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Currently, SHAARD includes data from the Indiana Cemetery Registry, on historic bridges, from properties listed in the National Register of Historic Places, and on historic theaters in Indiana. It also contains information from the Indiana Survey of Historic Sites and Structures for the following counties: Blackford, Crawford, Floyd, Jackson, Posey, Switzerland, and Warrick. Partial data is available for Benton, Clark, Gibson, Howard, and Newton.
The archaeological data contained in SHAARD was collected from previously conducted cultural resource inventories, National Register listings, research projects, and cultural resource management project reports. As funds become available, all of the archaeological survey information in the division files will be entered into SHAARD. Access to archaeological site locations and detailed site information is restricted and password protected and will be granted to qualified individuals who meet the Secretary of the Interior’s Professional Qualification Standards with a specialty in prehistoric, historic and/or underwater archaeology or geomorphology.
The DHPA has been working to digitize site locations from existing survey data through different initiatives. A map has been created of historic structures (above-ground resources), which can be accessed at https://dnrmaps.dnr.in.gov/apps/HistoricStructures/. At this time, however, the map is not connected to SHAARD and only limited information is available. None of the data has been field checked, so it is possible that some of the locations are inaccurate.
SHAARD was made possible with financial support from the Federal Highway Administration, the Indiana Department of Natural Resources, and the Historic Preservation Fund of the U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service.
