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PROJECT Hugh B. Matternes. J. W. Joseph. Shawn Patch.

This investigation addressed the location of an unmarked cemetery on property currently owned by Prince George County, adjacent to U.S. Army Fort Lee Military Reservation in eastern Virginia. Historical research indicated that the burial ground was associated with the laboring Sisters of the Vine Burial Association who used it as a cemetery in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Relic fences and property boundary markers indicated where the probable cemetery property boundaries...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Douglas B. Craig.

A Class III cultural resources survey was conducted of the SRP 12kV and 22kV distribution/transmission line system in and around the Tonto Basin of central Arizona. The right-of-way corridor was roughly 89 miles long and 30 meters wide. An estimated 18 miles of access roads were also surveyed. The purpose of the survey was to identify, record, and assess the significance of cultural resources along the right-of-way corridor. In addition, a records search was carried out in order to identify...

PROJECT Uploaded by: Melinda Salisbury

This project includes Archaeology Field Survey Reports contributed by the Bureau of Land Management's, Arcata, California field office.This initial contribution will establish a regional digital archive project whose goal is to accumulate heritage documents, greatly enhancing our ability to preserve historic resources within the North Coast Region.

DOCUMENT Full-Text Douglas D. Scott. William J. Hunt, Jr..

Archeological investigations were conducted at Fort Smith National Historic Site as part of mitigation measures for site development. Excavations were undertaken around the exterior of the courthouse/jail complex and in the vicinity of the guardhouse site. The guardhouse site was found to have been destroyed by later Fort Smith town-building activities. The excavations around the courthouse/jail complex recovered evidence of the original galleries and porches that once existed on either side...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Thomas Garth.

From July 19 to November 3 in 1930 a survey and excavation program was carried on to locate and if possible determine the physical appearance of historic sites which will shortly be flooded in the Fort Randall Reservoir area. An important feature of the program was to photograph the ruins and gather representative artifacts from each, to be placed in museums to help portray the site’s history. The work was carried on for the National Park Service by the Smithsonian Institution as part of the...

DOCUMENT Full-Text G. Hubert Smith.

This document is a manuscript prepared by the Smithsonian Institution for a special article in the Quarterly Progress Report, published by the Missouri Basin Field Committee. Giving an overview of the mission and goals of the Missouri Basin Project through the Inter-Agency Archeological Salvage Program, this article addresses the vital importance of historic site recovery and excavation. These sites produce evidence of historic contact between settlers, explorers and native groups unrecorded in...

DOCUMENT Full-Text William J. Hunt, Jr..

Test excavations at the Miller House site in Lincoln Home National Historic Site (LIHO), were undertaken in response to National Park Service (NPS) plans to restore and reconstruct the house to its original circa 1860 appearance. The scale of the construction is such that there is potential for considerable ground disturbance. This, in an archeological site which historical documentation and small-scale archeological investigations have demonstrated to contain or potentially contain intact...

DOCUMENT Full-Text William Butler.

The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) was very important in building much of the infrastructure in use today in Rocky Mountain National Park. Included here is information about five camps built in the park, and one located just outside the park. This paper is a slightly edited version of Chapter 12 in a larger study on the historic archeology of the park (Butler 2005). The intent of that study was not to provide a complete history of mining, ranching, resorts, sawmills, or the CCC, etc., but to...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Joe C. Freeman.

A document offering a detailed description of Building 189, as well as its significance, character defining features, condition summary, and general assessment of the building condition and integrity. Also included are photographs of Building 189's exterior. Building 189 was originally built in 1918 as a nurses’ quarters in support to the installation’s World War I-era hospital complex. It is located at the edge of the Cavalry and Light Artillery Post section of Fort Sam Houston and is a...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Joe C. Freeman.

An architectural assessment of Building 238 at Fort Sam Houston, Texas. Included is a detailed description of the building, its significance, character-defining features, condition summary and integrity. Also included are photographs of Building 238's exterior. Building 238 is one of two similar Stable Guard and Shops built in the old stable area north of the Staff Post. It is a contributing element of the Fort Sam Houston National Historic Landmark District.

DOCUMENT Full-Text Joe C. Freeman.

Report concerning observations made in June of 2005 at Building 4188, Fort Sam Houston, Texas. Geo-Marine, Inc. (GMI), and its consultants, were asked to evaluate the structural and architectural conditions of the building, its integrity, and its potential for reuse in an administrative or similar function. This evaluation includes consideration of building code requirements, floor load requirements, accessibility, and the property’s historic status. Building 4188, built in 1941, is one of a...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Joe C. Freeman.

Architectural Assessment concerning observations made in June of 2005 at Building 4189, Fort Sam Houston, Texas. Geo-Marine, Inc. (GMI), and its consultants, were asked to evaluate the structural and architectural conditions of the building, its integrity, and its potential for reuse in an administrative or similar function. This evaluation includes consideration of building code requirements, floor load requirements, accessibility, and the property’s historic status. Building 4189, built in...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Joe C. Freeman.

