Dr. Emily Dale, "Field Trip to Apex: A Vanishing Lumbering Town"
Sunday, June 16, 2024
A Great Archeological Experience for the Group Attending!
In 1928, the Saginaw and Manistee Lumber Co, established the town of Apex along the Grand Canyon Railway. Located near present day Tusayan, Apex was sited where ponderosa pine timber was harvested for railroad ties and building materials. Scattered artifacts remain today to show that Apex once hosted a railroad siding, logging spurs, maintenance buildings, homes, and a schoolhouse. An archaeology field school run by NAU conducts surveys and excavations at the site each summer. Our guide on this field trip will be NAU professor and archaeologist Dr. Emily Dale. Please Join Us!
A Great Archeological Experience for the Group Attending!
In 1928, the Saginaw and Manistee Lumber Co, established the town of Apex along the Grand Canyon Railway. Located near present day Tusayan, Apex was sited where ponderosa pine timber was harvested for railroad ties and building materials. Scattered artifacts remain today to show that Apex once hosted a railroad siding, logging spurs, maintenance buildings, homes, and a schoolhouse. An archaeology field school run by NAU conducts surveys and excavations at the site each summer. Our guide on this field trip will be NAU professor and archaeologist Dr. Emily Dale. Please Join Us!
To learn more about the Apex Project, there was a Virtual Outing in 2022 at: https://vimeo.com/675520673 and presentation at the November 2023 GC History Symposium which can be viewed at: vimeo.com/891885832 or visit the project website at https://nau.edu/anthropology/apex-arizona-archaeology-project/