Illinois Department of Natural Resources

Fever River Research has had a long working relationship with the Illinois Department of Natural Resources, and for nearly 30 years we have been working in Illinois' parks and natural areas surveying and assessing the significance of cultural resources.  Projects completed for the IDNR are presented below. 

National Register of Historic Places Assessment of the Steininger Farmstead Site, Pike County, Illinois (2013)

Blackberry Creek Dam (Yorkville, Kendall County; 2013)

Nettle Creek Aqueduct (Morris, Grundy County; 2014)

National Register of Historic Places Assessment for the Winston Tunnel Fan House, Rice Township, Jo Daviess County, Illinois (2003)

Ottawa Tollhouse Phase II Archaeological Testing (2003)

Canal Boats along the Illinois and Michigan Canal (1998)

Illinois and Michigan Canal Archaeological Resource Management Plan (2001)

An Archaeological Resource Managment Plan For Aux Sable, Grundy County, Illinois (2000)

An Archaeological and Historical Assessmnt of an Isolated Spring, Rural Dewitt County, Illinois (Weldon Springs State Park; 2000).

Coal Mine Research in Illinois

Lincoln Boyhood Home Archaeology:  Search for the location of the Lincoln Log Cabin (2009)

Lead and Zinc Mines in Illinois

Traditional Building Construction in Illinois: A National Register of Historic Places Assessment of Multiple Properties Located on Illinois Department of  Conservation Land (1995)

French Fort, Trading Post, Or Fortified Indian Village:  Archaelogical Investigations at the Newell Site, Starved Rock State Park, La Salle County, Illinois (1999)

Ottawa Tollhouse Historic Structure Report (1998)