Mark,

I wasn't planning on attending until I saw your email.  Please let me know
if you think a paper on the excavation of Fort Daniel would be a worthwhile
addition to your session.  See our website at:
www.thefortdanielfoundation.org.  Fort Daniel was one of several forts built
or, in the case of Fort Daniel, re-built as part of the effort to supply
Andrew Jackson via the Chattahoochee River from the Atlantic port at
Augusta.   

Jim 


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Sent: Thursday, June 30, 2011 12:27 PM
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Subject: SHA 2012: War of 1812 Symposium

Hello All,

As I mentioned a few weeks ago, we have gone ahead and organized a General
Session on the War of 1812 for the 2012 Annual Meeting in Baltimore, MD.

We currently have a pretty good group of papers, but would welcome any
others that might be interested.  I have attached the Symposium title and
abstract.  If any of you are interested in participating, please let me know
ASAP.

July 10 is the drop-dead date for submitting paper abstracts to the
computerized system!

Thanks, Mark


Two Centuries On: Historical Archaeology and the War of 1812

Lasting from only 1812-15, America's "second war of independence" had a
profound effect on the young nation. While these effects were most obvious
in relation to contemporary relations with Canada and Great Britain, perhaps
more profound were its long-term effects on America's relations with Native
American communities, who largely sided with the British. Despite the
relatively short-term nature of the conflict, nearly the entire country was
affected - from the Atlantic Coast to the Mississippi Valley, and from the
Great Lakes and Old Northwest to the Gulf Coast. This session will provide a
sampling of current research on War of 1812 sites from a wide variety of
geographical contexts.


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Mark C. Branstner, RPA
Historic Archaeologist

Illinois State Archaeological Survey
Prairie Research Institute
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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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