It's a bit of a drive from Illinois, but the First Landing Foundation of
Virginia Beach, Virginia, has just opened a historic/interpretive
village at Cape Henry, Virginia, as a co-operative venture with the U.S.
Army; the village is located on Fort Story lands. The goal is to
interpret English and Indian/Algonkian interaction at a small, early
outpost from the Jamestown settlement, based upon historical documents
that describe a very small garrison on Cape Henry as early as 1609, and
as late as 1612, possibly later. The website is:
http://www.firstlandingfoundation.com/about%20flf.html
This is a new effort to promote heritage tourism, using historical
archaeology, sparked, of course, by the 400th anniversary of the English
landings.
D. Babson.
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From: HISTORICAL ARCHAEOLOGY [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Mark
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Sent: Monday, June 25, 2007 1:51 PM
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Subject: Historical Archaeology Destinations
Hi All,
I just got back from a weekend trip to the Lake Geneva, Wisconsin
area, and had the great pleasure of "discovering" a Wisconsin
Historical Society property called "OLD WORLD WISCONSIN" - a 160-acre
complex of woods and fields with various reconstructed farmsteads
reflecting Wisconsin's ethnic heritage. Using salvaged buildings
from various locations, there were German, Finnish, Norwegian, Polish
and other farmsteads, as well as various other 19th century
buildings, cows, chickens, interpreters, etc.
Having grown up with Henry Ford's Greenfield Village in Dearborn,
Michigan, I am certainly familiar with the concept, but I was very
impressed with the Old World Wisconsin execution -- sort of reminded
me of the Cade's Cove section in the Smokey Mountains National Park
....
Being new to Illinois, does anyone have suggestions for other
historic sites, building zoos, or similar attractions that I should
be thinking about here in the central Midwest ... or anywhere else,
for that matter? Other people's favorites?
Thanks in advance, Mark
--
Mark C. Branstner
Historic Archaeologist
Illinois Transportation
Archaeological Research Program
209 Nuclear Physics Lab, MC-571
23 East Stadium Drive
Champaign, IL 61820
Phone: 217.244.0892
Fax: 217.244.7458
Cell: 517.927.4556
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