Queen Creek (Geographic Keyword)

DOCUMENT Full-Text Jeffrey L. Eighmy.

The following report discusses the archaeomagnetic results for 9 samples from burned features in sites AZ AA:2:131(ASM), AZ U:10:2(ASM), and AZ U:10:176(ASM) (Table 1) from the Santan Pipeline Data Recovery Project. Portions of this report have been used in other reports from the Colorado State University Archaeometric Lab, and they are included here for the convenience of the reader; by including these portions this report stands alone with only minimal reference to other work produced in the...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Lanita C. Van Nimwegen.

Northland Research, Inc. (Northland) has completed a Class III archaeological survey of portions of the Coronado to Goldfield 230kV transmission line located on Arizona State lands, USDI Bureau of Land Management (BLM) lands and Salt River Project (SRP) right-of-ways across privately held lands. Reconnaissance of state and private (patented) lands was completed on April 24 and 25 of 1991 under Permit Number 90-39, and BLM lands were surveyed on May 3, Under Permit Number AZ-000065. As a result...

DOCUMENT Full-Text A.E. (Gene) Rogge. Pamela J. Cox.

MCDOT and the Town of Queen Creek are widening 2.7 kilometers (1.7 miles) of Ellsworth Road to six lanes. MCDOT retained URS Corporation to conduct cultural resource studies to address the Maricopa County Comprehensive Plan objectives for promoting appreciation and preservation of significant archaeological and historical resources within the framework of state and federal laws. The law applicable to this project is the Arizona Antiquities Act. A survey documented that the project could affect...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Pamela J. Cox. A.E. (Gene) Rogge.

The Maricopa County Department of Transportation (MCDOT) is planning to widen about 2.3 kilometers (1.4 miles) of Ellsworth Road to six lanes from near the Hunt Highway (just north of Empire Boulevard) north to Cloud Road. The project will involve construction of a new aggregate base and asphaltic concrete; bike lanes; a raised median; curb, gutter, and scupper structures; sidewalks; and lighting arrays. MCDOT retained URS Corporation to conduct a cultural resource study to provide assistance in...

DOCUMENT Citation Only Danny Brooks. R. Gwinn Vivian.

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DOCUMENT Full-Text Ronald K. Yablon. Donald E. Weaver, Jr..

The research plan outlines a framework for investigating 3 archaeological sites along the Silverking-to-Kyrene, East End, Transmission Line, a part of the Coronado Project. The 3 sites, initially recorded during a recent survey by the Museum of Northern Arizona, are a large lithic scatter associated with linear rock alignments, a possible 1-room structure associated with linear rock alignments, and an abandoned railroad grade. The plan discusses specific means by which the scientific potential...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Donald Keller.

15 mi of Extra High Voltage transmission line corridor, 2 mi of access road, and 0.9 mi of 115kV transmission line from the Silverking Substation were surveyed for archaeological resources by the Museum of Northern Arizona in April, 1978. Twelve prehistoric and historic Anglo-American affiliation archaeological sites were identified along the EHV corridor between the Silverking Substation and the Tonto National Forest boundary. An isolated recent feature, not given a site designation, was found...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Glen E. Rice. Bruce Larson.

The Salt River Project, at the request of the Bureau of Land Management, contracted with the Office of Cultural Resource Management, Department of Anthropology, Arizona State University, for archaeological monitoring of the construction of access roads and 3 towers which form part of the 500 kV transmission line being constructed by SRP from the Tonto National Forest boundary northeast of Florence to the existing Kyrene substation south of Tempe, Arizona. The monitoring was requested by the...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Richard Anduze. David H. Greenwald. Robert Haynes-Peterson. Douglas R. Mitchell. Mary-Ellen Walsh-Anduze.

In consultation with the Arizona State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO), HALLIBURTON NUS conducted a preliminary data collection effort and "Class I Overview" of the Williams AFB property and surrounding area. This consisted of a literature search and review of files at the SHPO. The Class I Overview identified three archaeological sites on the Williams AFB property. The Midvale Site (AZ U:10:24, ASU) consists of a large prehistoric Hohokam village considered to be of cultural importance....

DOCUMENT Full-Text John Lindly. Michael S. Foster. Deil R. Lundin.

This report presents the results of an archaeological site file search and survey of a 275-acre parcel in Queen Creek, Arizona (Figure 1). SWCA conducted this archaeological assessment at the request of Vistoso Partners prior to development of this parcel. This project was conducted in accordance with Queen Creek Town Ordinance (Sec. 4.2A10). This privately owned parcel is located in the S 1/2 of Section 9, Township 2 South, Range 7 East of the Higley 7.5' quadrangle, Maricopa County, Arizona. ...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Kathleen S. McQuestion.

A cultural resource survey was performed for Salt River Project (SRP) by SWCA, Inc., Environmental Consultants on June 19, 1990. The survey was located near Queen Creek, Arizona, in Maricopa County on private lands. Six miles of right-of-way were surveyed, totaling approximately 15 acres. Two previously known sites, the Manchester and Sand Dune South sites, occur within the project area. Sixteen loci associated with those sites and ...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Mark Grady.

The Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) directed the Arizona State Museum to conduct a cultural resources survey of the Salt-Gila (Fannin-McFarland) Aqueduct as part of its environmental assessment of the impacts of the proposed Central Arizona Project. Twenty-two archaeological sites and two major areas of cultural activity were identified during the survey. Of these sites, 19 were recommended for further investigation and 5 were suggested for clearance (not eligible for the NRHP). The...

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....

PROJECT USDI Bureau of Reclamation, Phoenix Area Office.

