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The Texas Historical Commission and Fort Sam Houston have agreed that the installation of acoustic tile ceilings in rooms of Building 609 would have an "adverse effect" on the historic structure and should not be pursued. Carbon copied to this letter is Michael Hilger.
Response from Teresa Kinsey to Richard Strimel, New Construction of Branch Exchange Shoppette, Gas Dispensing, Fort Sam Houston, Texas (1990)
This letter gives Fort Sam Houston feedback from the Texas Historical Commission concerning design plans for the Branch Exchange Shoppette and Gas Dispenser to be located in the Conservation District Fort Sam Houston. While most of the required documentation had been received by the Commission, there are a few other key items needed in order for the project to move forward. Carbon copied to this letter is Amy Dase, Architectural Historian, Texas Historical Commission.
Response from Teresa Kinsey to Richard Strimel, Policy Statement on Flower Beds, Fort Sam Houston, Texas (1990)
The Texas Historical Commission's statement and point of view on the construction of flower boxes on the post, as well as at historic buildings.
Response from Teresa Kinsey to Richard Strimel, Railroad Trestle Historic Structure Documentation, Fort Sam Houston, Texas (1992)
Fort Sam Houston provided the Texas Historical Commission with a copy of the railroad trestle bridge documentation in accordance with the MOA. This letter is the Commission's response to the submission and contains comments and recommendations.
Response from Teresa Kinsey to Richard Strimel, Specifications for Roof Repair and Replacement, Fort Sam Houston, Texas (1990)
The Texas Historical Commission wrote this letter to request more information for the specifications of roof repair and replacement for buildings at Fort Sam Houston.
Response from Teresa Kinsey to Scott Shepherd, Section 106 Procedures Building 902, Randolph Air Force Base, Texas (1991)
Letter written by the Texas Historical Commission to Randolph Air Force Base concerning an undertaking at Building 902 that is out of compliance with the intent of Section 106 and 110 of the National Historic Preservation Act. These photographs are included in correspondence and extensive summary documentation on an undertaking in progress to rehabilitate Building 902, Randolph Air Force Base, Texas. The letters also indicate that the Section 106 process was not completed prior to the...
Response from Texas Historical Commission to Randolph Air Force Base, AF Building 216, Randolph Air Force Base, Texas (1991)
A letter written by the Texas Historical Commission in response to Randolph Air Force Base's request for a review of Building 216 for historical designation. The Commission has determined that the property is eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places. A group of correspondence concerning a proposed undertaking to rehabilitate Building 216 at Randolph Air Force Base, Texas. The project will encompass the exterior and interior of the building in order to assist in its...
Response from the Texas Historical Commission to the Fort Worth Planning Division, Archaeological and Historical Investigations at Camp Bullis, Texas: The 1989 Season (1990)
A letter from the Deputy State Historic Preservation Officer with a review and concerns for the Department of the Army's report "Archaeological and Historical Investigations at Camp Bullis; Bexar and Comal Counties, Texas: The 1989 Season."
Response from William A. Martin to Richard Trevino, Eligibility of Sites 41BX1059 and 41BX1065, Lackland Air Force Base, Texas (2004)
This letter serves as comment on the proposed federal undertaking from the State Historic Preservation Officer, the Executive Director of the Texas Historical Commission. After examining reports and other documentation, the Texas Historical Commission has decided that Lackland sites 41BX1059 and 41BX1065 have little potential to yield information important to our understanding of history or prehistory and therefore are currently ineligible for inclusion in the National Register of Historic...
Responses to - A case for Southwestern grooved axes. Why “old style” grooved axes in the “Celt Age”? (2010)
This resource is a citation record only, the Center for Digital Antiquity does not have a copy of this document. The information in this record has been migrated into tDAR from the EXARC Bibliography, originally compiled by Roeland Paardekooper, and updated. Most of these records consist of a document citation and other metadata but do not have the documents themselves uploaded. If you have a digital copy of the document and would like to have it curated in tDAR, please contact us using the...
Rest in Peace: Protecting Historic Cemeteries from Natural Disasters (2020)
This is a poster submission presented at the 2020 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology. In October 2018, Hurricane Michael hit the Gulf Coast of Florida. The impact from this storm was more devastating and widespread than anyone had anticipated. Not only were coastal communities severely impacted, but the reach of the storm was felt all the way into Southern Georgia. Countless historical and archaeological sites were impacted, including many historic cemeteries. Over time...
Restaurants, Businesses, and Graveyards: Mapping the "Resettlement" of Japanese Americans in Chicago, 1943-1950 (2017)
The forced dislocation of West Coast Japanese Americans to incarceration camps during WWII deeply affected community formation, leadership, and livelihoods. The dislocation had barely been carried out when the War Relocation Authority (WRA) conceived and put into action a program of controlled (re)movement east. This "resettlement" did not play out as administrators had hoped. This paper traces the resettlement of Japanese Americans in Chicago during and immediately after the war (1943-1950),...
Resting in Meaning: Symbolism from St. Henry’s Cemetery (11S1742), East St. Louis, IL, 1866–1908 (2023)
This is an abstract from the "SAA 2023: Individual Abstracts" session, at the 88th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. St. Henry’s Catholic Cemetery (11S1742), located in East St. Louis, IL, was in use between 1866 and 1908 and mainly served the surrounding German and Irish communities. Despite repeated claims of full relocation since its closure, the presence of burials on site has been debated. However, recent excavations reveal a likely large number of burials were...
