Mike,

The following information about site BC-4 is at
<http://www.fromsitetostory.org/sources/papers/mnarch48/48inv-bc.asp#BC-4>
which is at the Institute for Minnesota Archaeology.  The Tordoff reference
is either 1983 or 1984; the text reference is 1983, the References Cited
has it as 1984.

BC-4. Bassetts's Creek North Landfill (ca. 1895 - ca. 1925)
During the 1880s, the sawmills in the vicinity of Bassett's Creek dumped
large amounts of refuse into the river shallows at the mouth of the creek.
By the 1890s numerous acres of dry land had been created and much of this
land was used for lumber storage. From the mid-1890s until the mid-1920s
another landfill episode took place with trash from various locations
throughout the city being deposited over the sawmill refuse. Due to the
unstable nature and poor compaction of the sawmill refuse, the area is poor
foundational material for large buildings.  The site was archaeologically
tested during the West River Parkway excavations in 1983. These excavations
found extensive trash deposits dating to the turn of the century.
References: Tordoff (1983).

Tordoff, J.
1984 A Phase 1 Archaeological Survey of the West River Parkway,
Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota. Minnesota Historical Society, St.
Paul.
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The Miami Circle was apparently buried under three feet of mid-20th century
landfill <http://www.co.miami-dade.fl.us/parks/natarch.htm>

Marc Kodack
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