Other entries related to work done on Arizona withdrawn lands can be found at the following links: https://core.tdar.org/collection/27771 and https://core.tdar.org/collection/27743. The Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) has identified approximately 960 acres of land for a Class III (intensive) cultural resource survey for Section 110 inventory purposes. The land was withdrawn for the Salt River Project (SRP) and is located along Queen Creek west of Superior, Arizona. The withdrawn land was...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Walter R. Punzmann. Eric Dosh. Christopher Rayle.

Other entries related to work done on Arizona withdrawn lands can be found at the following links: https://core.tdar.org/collection/27771 and https://core.tdar.org/collection/27743. The Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) has identified approximately 960 acres of land for a Class III (intensive) cultural resource survey for Section 110 inventory purposes. The land was withdrawn for the Salt River Project (SRP) and is located along Queen Creek west of Superior, Arizona. The withdrawn land was...

IMAGE Walter R. Punzmann. Eric Dosh.

Other entries related to work done on Arizona withdrawn lands can be found at the following links: https://core.tdar.org/collection/27771 and https://core.tdar.org/collection/27743. The Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) has identified approximately 960 acres of land for a Class III (intensive) cultural resource survey for Section 110 inventory purposes. The land was withdrawn for the Salt River Project (SRP) and is located along Queen Creek west of Superior, Arizona. The withdrawn land was...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Christopher Rayle. Walter R. Punzmann. Teresa L. Pinter.

Other entries related to work done on Arizona withdrawn lands can be found at the following links: https://core.tdar.org/collection/27771 and https://core.tdar.org/collection/27743. The Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) has identified approximately 960 acres of land for a Class III (intensive) cultural resource survey for Section 110 inventory purposes. The land was withdrawn for the Salt River Project (SRP) and is located along Queen Creek west of Superior, Arizona. The withdrawn land was...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Jennifer K. Deats. Ximena Lemoine. Thomas Grew. Matthew Steber. Joshua Steinbeck.

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 would connect three 230/69kV receiving stations, including the Ball Substation in Gilbert, the Pfister Substation in southeastern Queen Creek, and the Abel Substation east of San Tan Valley. This Project was approved by the...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Matthew Steber. Jennifer Deats.

PaleoWest, LLC (PaleoWest) is under contract to Salt River Project (SRP) to conduct a Class I literature review for 203.5 acres of private and ASLD land (Project area), and a Class III cultural resource inventory of 191.7 acres of private land (Survey area) in the Cities of Mesa and Queen Creek, within Maricopa County, Arizona (Project). The remaining Project acreage consists of ASLD land, which was previously surveyed by Northland Research, Inc. in 2019. Of the 191.7-acre Survey area, a total...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Emily Higgins Keppler. Lourdes Aguila.

Siete Solar, LLC (Siete Solar), is planning to develop a large scale solar photovoltaic electric generating facility on approximately 160 acres of private land located on the northeast comer of Crismon and Queen Creek roads in the Town of Queen Creek, Maricopa County, Arizona. The project will consist of photovoltaic modules aligned in arrays and affixed to a fixed tilt racking system. The racking system uses a rammed or screwed post as a foundation for the solar arrays. With this foundation...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Pamela J. Rainey. Michael Stubing.

Revised November 2022. UP is seeking authority from the Board to construct and operate approximately 6.0 miles of new rail line in Maricopa County, Arizona (Docket No. FD 36501). The proposed rail line would connect UP’s Phoenix Subdivision main line track to industrial properties southeast of the Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport via a single-track rail line accompanied by segments of support track. UP also proposes to construct and operate approximately 4.0 miles of new support track along the...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Alfred E. Dittert, Jr.. Paul R. Fish. Don E. Simonis.

One of several construction programs proposed for inclusion in the Central Arizona Project was a system of aqueducts to link Parker Dam on the Colorado River in western Arizona and the Charleston Damsite on the San Pedro River in southeastern Arizona. Since the possibility existed that archaeological remains might be destroyed by necessary subjugation of lands for the aqueduct, the Southwest Archaeological Center of the National Park Service, U. S. Department of the Interior, made arrangements...

DOCUMENT Full-Text David A. Bild.

The Town of Queen Creek is planning to construct a four-lane, divided rural roadway along the Riggs Road alignment using funds from the FHWA administered by the ADOT Local Government Section. The roadway will have a raised median and will be built within existing undeveloped land and agricultural fields. LSD previously conducted a cultural resources survey of an 80.5-acre area of potential effect (APE); however, the APE was subsequently expanded and now encompasses 98.2 acres. The current survey...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Eric S. Cox.

Northland Research, Inc. (Northland) has completed a Class III cultural resources survey for the proposed Salt River Project (SRP) Vinyard Road Rehabilitation Project located on State Trust Lands administered by the Arizona State Land Department (ASLD), in Pinal County, Arizona. The proposed project area consists of both an electrical line easement and a temporary construction easement to be used for the installation of both overhead and underground electrical lines. The survey was initiated as...

DOCUMENT Full-Text T. Kathleen Henderson. Tiffany C. Clark. Connie A. Darby.

This report presents the results of a Class III cultural resources survey of Arizona State Land right-of-way easements for a new extra-high voltage transmission line to be built between the Santa Rosa Substation, located south of the Ak Chin Indian Community, and the Dinosaur Substation, located east of the Town of Queen Creek, in Pinal County, Arizona (Figure 1). The proposed transmission line is part of the larger Pinal West to Abel/Browning (PW-ABL/BRG) 500 kV Transmission Line Project. The...