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Bullets, Shrapnel, Case, and Canister: Archeology and GIS at the Piper Farm (Recording Unavailable)
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Union and Confederate forces fought at Antietam Creek near Sharpsburg, Maryland, on September 17, 1862. It was the bloodiest single-day battle in American military history with nearly 23,000 dead, wounded, and missing. Some of the fiercest fighting occurred around the Sunken Road -- the northern boundary of the Henry Piper farm. Over four field seasons, archaeologists conducted systematic metal-detector surveys of the Piper Orchard, site of the Confederates’ retreat from the Sunken Road and their stand to hold the center, Caldwell’s Union advance, and the senseless charge of the 7th Maine Infantry Regiment. A combination of GIS analysis, 3-D terrain modeling, viewshed analysis, and a review of the historical record, resulted in the identification of unit positions and movements derived from an examination of 2,033 military artifacts. This study provides a more detailed understanding of the events at Piper Farm and demonstrates potential applications to other battlefield landscapes.
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Welcoming Statement from Spotlight on National Park Resources in the National Capital Region
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Robert Vogel, NPS NCR Regional Director
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Presenters
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Presentations on National Park Resources
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Creating a Mobile Experience for the Explore Natural Communities Website
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Judy Teague - Senior Ecologist, Allen Ansellmo - Software Engineer, Erin Jones - Vegetation Ecologist, Dave Hauver - Software Engineer Natureserve, Diane Pavek - Research Coordinator, Ann Gallagher - Science Education Coordinator, Urban Ecology Research Learning Alliance, NPS National Capital Region
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Accuracy Assessment Results for NCR vegetation maps
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Judy Teague, Senior Ecologist, Natureserve; Diane Pavek, Research Coordinator, Botanist NPS, National Capital Region
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A Golden Anniversary in a Diamond Year
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Kimberly Robinson, Museum Curator, National Park Service, George Washington Memorial Parkway
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Upcoming Centennial BioBlitz 2016 events in the National Capital Region
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James Pieper- Regional Natural Resource Specialist, NPS, Office of Natural Resources and Science
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Interactions Between Climbing Vines and Forest Edges Influence Tree Mortality in Mid-Atlantic Forests
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Elizabeth Matthews - Botanist, Megan Nortrup - Science Communicator, John Paul Schmit - Quantitative Ecologist, J Patrick Campbell - Network Coordinator, NPS, National Capital Region Inventory and Monitoring Program
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