish, Gull and Leech Lake sites.