Gila County (Geographic Keyword)
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As early as 1749, European visitors to the Painted Rocks region commented on the rock art they observed. The Painted Rock Reservoir, dam, and the mountains to the south, are all named after a large petroglyph site along the main east-west trail through the area, the Painted Rocks site (S:16:1 [note that unless otherwise designated, all site numbers in this document are assigned by the Arizona State Museum and all are prefaced by "AZ"]). While most of the early attention on rock art focused on...
Archaeological Monitoring of Excavations for the Rockhouse Habitat Project, Meddler Point, Tonto Basin Ranger District, Tonto National Forest, Gila County, Arizona (2004)
Desert Archaeology, Inc., under contract to Salt River Project (SRP) Agricultural Improvement and Power District, has completed archaeological monitoring of excavations along the northern bank of the Salt River at the eastern end of Theodore Roosevelt Lake. The excavations were undertaken as part of the construction of riparian habitat in the Meddler Point area. Archaeological monitoring of these excavations was conducted for the purpose of compliance under Section 106 of the National Historic...
An Archaeological Survey of the Salt River Project 12kV and 22kV Distribution/Transmission Line System, Tonto Basin, Arizona (2001)
A Class III cultural resources survey was conducted of the SRP 12kV and 22kV distribution/transmission line system in and around the Tonto Basin of central Arizona. The right-of-way corridor was roughly 89 miles long and 30 meters wide. An estimated 18 miles of access roads were also surveyed. The purpose of the survey was to identify, record, and assess the significance of cultural resources along the right-of-way corridor. In addition, a records search was carried out in order to identify...
The Carlota Copper Mine Testing Project: Prehistoric Occupation in the Globe Uplands, Gila and Pinal Counties, Arizona (1994)
The Carlota Prehistoric Testing Program, conducted for the Carlota Copper Company near Miami, Arizona, because of proposed mining operations, sought to determine which sites in a previously surveyed area contained data classes that would allow specific Historic Contexts to be addressed. The survey identified 87 sites, 55 of them prehistoric, in thé 2600-acre study area. After study area boundary reductions, 51 prehistoric sites were examined during the testing project. The Apache Tribe...
An Evaluation of Historic Cultural Resources in Relation to the Central Arizona Water Control Study (1984)
This is a final, summary report on historic cultural resources in relation to the Central Arizona Water Control Study (CAWCS). The objectives of the CAWCS were to identify and evaluate alternative measures for flood control and regulatory water storage in Central Arizona in conjunction with construction of the Central Arizona Project. Having considered numerous alternative plans to meet these objectives, the Bureau of Reclamation defined a preferred alternative (Plan...
Final: The Eastern Mining Area Project Coolidge To Hayden Segment Data Recovery: Hohokam Agriculture in the Middle and Upper Gila River Valley of Pinal County, Arizona (1997)
SWCA conducted limited data recovery at 13 sites crossed by the Coolidge to Hayden segment of the larger Eastern Mining Area (EMA) 115kV Transmission Line system in east-central Arizona. The Coolidge to Hayden segment generally follows a west-to-east alignment from Coolidge, Pinal County, to Hayden in Gila County, which roughly parallels the course of the Gila River. Salt River Project (SRP) owns the transmission line system, which was constructed to serve the mining communities of the...
General Sketch Map of Salt River Project, Arizona (1903)
1903 general sketch map of Salt River Project from the Third Annual Report Reclamation Service Pl. II Depicts the Roosevelt Dam and Vicinity with the locations of the steam power plant and shop, brick yard, bunk house, clay bins, camping grounds, mess tent, hospital, oil basin, limestone quarry, cement mill, line kiln, site of contractors camp, cottage's office.
A History of Indian Garden, An Administrative Site on the Tonto National Forest, Gila County, Arizona (2007)
Located along a spring-fed stream, Indian Garden has attracted and supported as wide a range of activities as perhaps any site in the area below the Mogollon Rim. Recent work by Desert Archaeology has shown that prehistoric people used the Indian Garden area as early as 770 B.C., and that Apaches exploited the locality during the early twentieth century (Ferguson and Anyon 2000a; Sarah Herr, personal communication 2007). From the 1880s to the turn of this century, the site served sequentially as...
A Report on Four Cultural Resource Surveys Conducted on Tonto National Forest Land Near Globe, Gila County, Central Arizona: The Guzman Project (1995)
From 1991 to 1994, Tonto National Forest (TNF) and SWCA., Inc., Environmental Consultants conducted four cultural resource surveys near Globe, Arizona for Guzman Construction in preparation for a proposed land exchange involving TNF-administered lands. This document summarizes the findings of that series of surveys. Specifically, it compiles data presented in three survey reports prepared by SWCA (Ahlstrom 1993, 1994; Ahlstrom and Euler 1991; SWCA 1992). The surveys described in these reports...
Silver King to Hayden Transmission Line Study, Socio-Cultural Baseline Report (1976)
This socio-cultural report is focused on the people who live and work in the area likely to be affected by the proposed transmission line. This area is generally those sections of eastern Pinal and western Gila counties which are primarily involved with the copper mining industry. Figure 1, the Socio-cultural study area map, shows this area. The area shown in Figure 1 includes populated areas not included in the specifically designated project study area as shown in Figure 2. This difference...
Testing Results and a Proposed Treatment Plan for Further Work on the Thompson Draw FLEX Project in Tonto National Forest, Gila County, Arizona (2001)
Test excavations were conducted at six sites to determine their National Register eligibility, prior to a land exchange. Three of the sites, AR-03-12-04-1397/AZ 0:12:81 (ASM), AR-03 -12-04-1403/AZ 0:12:82 (ASM), and AR-03-12-04-1521/AZ 0:12:85 (ASM), demonstrated low overall artifact density, small site size and an absence of subsurface features, and are therefore recommended as ineligible for National Register consideration. AR-03-12-04-13 85/AZ 0:12:80 (ASM) and AR-03-12-04-1449/AZ 0:12:83...
Their Own Road: Archaeological Investigations along State Route 260 (2012)
At first glance, the potential for sub-Mogollon Rim archaeology sites is not promising. This region, east of Payson and Star Valley, Arizona, is characterized by single-room masonry structures and artifact scatters covered with thick stands of manzanita and pine duff. Many artifact scatters are comprised solely of small pieces of flaked stone; others have pieces of plain brown ware ceramics that blend in easily with the ground cover. However, beneath these less-than-dramatic surface...
Tonto National Forest Cultural Resources Assessment Management Plan and Overview (1989)
This document contains the management direction for the cultural resources of the Tonto National Forest during the planning period FY89 through FY92. The objectives of this assessment are to provide a framework for active cultural resources management on the Forest, to schedule specific management activities, and to update, refine, and implement the cultural resources elements of the Forest Land Management Plan. The assessment summarizes the current status and management of the Forest's...