Mesa (Geographic Keyword)

DOCUMENT Full-Text Karolyn Jackman Jenson. Barbara Macnider. Gerald A. Doyle.

Evaluation of over 300 properties to define a historic district in the Lehi area of Mesa. This report discusses historic canals, historic buildings, historic orchards, and the Lehi District.

DOCUMENT Full-Text M. Zyniecki. Thomas N. Motsinger. David H. Greenwald.

An archaeological survey of a portion of the Salt River Pima and Maricopa Indian Community (SRPMIC) was completed for the Salt River Project (SRP) by SWCA, Inc., Environmental Consultants, during July and August, 1990. Work was performed under special use permit Number 440 issued by the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Phoenix District, and a letter of authorization from the Salt River Pima and Maricopa Indian Community. The project was undertaken for a proposed ground water recharge system located...

DOCUMENT Full-Text T. Kathleen Henderson.

This  report presents  the  results  of a Class  III  cultural resources  survey  of the  right-of-way corridor and associated work areas for a new double circuit 500kV/230kV transmission line to  be  built  between  the  existing  Salt  River  Project  (SRP)  Browning  Substation  in  Mesa, Maricopa  County,  Arizona  and  the  proposed  SRP  Dinosaur  Substation  located  on unincorporated,  state-owned  land  east  of  Queen  Creek  in  Pinal  County,  Arizona.  The survey was requested by...

DOCUMENT Full-Text John T. Marshall.

SRP is in the process of constructing a new irrigation pipeline along Lehi Road and Mesa Drive, which will require the relocation of water and gas service lines to private and public entities by the City of Mesa. These services will be installed in open trenches, some of which will cross an existing historical irrigation lateral. Desert Archaeology, Inc. has completed a Class III cultural resources survey for proposed water and gas service line replacements along Lehi Road and Mesa Drive to be...

DOCUMENT Full-Text John T. Marshall.

Class III cultural resources survey of 70 acres located southwest of the intersection of Sossaman Road and Peralta Avenue, Mesa, Maricopa County, Arizona. The proposed undertaking is associated with Google’s proposed high-tech campus project, which requires connection to the SRP-managed Browning-Santan 230kV transmission line. SRP will construct a new switchyard and related structures and up to 10 230 kV circuits supported by up to 22 230kV distribution structures.

DOCUMENT Full-Text Michael M. Gregory.

During July 28 through August 2, 1991, Archaeological Research Services, Inc., performed a cultural resources survey within the State Route 87 right-of-way between mileposts 177.86 and 188.78. This 10.92 mile long by 200 ft wide survey corridor crosses Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community land between McDowell Road and Shea Boulevard north of Mesa in Maricopa County, Arizona (U.S.G.S. Mesa, Ariz. 7.5' 1967/1972/1973; U.S.G.S. Sawik Mountain, Ariz. 7.5' 1964/1982; U.S.G.S. Granite Reef Dam,...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Joshua Watts. T. Kathleen Henderson.

This report presents the results of the archaeological survey of a 2.445-acre parcel of land on the northern side of Warner Road, west of Ellsworth Road, in southeastern Mesa, Maricopa County, Arizona. The work was requested by the Salt River Project (SRP) to determine whether activities associated with the construction of an electrical substation will have an effect on significant cultural remains that might be present in the area. The substation site is located on Arizona State Trust Land, and...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Walter R. Punzmann. Holly S. DeMaagd.

As part of the Red Mountain Freeway project, the Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) is adding supplementary right-of-way and temporary construction easements between Gilbert and Higley Roads in Mesa. Much of the new land was previously surveyed during examination of various proposed alignments for the road (Macnider et al. 1999). However, nine new parcels located on private land and Arizona state trust land administered by the Arizona State Land Department (ASLD)...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Mary-Ellen Walsh. Michael Stubing. Laurene Montero.

This document presents a data recovery plan to mitigate adverse effects to cultural resources within AZ U:10:123 (ASM) that will result from construction of the proposed Red Mountain Freeway (RMF), Gilbert Road to Higley Road segment in Mesa, Maricopa County, Arizona (Figure 1). The data recovery will be completed by Entranco, and was requested by the Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT). The project is to be completed as part of the...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Heather Duncan.

Salt River Project (SRP) plans to construct a double-circuit, 230-kilovolt (kV) transmission line and a new substation, known as RS-24, to reinforce the local, existing electric transmission system by providing an alternate 230kV transmission loop between the new Abel Substation and Moody Substation, which will substantially improve system reliability and performance. The new transmission line is expected to be approximately 20 miles in length, depending on the selected alternative. The...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport Authority. Adrienne Tremblay.

This document presents the eleventh annual (Year 11) report detailing the management of historic properties by the Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport Authority (PMGAA) at the Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport (Gateway) from 1 May 2008 to 30 September 2009. Gateway is located at the former Williams Air Force Base (WAFB) in Mesa, Arizona. Within Gateway, 14 historic properties have been identified: five World War II hangars and nine prehistoric archaeological sites (Figure 1). Activities at Gateway for Year...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Lyle M. Stone. James E. Ayres.

