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FIGURE 9. 2013 AERIAL PHOTO <br /> 4y} <br /> ,04 <br /> s1 •! .a. •� y, • <br /> 414i <br /> 4 1,1: <br /> • ; p w. ., <br /> S ., <br /> tn� <br /> '00N 41,,i <br /> HISTORICAL AND EXISTING LAND USE <br /> Records of land use before European settlement are lacking,but some evidence <br /> exists that this site may have been used in pre-European settlement days.Aside <br /> from the site's obvious importance at the confluence of two major rivers,the site is <br /> located in proximity to a number of other sites where evidence of Native American <br /> activity was found.A number of quartz flakes and projectile points (aka arrowheads, <br /> spearheads etc) have been found in and around Elk River,including just east of the <br /> site across highway 10. In 2005, researchers from St. Cloud State University <br /> conducted archaeological investigations on the WHHCA.They uncovered quartz and <br /> non-quartz flakes and a probable projectile point in the northern half of the farm <br /> field,and found further flakes and ceramic pieces at the confluence of the Elk and <br /> Mississippi rivers,just across from Bailey Point.While the investigation was halted, <br /> their report recommended further investigation of the area. In 2013,SCSU <br /> researchers conducted at dig at Bailey Point,finding a flake,as well as some tin cans <br /> and bottle caps dating to around 1900. <br /> The site was the home to the Sherburne County fairgrounds from 1916 into the <br /> 1950s.A large pavilion (roughly 60 ft x 120 ft) was constructed on site, as were <br /> barns for farm animals.The site was also home to a nine-hole golf course,though <br /> three of the holes were located on what is now the WHHCA.These were connected <br /> Friends of the Mississippi River Bailey Point Nature Preserve NRMP <br /> 27 <br />