Phase I Archaeological Survey Management Unit 10A, Avon Park Air Force Range, Avon Park, Florida

Author(s): J. Sanderson Stevens; Dennis Knepper; Carter Shields

Year: 1998

Summary

This survey consisted of a Phase I archaeological survey of Management Unit 1 OA, ca. 3,400 acres, located in the extreme southeast comer of the facility. The purpose of the survey was to assist APAFR in compliance with Sections 106 and 110 of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended, and various Air Force regulations. Topographic relief is minimal and open hammocks and grasslands are the dominant vegetation in the vicinity of the river. Various flatwood communities dominate~ in areas away from the river. High probability areas (primarily pre-World War II oak hammocks) were shovel tested at 25-meter intervals along parallel transects spaced 25m apart, medium probabiliity areas were tested at 50-m intervals, and low probability areas were subjected to a pedestrian survey along transects spaced at 30-meter intervals. The survey resulted in the investigation of 14 sites. These totals included 13 new sites (8HG880-8HG892) and one previously identified site (8HG32). The 14 sites include 8 prehistoric sites, 2 historic sites, and 4 multi-component sites. Prehistoric sites recommended potentially eligible to the NRHP include 8HG880-8HG882 and 8HG887. Historical sites/components recommended potentially eligible include two sites related to the former town of Fort Kissimmee (8HG881 and 8HG882), a structural feature (8HG886), and the three World War II-period observatiion towers (8HG889). Evaluative testing to determine the National Register eligibility status of these sites is recommended.

Cite this Record

Phase I Archaeological Survey Management Unit 10A, Avon Park Air Force Range, Avon Park, Florida. J. Sanderson Stevens, Dennis Knepper, Carter Shields. Fairfax, Virginia: Parsons Engineering Science, Inc. 1998 ( tDAR id: 391165) ; doi:10.6067/XCV8765G7M

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Keywords

Culture
Belle Glade Culture • Euroamerican • Historic

Material
Ceramic • Chipped Stone • Dating Sample • Fauna • Glass • Metal • Shell

Site Name
8HG32 • 8HG880 • 8HG881 • 8HG882 • 8HG883 • 8HG884 • 8HG885 • 8HG886 • 8HG887 • 8HG888 • 8HG889 • 8HG890 • 8HG891 • 8HG892 • Borrow Canal • Burnt Hammock • Ft. Kissimmee South • Hick's Slough South • Kissimmee Bombing Target • Kissimmee Landing • Marsh Trail I • Marsh Trail II • Marsh Trail Sill • River Road • S3 Marsh • South Fence East • South Hammock • Thicket Show More

Site Type
Archaeological Feature • Artifact Scatter • Gunnery Range • Isolated Artifact • Military observation tower

Investigation Types
Historic Background Research • Records Search / Inventory Checking • Systematic Survey

Geographic Keywords
Arbuckle Creek • Kissimmee Marsh • Kissimmee River • Lake Arbuckle • Lake Okeechobee Basin

Spatial Coverage

min long: -81.468; min lat: 27.544 ; max long: -81.109; max lat: 27.787 ;

Individual & Institutional Roles

Contact(s): Avon Park Air Force Range

Contributor(s): Johnna Thackston; Paul Ebersbach; Peg Margosian; Steve Orzell; Letricia Peed; Paul Green; Mike Lavender; Seth Hopkins; Irvy Quitmyer; Mustafa Cayci; Sulah Lee

Field Director(s): Dennis Knepper

Lab Director(s): Carter Shields

Principal Investigator(s): J. Sanderson Stevens

Project Director(s): J. Sanderson Stevens

Landowner(s): United States Air Force

Sponsor(s): United States Air Force Air Combat Command

Permitting Agency(s): United States Air Force Air Combat Command

Repository(s): Avon Park Air Force Range

Prepared By(s): Parsons Engineering Science, Inc.

Submitted To(s): United States Air Force Air Combat Command; Avon Park Air Force Range; MacDill Air Force Base

Record Identifiers

Delivery Order (s): 5S02

Contract Modification No.(s): F-44650-94-D-0005

Avon Park Air Force Range Report No.(s): AP0010

Notes

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