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Madira Bickel Mound State Archeological Site Photos

Volunteer posing in front of the new stairs he is building leading to the top of the mound. Photo of old decrepit stairway leading to top of the mound. Photo of old decrepit stairway leading to top of the mound.
Jack Bousfield Volunteered to build these new stairs WOW are these stairs decrepit The Manager said these stairs need to be safer
Photo of old decrepit stairway leading to top of the mound. Photo of old path leading to the stairway to the top of the mound. New winding sidewalk made of concrete was built to make construction of stairway easier and better walking surface for visitors.
Jack said you need new stairs. I can make them at the shop and deliver them in sections This path can use some work as well says the Manager First this new sidewalk will help make construction easier adding a better walking surface for our Visitors
Three volunteers carry one of the section of the steps to the new stairway. The sections were pre-built by a volunteer 20 miles away and delivered to the park. Three volunteers carrying a section of the steps to the final destination of the stairway. Three volunteers setting sections of the stairway in place.
Jack built the steps in sections more than 20 miles away Preparing to ascend the mound Setting the second of many sections
Photo of stairway being constructed. Photo of stairway being constructed. Wheel barrel filled with shell that will be placed under the stairway.
Waiting for the hand rails Separating the new from the old for Archeological correctness Shell is added with a good old fashioned wheel barrow
A volunteer and three park staff assist in carrying the wheel barrel full of shell up to the stairway. Photo of stairway with shell in place. It took a little more that two wheel barrels of shell per step. Photo of final project with paved winding path at the bottom of the finished stairway.
Along with a little old fashioned grunt work under Jacks watchful eye It took a little more than two wheel barrows per step What a difference
Photo of completed stairway made of wooden rails & steps and shell based fill. Photo of final project with paved winding path at the bottom of the finished stairway. Photo of final project with paved winding path at the bottom of the finished stairway.
Thank you Jack Bousfield and all the folks that helped for a beautiful new set of stairs Finished Project Finished Project
Photo of final project with paved winding path at the bottom of the finished stairway. Photo of final project with paved winding path at the bottom of the finished stairway.
Finished Project Finished Project

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