This is a final, summary report on historic cultural resources in relation to the Central Arizona Water Control Study (CAWCS). The objectives of the CAWCS were to identify and evaluate alternative measures for flood control and regulatory water storage in Central Arizona in conjunction with construction of the Central Arizona Project. Having considered numerous alternative plans to meet these objectives, the Bureau of Reclamation defined a preferred alternative (Plan...

DOCUMENT Citation Only C. Piacentini.

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DOCUMENT Full-Text Banks L. Leonard. Rebecca J. Hill. Cory Dale Breternitz.

Archaeological testing was conducted on a portion of Crismon Pueblo (AZ U:9:173 [ASM]), the Denmark School site, and a segment of additional property between Gilbert Road and Thomas Road in the right-of-way of the Red Mountain Freeway (State Route 202) in Mesa, Maricopa County, Arizona. The project area was originally covered with in-use citrus orchards. Therefore, prior to the initiation of fieldwork, tree removal was conducted within and adjacent to the right-of-way, which required monitoring....

DOCUMENT Full-Text Marc C. Campbell.

The Eastern Canal—so-called because of its geographic location—sits at the eastern edge of the Salt River Project (SRP) in central Arizona. Originating near Lindsay and McDowell roads in northeast Mesa, the Eastern today stretches 14.65 miles south from its head in the South Canal. Built between March and December 1909, the canal provides irrigation water for lands lying between it and the Consolidated Canal to the west, and it also serves as a vital source of domestic water for the Town of...

DOCUMENT Full-Text J. Simon Bruder. Melissa Keane.

The Williams Gateway Airport Authority (WGAA) is planning Phase 1 development of its portion of the former Williams Air Force Base in Maricopa County, Arizona. This report describes the proposed development, the consideration of alternatives to the proposed development, and the six historic World War II hangars and the two archaeological sites in the area of potential effect. The report then outlines proposed mitigation of the anticipated adverse effect. Finally, this report describes...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Sebastian Chamorro. Angela Huster.

Salt River Project (SRP) is proposing to construct a new 230kV transmission line in Maricopa County, Arizona (Project). The proposed Project entails the construction of seven miles of new overhead power lines that will follow a previously approved route. The proposed overhead transmission line will require the placement of 56 tubular steel pole structures. The corridor for the proposed Project varies between 100–205 feet (ft) wide. Additionally, a new 230/69kV receiving station will be built in...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Lauren Brooks.

*On the title page of this report it says 'draft', however this is the final report. * To meet increased demand for electricity due to growth, SRP plans to construct an approximately 20-mile (mi), double-circuit, 230-kilovolt (kV) transmission line including associated tubular steel pole structures that average 110–140 feet (ft) tall (Project). The Project will connect three 230/69kV receiving stations, including the Ball Substation in Gilbert, the Pfister Substation in southeastern Queen...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Karolyn Jackman. Barbara Macnider.

In conjunction with an Environmental Impact Statement analysis conducted for the Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) Red Mountain Freeway by Entranco Engineers, Inc., Archaeological Consulting Services, Ltd. (ACS) performed cultural resource investigations of proposed alternative alignments. Much of one alternative had been previously surveyed by Soil Systems, Inc. (Landis 1987; Mitchell 1988). Additional alternative alignments and modifications thereof were examined by ACS....

IMAGE Salt River Valley Water Users' Association.

1934, map of Salt River Project service territory with canals, waterways, and transmission lines marked.

IMAGE Salt River Valley Water Users' Association.

August 22, 1946. Map of Salt River Project service territory water uses with city lines, canals, waterways marked.

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"Funding for data collection and map production provided by Arizona Department of Transportation Contract No. 85-33. This map is based on the named USGS 7.5 minute series topographic map. Prehistoric information compiled from various sources by Jerry B. Howard. See Howard and Huckleberry (1991: Chapter 2) for further explanation of data sources and map compilation methods. Some errors and inconsistencies could not be rectified during the production process by Soil Systems, Inc. and GEO-MAP,...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Michael Stubing. Mary-Ellen Walsh. Laurene Montero.

Entranco conducted archaeological testing at AZ U:9:226 (ASM) in Mesa, Maricopa County, between November 3, 2000 and March 5, 2001. The testing was completed to evaluate the eligibility of AZ U:9:226 (ASM) for inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). The project was conducted at the request of the Arizona Department of Transportation prior to the proposed construction of the Red Mountain Freeway (RMF), Gilbert Road to Higley Road...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Michael Stubing.

Entranco conducted archaeological data recovery at AZ U:10:123 (ASM) during January and February 2001. AZ U:10:123 (ASM) is a Hohokam habitation and limited activity site located within the corridor of the proposed Red Mountain Freeway, Gilbert to Higley Road segment in east Mesa, Maricopa County, Arizona. As a result of testing, the site was previously recommended as eligible for inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places under Criterion D. The data recovery was...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Richard Boston.

The Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) plans to extend the Red Mountain Freeway through Mesa, Arizona, from State Route (SR) 87 to US Highway (US) 60. This project will result in the construction of a new limited access six-lane freeway. Construction in the right-of-way is currently confined to the area between SR 87 and Gilbert Road. The proposed route runs through an area of dense historic and prehistoric cultural resources south of McDowell Road, and...