An architectural assessment concerning observations made in June of 2005 at Building 4190, Fort Sam Houston, Texas. Geo-Marine, Inc. (GMI), and its consultants, were asked to evaluate the structural and architectural conditions of the building, its integrity, and its potential for reuse in an administrative or similar function. This evaluation includes consideration of building code requirements, floor load requirements, accessibility, and the property’s historic status. Investigations...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Joe C. Freeman.

An Architectural Assessment concerning observations made in June of 2005 at Building 4191, Fort Sam Houston, Texas. Geo-Marine, Inc. (GMI), and its consultants, were asked to evaluate the structural and architectural conditions of the building, its integrity, and its potential for reuse in an administrative or similar function. This evaluation includes consideration of building code requirements, floor load requirements, accessibility, and the property’s historic status. Building 4191, built...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Joe C. Freeman.

An architectural assessment concerning observations made in June of 2005 at Building 4192, Fort Sam Houston, Texas. Geo-Marine, Inc. (GMI), and its consultants, were asked to evaluate the structural and architectural conditions of the building, its integrity, and its potential for reuse in an administrative or similar function. This evaluation includes consideration of building code requirements, floor load requirements, accessibility, and the property’s historic status. Building 4192, built...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Joe C. Freeman.

An architectural assessment concerning observations made in June of 2005 at Building 4193, Fort Sam Houston, Texas. Geo-Marine, Inc. (GMI), and its consultants, were asked to evaluate the structural and architectural conditions of the building, its integrity, and its potential for reuse in an administrative or similar function. This evaluation includes consideration of building code requirements, floor load requirements, accessibility, and the property’s historic status. Building 4193, built...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Joe C. Freeman.

An architectural assessment of Building 610 at Fort Sam Houston, Texas. Included is the structure's description, significance, and character-defining features, as well as a condition summary, and general assessment of building condition and integrity. Building 610 is one of a series of interconnected barracks known as the Long Barracks (Building Nos. 603–610, 613). The Long Barracks extends the entirety of the east end of the parade ground in the historic Infantry Post and is a major...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Joe C. Freeman.

Architectural observations made in May of 2005 at Building 610A, Fort Sam Houston, Texas. Geo-Marine, Inc., and its consultants, were asked to evaluate the structural and architectural conditions of the building, its integrity, and its potential for reuse in an administrative or similar function. This evaluation includes consideration of building code requirements, floor load requirements, accessibility, and the property’s historic status. Accompanying the report are photographs of the...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Joe C. Freeman.

This report concerns an architectural assessment and observations made in May of 2005 at Building 611, Fort Sam Houston, Texas. Geo-Marine, Inc., and its consultants, were asked to evaluate the structural and architectural conditions of the building, its integrity, and its potential for reuse in an administrative or similar function. This evaluation includes consideration of building code requirements, floor load requirements, accessibility, and the property’s historic status. Also included in...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Joe C. Freeman.

This architectural assessment concerns observations made in May of 2005 at Building 611A, Fort Sam Houston, Texas. Geo-Marine, Inc., and its consultants, were asked to evaluate the structural and architectural conditions of the building, its integrity, and its potential for reuse in an administrative or similar function. This evaluation includes consideration of building code requirements, floor load requirements, accessibility, and the property’s historic status. Building 611A is one of a...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Joe C. Freeman.

Architectural Assessment concerning observations made in May of 2005 at Building 612A, Fort Sam Houston, Texas. Geo-Marine, Inc. (GMI), and its consultants, were asked to evaluate the structural and architectural conditions of the building, its integrity, and its potential for reuse in an administrative or similar function. This evaluation includes consideration of building code requirements, floor load requirements, accessibility, and the property’s historic status. Building 612A is one of a...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Victoria Green Clow. Lila Knight. Duane E. Peter. Sharlene N. Allday.

From the initial site search for the new field in 1927 to the construction of the housing area in 1931, Randolph Field grew from a concept to a completed facility in just four short years. The design of Randolph Field was revolutionary in its creative integration of all aspects of both an airfield and a military post. Its planners utilized the most advanced civilian planning principles of the time to create a training center that was aesthetically pleasing as well as efficient and safe for...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Jessica Forbes.

Survey forms for a reassessment of 26 Cold War Era Buildings at Little Rock Air Force Base.

DATASET Fort Lee Regional Archaeological Curation Facility.

Excel spreadsheet of artifacts excavated at site 44PG462, Fort Lee, Virginia.

DATASET Maryland Archaeological Conservation Laboratory.

This resource contains artifact distribution data for the Phase I archaeological investigations at Point Lookout, Maryland. Additional resources are located at the Maryland Archaeological Conservation lab. For further information and access to resources contact the Federal Curator, contact information listed below.