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DOCUMENT Full-Text Antony F. Opperman. Harding Polk II.

A total of 17 archeological evaluations of significance were completed as part of an ongoing program of cultural resource management at Fort Lee, Prince George County, Virginia. The evaluations were conducted in compliance with the National Historic Preservation Act and its implementing regulations In situations where planned development projects would adversely affect identified archeological resources. Of the 17 properties evaluated during this study, six were classified as significant and for...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Pat H. Stein.

In 1978, the Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) directed the Museum of Northern Arizona (MNA) to complete an intensive archaeological survey of the proposed alignment for the Salt-Gila Aqueduct, a feature of the Central Arizona Project. The survey area was 11,115 acres and included the 60 mile-long transmission line (with a typical width of 200 meters), three proposed utility line locations, one flood retention dike location, 11 possible spoil or realignment areas, and a subsidence well....

DOCUMENT Full-Text Caven P. Clark.

In November and December of 1992 trenches were dug for the installation of a new security alarm system at Fort Scott National Historic Site, Kansas. The trenching operations were monitored to determine if cultural features and artifacts are located in the areas of primary impact. Several features were recorded, and a number of artifacts dating to the military and post-military history of the fort were collected. In addition, a final portion of this report addresses the research potential in...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Peter E. Siegel. Douglas C. McVarish. Mark A. Tobias.

John Milner Associates, Inc. (JMA) performed two Phase I archeological surveys and five Phase IA archeological sensitivity assessments in seven New Jersey Army National Guard (NJANG) installations: Picatinny, Morristown, West Orange, Lawrenceville, Fort Dix, Sea Girt, and Vineland. These investigations were performed for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (COE), St. Louis District on behalf of the New Jersey Army National Guard. The purpose of the studies is to assist in the preparation of an...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Douglas D. Scott. W.E. Sudderth. Christopher Schoen.

The Fort Laramie Cavalry Barracks was constructed in 1874 and continuously occupied until the National Park Service began interpretation of its history. A restoration effort required mitigative excavations in the building's interior and along the west side. Over 5,000 artifacts were recovered that physically document the changing uses of the building through time. Several features were identified that relate to the use of the site since at least the early 1860s. The foundations of a structure...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Douglas D. Scott.

Archeological testing and mitigation was performed for two projects at Fort Larned National Historic Site. The first project consisted of relocating a buried air conditioner refrigerant line that passed through the 1860 adobe Commissary Storehouse and Enlistedmens' Barracks (HSll) and near a feature (Feature 17) previously identified by Earl Monger as a possible privy pit. The second project entailed testing in cellars located under the Officers Quarters (north cellar, HS7 and north and south...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Douglas D. Scott.

Archeological testing and mitigation was performed on the Old Commissary, HS 5, at Fort Lamed National Historic Site in partial compliance with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act as amended. The structure, built in 1866 and the oldest original structure at the fort, requires extensive foundation and stabilization work to preserve its condition (Figure I). Archeological field work was carried out between July 11 and 17 by Douglas Scott, Melissa Baier, and Thomas Thiessen. Fort...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Douglas D. Scott.

Archival and archeological research was conducted in support of the planned rebuilding of Route 10, the tour road, from Last Stand Hill to the Reno–Benteen defense site parking lot at Little Bighorn Battle-field National Monument. Archival research in the National Archives and at the park provided back-ground information on the nature and extent of road construction by the U. S. Army in the mid-1930s that now constitutes the tour road right-of-way. Close-order metal detecting in a corridor 20...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Scott Stadler.

From April 1997 to January 1998 trenchlng for the installation of a fire suppression system was undertaken at Fort Scott National Historic Site, Kansas. The excavations were monitored to determine if cultural features or artifacts were located in the areas of disturbance. Monitoring revealed historic features and artifacts relating to the military and post-military hlstory of the fort.

DOCUMENT Citation Only Smithsonian Institution, Missouri Basin Project.

This is the tenth in a series of annual reports summarizing current field activities within the Missouri River Basin. Twenty-two field parties, representing one federal and five state agencies, participated in the Inter-Agency Archaeological Salvage Program within the Missouri Basin during the summer of 1965. Thirteen parties were fielded by the Missouri Basin Project of the Smithsonian Institution, nine of which worked within the Garrison, Oahe, Big Bend, Fort Randall and Gavins Point...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Smithsonian Institution, Missouri Basin Project, Lincoln, NE.

The primary purpose of these informal reports is to outline the current work in the Missouri Basin and discuss some of the general problems involved. Response to such reports in the past has been encouraging and helpful, even aiding in the settling of some future policies. We hope we will, with this report, continue to receive response and constructive criticisms that will assist in getting the most out of the Salvage Program. This is one of the most crucial periods in the entire Inter-Agency...

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 Ann M. Scott. Karl W. Kibler. Martha Doty Freeman. Stephen P. Austin.

From January to March 1997, Prewitt and Associates, Inc., conducted an archeological survey of ca. 991 acres (401 hectares), National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) testing of a previously identified prehistoric site (41BXI180), and additional NRHP testing of two historic sites (41BX1163 and 41BX1189) identified as World War I--era training trenches at Camp Stanley Storage Activity in Bexar County, Texas. The survey recorded six archeological sites (4IBXI233-41BXI238), consisting of one...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Karl W. Kibler. Kevin E. Stork. L. Wayne Klement.

From November 1995 into early January 1996, Prewitt and Associates, Inc., conducted an archeological survey of 2,125 acres at Camp Stanley Storage Activity in Bexar County, Texas. The survey covered approximately 977 of the 1,780 acres within the Inner Cantonment, avoiding those areas of extreme disturbance by the military. The survey of the Outer Cantonment covered 1,148 acres within five designated survey parcels. A total of 34 archeological sites, consisting af20 prehistoric and 18...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Ann M. Scott.

An archeological survey of approximately 125 acres at Camp Bullis Military Reservation in Bexar County, Texas was conducted by Prewitt and Associates, Inc. on 14–18 July 1997. Eight archeological sites were recorded consisting of one historic site, 41BX1242, and seven prehistoric sites, 41BX1243-41BX1249. It is recommended that all of the sites be considered ineligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places.

DOCUMENT Full-Text Ann M. Scott.

An archeological survey of approximately 63 acres at Camp Bullis Military Reservation in Bexar County, Texas, was conducted by Prewitt and Associates, Inc., on 9–12 February 1998. Two new archeological sites were recorded consisting of one historic site, 41BX1260, and one prehistoric site, 41BX1261. A previously recorded prehistoric site, 41BX414, was revisited and reassessed. It is recommended that all three sites be considered ineligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places.

DOCUMENT Full-Text Mary Sullivan. Monique Sawyer-Lang. Richard W. Effland, Jr.. Margerie Green.

An archaeological clearance survey of the proposed Gila River Farms Expansion area was undertaken by Archaeological Consulting Services, Ltd. (ACS). This survey was performed in accordance with the provisions and regulations of the National Historic Preservation Act in order to locate, identify, and assess cultural resources that might be adversely impacted when the Gila River Indian Community (GRIC) begins to utilize this land for agriculture. A total of four sites, four artifact scatters, and...

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.

An architectural assessment concerning observations made in April of this year Building 135, 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. Costs for bringing the...

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...