Historical Archaeological Investigations at Dam Construction Camps in Central Arizona: Second Annual Report

Author(s): A. E. Rogge; Cindy L. Myers

Year: 1988

Summary

In June 1986, the Bureau of Reclamation awarded a three year contract for historical archaeological studies as part of the mitigation program for the Central Arizona Project's Regulatory Storage Division, designated as Plan 6. This study focuses on reconstructing the social history of the workers and their families who lived in several temporary dam construction camps dating from the 1890s to 1940s. The first chapter discusses experience in managing the study during the second year of the project and outlines plans for the third and final year. Chapters 2 and 3 present the results of supplemental archaeological survey at the northern end of the New Waddell Dam locale. Chapter 2 describes homestead and ranch sites, and Chapter 3 discusses the Humbug Creek hydraulic mining complex. Chapters 4, 5, and 6 present historical, sociological and archaeological perspectives, respectively, of the Roosevelt Dam construction community. Versions of these papers were presented as a symposium at the annual meeting of the National Council on Public History held in Denver, Colorado in March 1988. The Epilogue presents comments of a labor historian who served as a discussant for the symposium.

Cite this Record

Historical Archaeological Investigations at Dam Construction Camps in Central Arizona: Second Annual Report. A. E. Rogge, Cindy L. Myers. Phoenix, Arizona: Dames & Moore. 1988 ( tDAR id: 378148) ; doi:10.6067/XCV85D8SPR

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Keywords

Culture
Euroamerican • Historic • Historic Native American

Material
Building Materials • Ceramic • Fauna • Glass • Metal • Textile • Wood

Site Name
Avis Homestead • AZ T:3:39(ASM) • AZ T:3:40(ASM) • AZ T:4:54(ASM) • AZ T:4:55(ASM) • AZ T:4:56(ASM) • AZ T:4:57(ASM) • AZ T:4:58(ASM) • AZ T:4:59(ASM) • Boulder Creek Ranch • Brown Homestead • Cavness Homestead • Decker Homestead • Joe Rodrick Complex • Little Grand Canyon Ranch • NO Ranch • Solo Spring Ranch • Sweat Homestead • Two Shoe Ranch • Unnamed Section 26 Habitation Site • West Boulder Creek Complex • Wood Homestead

Site Type
Domestic Structure or Architectural Complex • Homestead sites • Ranch sites • Resource Extraction / Production / Transportation Structure or Features

Investigation Types
Archaeological Overview • Collections Research • Data Recovery / Excavation • Ethnohistoric Research • Heritage Management • Historic Background Research • Reconnaissance / Survey • Site Evaluation / Testing • Systematic Survey

General
Central Arizona Historic Sites • Dam Construction Camps • Historic Dam And Reservoir

Geographic Keywords
Central Arizona • Humbug Creek • Middle Agua Fria River • New Waddell Dam • Roosevelt Dam • Salt River • Verde River

Temporal Keywords
Historic Period

Temporal Coverage

Calendar Date: 1890 to 1940

Spatial Coverage

min long: -112.687; min lat: 32.663 ; max long: -110.962; max lat: 34.565 ;

Individual & Institutional Roles

Contact(s): USDI Bureau of Reclamation, Phoenix Area Office

Field Director(s): Everett Bassett

Principal Investigator(s): Cindy L. Myers; A. E. Rogge

Sponsor(s): USDI Bureau of Reclamation, Phoenix Area Office

Permitting Agency(s): US Forest Service; Arizona State Museum

Repository(s): Western Archeological and Conservation Center

Prepared By(s): Dames & Moore

Submitted To(s): USDI Bureau of Reclamation, Phoenix Area Office

Record Identifiers

NADB Citation ID No.(s): 000000167875

NADB Document ID No.(s): 2203773

Report No. (s): DI-BR-APO CCRS 89-3

Bureau of Reclamation Contract No.(s): 6-CS-30-04360

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