Cultural Resources in Washington State
Updated
02/28/2013
Cultural Resources are evidence of past human activity. These may include
pioneer homes, buildings or old roads; structures with unique architecture;
prehistoric village sites; historic or prehistoric artifacts or objects; rock
inscription; human burial sites; earthworks; such as battlefield entrenchments,
prehistoric canals, or mounds. These nonrenewable resources often yield
unique information about past societies and environments, and provide answers
for modern day social and conservation problems. Although many have been
discovered and protected, there are numerous forgotten, undiscovered, or
unprotected cultural resources in rural America.
Cultural Resources Fact Sheet
Describes the important role cultural resources plays in support of the Natural
Resources Conservation Service mission.
Restoring Historical Barns
This web page provides links to various sources of information to assist owners
in researching barn history, repair, and preservation groups or sources of
funding that may be of assistance.
Washington State Cultural Resources Items of Interest
PDF documents require
Adobe Acrobat.
Discovering
Washington's Archaeological History (PDF; 160 KB)
General Information brochure
Protecting
Cultural Resources on Private Lands (PDF; 588 KB)
State Level Agreement (SLA) between the Washington USDA Natural Resources
Conservation Service and Washington State Historic Preservation Officer
(PDF; 1.4MB)
NRCS National Cultural Resources Procedures Handbook (PDF; 994 KB)
WA State Supplement: Part 160, Subpart C 601.22-25
For additional NRCS information regarding Cultural Resources:
http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/technical/cultural.html
Department of Archeology and Historical Preservation:
http://www.dahp.wa.gov
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