The Park Archeology program in the Chesapeake and Allegheny Clusters is conducted by the Philadelphia Support Office, the Valley Forge Center for Cultural Resources, Park Archeologists at the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area, Gettysburg National Military Park, and Cultural Resource Managers in individual parks. It is conducted in cooperation with the Boston Support Office and the National Center for Stewardships and Partnerships to ensure both Regional and National consistency in the preservation of these important resources. Every park within the Chesapeake and Allegheny Clusters contains significant archeological resources with many representing the sole surviving evidence of the events that the parks are charged with commemorating. The program seeks to identify those resources, evaluate their eligibility to the National Register of Historic Places, and incorporate their stories into interpretive programs that reveal the nature of both the event and archeological inquiry. The program in the Northeast Region also seeks to maintain its leadership in the archeological discipline. The Society for Historic Archeology, the international body of historic sites archeology, names its highest honor for Jean C. Harrington, the National Park Service Archeologist widely active in the Northeast Region. J.C.Harrington, along with John Cotter (former Regional Archeologist) are recognized as founders of historic sites archeology; achievements which must be both celebrated and advanced by today's managers.

The amended National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) authorizes the Secretary to guide and coordinate Federal historic preservation activities, including Federal archeological activities. The Secretary is required to report to Congress on various Federal archeological activities by Section 5c of the Archeological and Historic Preservation Act (AHPA) and by Sections 10c and 13 of the Archaeological Resources Protection Act (ARPA), as amended. ARPA Uniform Regulation Section-.19 requires Federal land managers to provide archeology program information to the Secretary of the Interior, upon request of the Secretary, for this report. The questionnaire responses are a critical element in the Secretary's report.

The following pages contain the response from the Chesapeake and Allegheny Clusters and combine information from all of the entities conducting archeological activities including the Denver Service Center Applied Archeology Center which conducts substantial compliance activities in support of park development. The report is divided into three sections reflecting the questionnaire: Part 1 summarizes survey and compliance activities such as the Systemwide Archeological Inventory Program (SAIP), Section 106 and 110 Compliance, and the Archeological Resources Protection Act (ARPA) permitting process. Part 2 summarizes the known information on archeological sites such as number, National Register Status, and survey completeness and constitutes the "uncertified data" for GPRA. Section 3 summarizes implementation of the non-permitting components of the Archeological Resources Protection Act. Each section contains highlights of the significant achievements as well as summaries of overall activity. Questions regarding individual projects should be directed to the specific parks. Questions or comments on this report may be directed to the Archeology Program Coordinator, Philadelphia Support Office.