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Provided
below are links to browse/download my Ph.D. dissertation in its entirety.
It is provided either for a single download or for download as individual
chapters (the bibliography for each of the chapters is provided within
those files--no need to download the separate bibliography if you're only
interested in one chapter).
Here is the abstract to give you a taste:
Van Winkle's mill in Benton County, Arkansas was home to the most productive
and powerful 19th-century mill in the Arkansas Ozarks. Today only machinery
platforms and a flywheel trench remain. Archaeological investigation in
Van Hollow, the locale of this mill, has taken place since 1997, yet the
nature of industrial technology and the layout of the saw- and gristmill
remain neglected. This study examines the industrial archaeology of this
mill complex within the context of its social and cultural framework. The
result illustrates that despite being on the frontier, daily operations
were integrated with local, regional, and national institutions.
The nature of this interpretation is apparent in terms of the labor force,
where enslaved African-Americans and free whites worked side-by-side in
the mill facility. Archaeology of the blacksmith shop demonstrated the partial
adoption of new technologies (indicating knowledge of new methods yet the
inability to fully implement them) and the layout of the shop. Excavation
of the mill complex yielded a determination of the layout of that facility
and a comparison of the technology there within national trends.
Of particular importance was the determination that Van Winkle's mill could
be supported by solely local demand, yet Van Winkle developed his business
to serve the region. Using comparative archaeological studies, least cost
models, and friction surface analyses, it became apparent that Van Winkle
had little interest in the local population and manipulated the development
of transportation networks and his satellite mills to distribute his products
in the four-county area and to neighboring states. Finally, using census
records, a context was developed for the Arkansas Ozarks to gauge the level
of technological development in the Hollow. This analysis demonstrated how
the regional impact of Van Winkle's mill was a combination of high rates
of production, power, and value of products. The result is an archaeological
and historical study that is anthropologically oriented in its attention
to the human element of industry. It is a unified view of the industrial
operations in Van Hollow and the Arkansas Ozarks with a dynamic and balanced
interpretation of industrialization and development.
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The dissertation
in its entirety (.pdf format;
16.6 mb). |
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Preface
(.pdf format; 72.4 kb). |
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Section
1: Introduction (.pdf format;
1.67 mb). |
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Section
2: Labor History (.pdf format;
210 kb). |
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Section
3: The Archaeology of Van Winkle's Industrial Sector (.pdf
format; 3.17 kb). |
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Section
4: Location and Van Winkle's Mill (.pdf
format; 8.38 kb). |
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Section
5: History of Technology (.pdf
format; 803 kb). |
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Section
6: Conclusion (.pdf format;
32.4 kb). |
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Bibliography
(.pdf format; 96.3 kb). |
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Appendix
A: Van Winkle's Probate Record (.pdf
format; 66.9 kb). |
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Appendix
B: Artifact Distributions (.pdf format;
1.26 mb) |
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Appendix
C: Glossary of Blacksmithing Terms (.pdf
format; 30.4 kb). |
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Appendix
D: Aaron Van Winkle's Obituary (.pdf
format; 25.7 kb). |
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Appendix
E: Goodspeed's History of Benton County-Van Winkle's Mill Article (.pdf
format; 39.1 kb). |
