I also recommend obtaining a copy of Lesley Freudenheim, Building With
Nature to get a better handle on how this anti-industrial movement affected
people in the 1890-1920 time frame. People adapted to a philosophical ethos
about building with stone, wood, brick and natural materials and this often
included the craftsman ship of Japanese, Chinese, Indian (the nation),
Native American, and other earthy crafts people.
Ron May
Legacy 106, Inc.
In a message dated 10/7/2009 1:45:56 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
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Thanks, Ron. I'll look into the Arts & Crafts literature. That's
interesting, and would have been the right time period.
Erica
On Wed, Oct 7, 2009 at 10:33 AM, Ron May <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> This question of later people moving milling equipment for landscaping
and
> masonry construction is one I have pondered myself, yet never read
anything.
> The Civilian Conservation Corps used heavy milling stones in roadside
> drainage ditches, drinking fountains, and retaining walls. At least two
> fireplace surrounds in early 20th century buildings that I know of had
the
> milling basin mortared among the cobblesontes and facing outward for
public
> viewing. There should be a presentation on this topic at one of the SHA
> conferences to draw out other people's experiences. I know there is a
lot of
> literature in the Arts & Crafts Movement magazines about Native American
art
> as a component of the back-to-nature movement and something might be
> relevant there.
>
>
>
> Ron May
>
> Legacy 106, Inc.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Erica Simmons <[log in to unmask]>
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Sent: Tue, Oct 6, 2009 3:47 pm
> Subject: historic alteration of prehistoric bedrock mortars
>
>
>
>
> Hello Histarchers,
>
> I am working on a site in the San Francisco Bay Area where there is a
> historically placed arrangement of bedrock mortars that are a feature of
a
> historically modified landscape. The bedrock mortars were likely from a
> nearby prehistoric site, but were moved to their current location
sometime
> between the 1870s and the 1950s as landscaping for a succession of
estates
> on the property. I have seen a few similar historic re-locations and
> alterations of bedrock mortars at other sites in the area, but I don't
know
> of any literature on this topic. If you know of any references you would
> suggest, I'd appreciate the advice.
>
> Thanks,
> Erica Simmons
>
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