"Unite... the Most Remote Quarters" - An Archaeological and Historical Survey of the Staunton-Parkersburg Turnpike, written and prepared by West Virginia University Institute for the History of Technology and Industrial Archaeology in partnership with the Monongahela National Forest, Morgantown, WV, June 1996 — 99 pages — illustrated with photos and site maps, plus fold-out at the back — measures: 8 1/2" x 11" — OCLC Number / Unique Identifier: 40470329


Contents:

• Project Background
• Project Methodology
• Context for 19th Century Turnpike Construction
• "Unite... the Most Remote Quarters" with Improvements
• Overview of the Macadam Technique of Road Building
• Internal Improvements in Virginia
• The Staunton-Parkersburg Turnpike
• Claudius Crozet -- Principal Engineer
• Building and Maintaining the Turnpike
• "Specifications for the Staunton and Parkersburg Turnpike"
• Class, Community, and Transportation Technology
• Conclusion
• Chronology of the Staunton-Parkersburg Turnpike
• Physical Setting of Project Area
• Geology of the Project Area
• Associated Limestone Deposits
• Site Descriptions
• Cheat Mountain Site
• Huttonsville Site
• Site Interpretations
• Cheat Mountain Site
• Huttonsville Site
• Excavation Test Pit Summaries
• Cheat Mountain Site
• Huttonsville Site
• Appendices
• Artifact Catalog -- Huttonsville
• Feature Data Forms
• Notes
• Bibliography
• Fold-out - 16" x 10 1/4": Staunton-Parkersburg Turnpike Archeological Excavation, Randolph County, Site No. 46Rd174, East Elevation, Section A-A'