Avon Park Air Force Range (Geographic Keyword)

DOCUMENT Full-Text Lara Anderson. Karolyn Kinsey. Marc Kodack. Eugene Marino. Jennifer Riordan. Barbara Smoyer. Kelly Wissehr.

Between May 1997 and September 1999 personnel from the U.S. Army Engineer District, St. Louis conducted curation needs assessments at all active military installations in Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Vermont, West Virginia, and Wisconsin. Over 6,000 ft3...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Robert J. Austin.

The Keen Dip Vat site (Florida Site File Number 8P0994) is located near the center of Section 33, T3 1S, R30E on the Avon Park Air Force Range in Polk County, Florida . It is the location of an early 20th century homestead and a later cattle dipping station. The site is associated with the Keen family who were active in the cattle ranching industry in Polk and Highlands Counties. The main components of the site are the preserved remains of the dipping station which include a concrete dip vat,...

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Photographs detailing Avon Park Air Force Range from Cold War-Era Historic Property Survey. Photos were taken by Geo-Marine, Inc. January, 2007 and include spotting towers, observation towers, general storage building, range control house and traffic check house. Detailed information on each structure and facility can be found in the document: "Avon Park Air Force Range: Cold War-Era Historic Property Survey" (tDAR id: 391320).

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Photographs detailing Avon Park Airfield from Avon Air Force Range Cold War-Era Historic Property Survey. Photos were taken by Geo-Marine, Inc. January, 2007 and include a civil engineer maintenance building, auditorium, electronic warfare facility, vehicle service rack, vehicle maintenance shop, water storage tank, observation tower, segregated storage magazine, fire station, maintenance hangar and communications facility. Detailed information on each structure and facility can be found in the...

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Photographs detailing Avon Park Airfield from Avon Air Force Range Cold War-Era Historic Property Survey. Photos were taken by Geo-Marine, Inc. January, 2007 and include civil engineer maintenance, medical storage facility, oil storage, officers quarters for nurses, automotive hobby shop, range support facility, dormitory, recreation facility, visiting officers quarters, MWR administrative supply, civil engineer administration, civil engineer storage and an electric power station. Detailed...

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Photographs detailing the Bravo Range from Avon Air Force Range Cold War-Era Historic Property Survey. Configured by the Air Force in 1951, Bravo Range is one of the individual ranges located at Avon Park Range. Photos were taken by Geo-Marine, Inc. January, 2007 and include a bomb circle, bladed circle, strafe pit, and tactical target.

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Photographs detailing the Foxtrot Range from Avon Air Force Range Cold War-Era Historic Property Survey. Configured by the Air Force in 1951, Foxtrot Range is one of the individual ranges located at Avon Park Range. Photos were taken by Geo-Marine, Inc. January, 2007 and include an airfield complex, industrial complex, tactical complex, target stock and truck parking.

PROJECT Avon Park Air Force Range. Park T. DeVane. Kelly Nolte. US Army Corps of Engineers, Fort Worth District. Virgil Roy Beasley. Marsha Prior. United States Air Force History Office and Museums Program.

This project contains documents relating to both the architectural and the general history of the Avon Park Air Force Range. The documents range from amateur histories of the air force range to Historic American Engineering Record-like documentation.

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Documents and images relating to the Avon Park Air Force Range Cold War Survey prepared by Geo-Marine, Inc. for Avon Park Air Force Range.

DOCUMENT Full-Text Geo-Marine, Inc..

This document is a brief summary detailing the historic milestones and developments of Avon Park Air Force Range. Cold War Missions are summarized and the establishment of departments, facilities and ranges are also recognized. The document includes database definitions for cell contents found in the Avon Park Air Force Range Cold War-Era Historic Property Survey (tDAR id: 391320) located in the “Avon Park Air Force Range Cold War Survey” project. The project also includes photographs detailing...

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This database accompanies the Avon Park Air Force Range: Cold War Summary (tDAR id: 391321), detailing the facilities, sites and historic properties included in the report. The facility number, street number, street, architect, original drawing number, original building name, category summary, inception date, original building/site use, NRHP status, integrity summary, installation/installation ID and building structure notes are all included in this database for each facility and site in the...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Park T. DeVane.

Giving an intimate history of the lands composing the Avon Park Bombing Range, this report is the result of the Avon Park Air Force Range participating in a program to identify and protect historic sites on government lands, particularly those located on their Air Force Range. Although the activities in the area may not have been significant within the definition of federal and state laws, installation personnel felt that sites of local interest should be identified and described. Without this...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Michael Wilder.

Geo Marine, Inc. conducted Phase I and II archaeological investigations on the Avon Park Air Force Range (APAFR) from February 2 through June 24, 2004. These investigations were conducted under contract with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Fort Worth District and the U.S. Air Force. The purpose of these investigations is to assist the Air Force with the management of cultural resources as delineated under the National Historic Preservation Act, including Sections 106 and 110, and Air Force...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Robert J. Austin. Laura Weant.

The Avon Park Air Force Range (APAFR) contains a diverse array of cultural resources that span the entire period of human occupation of the Kissimmee River Valley. Documented sites range in date from the Archaic period (ca. 6500-500 B.C.) through the first half of the 20th century. Most of the documented periods of occupation of the APAFR are represented by prehistoric and historic period archaeological sites that have been determined to be eligible for listing on the National Register (NR) of...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Jennifer Elam. Brandi Carrier Jones. Amy Burkholder.

This report presents the results of Phase I archaeological investigations of 2707.47 acres on Avon Park Air Force Range (APAFR) in Polk and Highland counties, Florida. The purpose of this study is to provide the APAFR with data for use in the management of its cultural resources in partial fulfillment of its obligations under the National Historic Preservation Act and other applicable cultural resources legislation. The Phase I survey resulted in the discovery of ten newly identified...

DOCUMENT Full-Text JRB Associates.

The use of the Avon Park range has increased steadily with time, leaving insufficient time for range maintenance. This has led to the proposal to construct a new range sub-complex within the boundary of the Avon Park Air Force Range. This document covers the findings of an environmental analysis pre-survey of the proposed range sub-complex and its alternatives on the Avon Park Air Force Range.