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August Mier

A native of Batavia, August Mier was born in 1892. The lifelong area resident was an enthusiastic amateur archaeologist since age 6. He collected many archaeological artifacts locally and across the United States.

One of his favorite areas for hunting arrowheads was on and around what has become the Fermilab site. It has yielded a rich collection of artifacts, evidenced in the display which he assembled for the Laboratory. His collection of ceremonial projectile points is outstanding in both quantity and beauty.

Previous landowners and tenants of the Fermilab site also assembled collections; many site locales have been carefully combed over the years by other area residents and amateur collectors.

Mier had long been interested in both the ancient and modern history of the area. He was almost solely responsible for the preservation of the Pioneer Cemetery also on site. General G. Thompson Mead, a veteran of the War of 1812, is buried there.