The Van Winkle's Mill Archeological Project is an ongoing investigation of a small Ozark community centered around a sawmill that operated between the 1850s and the early 1900s.

The community and mill have faded into history and the area is now a part of the developing Hobbs State Park and Conservation Area. Archeological investigations connected with the park's development, however, have helped shed new light on Ozark history.

Research themes include: entrepreneurship and industrial development in the Ozarks, African-American heritage in the Ozarks, landscape archeology and historical memory in the Ozarks.

Click on the links to explore the project and find out more...

• About The Project: provides an overview of when we did what and why.
• The History of Van Winkle's Mill: Explore the history of the Van Winkle's Mill community.
• Archeological Excavations: Details about mapping, survey, test excavations, etc.
• Research Themes: What the project has to say.
• Resources: Download copies of our publications, news clippings, see a virtual tour, etc.
• Project Credits: Find out who helped us out.
• References: Who we've cited and what we've published.
• Web Site Map: Can't find what you're after? Try here.
• News: What's been happening at Van Winkle's Mill lately.

	October 2006: Congratulations to Alicia Valentino. The successful defense of her dissertation on the industrial archaeology of Van Winkle's Mill has made her the FIRST Ph.D. in anthropology produced by the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville. You can download her dissertation in the Resources section.
	July 2006: Check out the NRHP nomination for Van Winkle's Mill prepared by University of Arkansas Ph.D. student Katherine Cleek as a part of her AAS research assistantship.
	June 2006: The final report on our 2005 archaeological investigations at the blacksmith shop and mill area by Alicia Valentino can be downloaded in PDF format here (7.87MB).
	September, 2005 - February, 2007: The Van Winkle Legacy exhibit at the Rogers Historical Museum.