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FIGURE 9. 2013 AERIAL PHOTO <br />HISTORICAL AND EXISTIN21WA79�E <br />Records of land use b rap are lacking, but some evidence exists that <br />this site may have been us -,- <br />s a -Eur settlement days. Aside from the site's <br />obvious importa t the co ce of two major rivers, the site is located in proximity to <br />a number of . ere a 0 of native American activity was found. A number of <br />quartz fla and proj points a arrowheads, spearheads etc) have been found in <br />and ar k River, inc ing just east of the site across highway 10. In 2005, researchers <br />from St. Cl ate Unive ty conducted archaeological investigations on site. Apart from <br />evidence of t 77.. ill s- , they uncovered quartz and non -quartz flakes and a probable <br />projectile point i hern half of the farm field. While the investigation was halted, <br />their report recom ed further investigation of the entire property. <br />In the 1939 aerial photos, agricultural fields dominated the landscape to the west of the <br />site, and many occurred where they do not occur today. For example, the agricultural fields <br />west of the property are now residential subdivisions. North and east of the property, the <br />city of Elk River looked much as it does today, though with fewer houses and other <br />structures. The major streets throughout the area, including Main St., were all present in <br />1939. New road construction occurred when developing the neighborhoods to the west. By <br />1963, a number of houses were beginning to be constructed west of the property, with <br />accelerated development occurring between the 1970s and 2003. The aerial photo from <br />Friends of the Mississippi <br />26 <br />W H. Houlton Conservation Area NRMP <br />