Hi Leo,
Our company has done some work at one of the old ice works in Truckee, CA. See references below:
Lindström, Susan G., Sharon A. Waechter, Meredith Rucks, Ron Reno, and Charles Zeier
2007 From Ice Age to Ice Works: Archaeological, Ethnohistorical, and Historical Studies for the Truckee River Legacy Trail Project (Phase 3). Far Western Anthropological Research Group, Inc., Davis, California. Report submitted to Truckee Public Works Department, Truckee, California.
Waechter, Sharon A.
2013 Data Recovery Investigations at CA-NEV-1820/H (Tahoe Ice Company Ice Works) for the Truckee River Legacy Trail - Phase 3B. Far Western Anthropological Research Group, Inc., Davis, California. Report submitted to Town of Truckee, Truckee, California.
These reports should be available through the California Historical Resources Information System (CHRIS). The repository for Nevada County is located here:
Nathan Hallam, Coordinator
North Central Information Center
California State University, Sacramento
Folsom Hall 2042
6000 J St.
Sacramento, CA 95819-6100
(916) 278-6217
Fax (916) 278-5162
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http://www.csus.edu/hist/centers/ncic
Best,
Rebecca
Rebecca Kellawan, M.A., RPA
Senior Archaeologist
Far Western Anthropological Research Group, Inc.
2727 Del Rio Place, Suite A
Davis, CA 95618
Main: 530-756-3941
Fax: 530-756-0811
www.farwestern.com
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Subject: Icehouse/ice harvesting literature?
Hey everyone- I'm working on a literature review regarding icehouses and the western US ice harvesting industry of the middle 1800s- early 1900s. There's quite a bit of historical data available, as well as several historian analyses of various aspects of the ice industry, but the amount of archaeological literature I've been able to find has been slim. Can anyone recommend any reports or articles? I'm particularly interested in the larger industrial landscape of ice harvesting, but any aspect of ice use, harvesting tools, storage, icehouses or related structures, "ties" to railroads, associated architectural design, industrial technology, etc from any geographic location would be welcome.
The few North American sources I've found include an article by Jerry Hilliard about an icehouse in Arkansas and Pierre Beaudet's description of the Quebec ice industry as detailed in Under the Boardwalk in Québec City. I have seen icehouse excavation mentioned in passing in other sources (including Deetz' Flowerdew Hundred), but it appears mostly to emphasize reuse as large trash pits, rather than focus on their original use as ice storage areas.
Any suggestions, thoughts or recommendations would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks and best wishes,
-Leo Demski
MA student
University of Nevada, Reno
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