Public Service Announcement: Archaeological assessment scheduled for Jordan Hollow Park in Lincoln
Lincoln, ON – (August 3, 2021) – In partnership with Indigenous and environmental stakeholders, the Town is leading the development of an enhancement plan for Jordan Hollow Park. The plan for the site is currently in the preliminary concept design stage. On Tuesday, August 3 and Wednesday, August 4, Stage 1 and 2 archaeological fieldwork will be taking place at Jordan Hollow Park as a first step. There will be minimal disruption to the park, which will remain open to community members for passive use.
Jordan Hollow Park is located at 3039 King St, Jordan, in Ward 3. The park features a gravel parking lot and 1.19 acres of greenspace. It is currently used as a passive space and as a trail access point to the Twenty Valley Trail. This site has an important and rich cultural history related to Indigenous inhabitation of the land, and in particular to an Iroquoian-speaking confederation of tribes known as the Neutral Nation who lived in the vicinity around 1600.
Jordan Hollow Park will undergo redevelopment with the goals of:
- Creating a welcoming and inclusive space;
- Acknowledging and celebrating Indigenous connections to the land, in particular that of the Neutral Nation;
- Supporting ecological health; and
- Becoming a distinct feature within the Town of Lincoln’s ‘Cultural Corridor’
Professional archaeologists have been retained to conduct the fieldwork which will be overseen by field liaisons from the following Nations:
- Haudenosaunee Confederacy Chiefs Council
- Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation
- Six Nations of the Grand River
For more information on this project and the archaeological assessment process, please visit the Town’s Speak Up Lincoln site at: speakuplincoln.ca/jordan-hollow-park.
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For media inquiries, please contact:
Liliana Busnello
Manager of Corporate Communications
Town of Lincoln
Direct: 905-563-2799 ext. 230
Tel: 905-563-8205
lbusnello@lincoln.ca