Restoration and Archeology at San Jacinto: Dividing Legend from Fact through Dialogue (2018)
The Battle of San Jacinto resulted in the defeat of Mexico and the establishment of the Texas Republic in 1836 against overwhelming odds. The site, however, has been altered by the many commemorative contributions, landscape modifications, ground subsidence, and park operations. These have made interpretaion of this decisive battle difficult. It is only through archeology and environmental restoration projects that park interpreters are able to create historically correct vistas. The...
The restoration of Colonial Williamsburg (1937)
This resource is a citation record only, the Center for Digital Antiquity does not have a copy of this document. The information in this record has been migrated into tDAR from the EXARC Bibliography, originally compiled by Roeland Paardekooper, and updated. Most of these records consist of a document citation and other metadata but do not have the documents themselves uploaded. If you have a digital copy of the document and would like to have it curated in tDAR, please contact us using the...
The restoration of Colonial Williamsburg in Virginia (1935)
This resource is a citation record only, the Center for Digital Antiquity does not have a copy of this document. The information in this record has been migrated into tDAR from the EXARC Bibliography, originally compiled by Roeland Paardekooper, and updated. Most of these records consist of a document citation and other metadata but do not have the documents themselves uploaded. If you have a digital copy of the document and would like to have it curated in tDAR, please contact us using the...
Restoration of Sandia Cave, NHL, New Mexico (2017)
Sandia Cave is a National Historic Landmark that has played an important role in the history of archaeological thought about the Paleoindian period and Southwestern archaeology. The cave is also a designated traditional cultural property that is culturally significant to numerous Pueblo groups. Despite its cultural and historical significance and popularity as a tourist destination, the integrity of the cave has been severely diminished by heavy and repeated acts of vandalism over the years. It...
Results from Ground Surveys in the Southern San Juan Basin and the Identification of Additional Chacoan Regional Roads (2021)
This is an abstract from the "SAA 2021: General Sessions" session, at the 86th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. Several ongoing large-scale ground surveys in the southern San Juan Basin suggest that previously unmapped Chacoan roads may cross from Chaco Wash to Lobo Mesa. In addition to the South Road three more roads have been identified. One road extends from Chaco Canyon through South Gap and an additional 40 km southwest to the Dalton Pass great house community. The...
Results of a 265-Acre Cultural Resources Survey for the Rancho Sahuarita Development, Pima County, Arizona (2003)
SWCA® Environmental Consultants (SWCA) conducted a cultural resources inventory of a 265-acre parcel of privately held land in Sahuarita, Pima County, Arizona. This survey was conducted at the request of Rancho Sahuarita, which proposes to develop this parcel as Region 10 of the Rancho Sahuarita development. One archaeological site, a probable historic irrigation feature and agricultural field, and 15 IOs were recorded during the course of this project. The site is a Hohokam ceramic scatter...
Results of a Cultural Resources Reconnaissance Survey of Westover Air Reserve Base in Massachusetts (1994)
A cultural resources reconnaissance survey was conducted of the Westover Air Reserve Base in Massachusetts. The cultural resources survey was conducted by the Office of Public Archaeology at Boston University for Stone & Webster Engineering Corporation of Boston, Massachusetts, and Law Environmental of Georgia. The survey included an archaeological reconnaissance survey with limited subsurface testing and an architectural survey. During the archaeological survey, 173 shovel test pits were...
Results of a new method for characterizing Casas Grandes polychromes (2017)
Through time, the analyses of archaeological ceramics have produced a diverse number of characterization techniques. These various techniques have allowed us to create multiple understandings of style, production, and exchange patterns, building a formidable toolkit that is able to speak to many aspects of human behavior. However, though our standard set of techniques is imposing and productive, they may not automatically produce data sets that naturally lead to concrete patterns and natural...
Results of Additional Archaeological Data Recovery and Monitoring at La Lomita (AZ U:9:67 [ASM]), Phoenix, Arizona (1997)
A small archaeological data recovery program was conducted October 16-21, 1996 at the prehistoric Hohokam site of La Lomita, AZ U:9:67 (ASM), Phoenix, Arizona. The current archaeological work augments previous testing, data recovery, and monitoring efforts conducted prior to, and during, construction and renovation of buildings within the school grounds. The archaeological investigations and monitoring within the grounds were conducted by SWCA, Inc. for Balsz School District No. 31. Four...
Results of Archaeological and Cultural Resources Survey of the Inhalation Toxicology Research Institute (ITRI) Site and the Proposed Natural Gas Pipeline/Fiberoptic Line Route (1995)
This report presents the results of an archaeological survey in support of a natural gas pipeline and fiber optic communications line proposed by the Inhalation Toxicology Research Institute (ITRI). The objective of the surveys was to gather information on the cultural resources present at the ITRI site and along the proposed pipeline/fiberoptic line route for inclusion in ITRI's NEPA documents. Descriptive summaries of approximately 40 sites in the vicinity of the proposed activities were...
Results of Archaeological Canal Testing at the Roeser Hacienda Property, Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona (2011)
SWCA Environmental Services (SWCA) was contracted by the National Farm Workers Services Center, Inc. (NFWSC) to conduct archaeological testing for canals and related features in Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona. NFWSC is proposing to construct senior housing on the property. The City of Phoenix (COP) Archaeology Office recommended that testing be conducted prior to any ground disturbance due to the presence of three prehistoric canal segments on the property. No sites have been previously...
Results of Archaeological Data Recovery at Site AZ AA:12:73 (ASM) for the Avra Valley Road Improvements Project, Pima County, Arizona (1998)
Huntington Ruin, site AZ AA:12:73 (ASM), is a large Hohokam village site located just northwest of Rillito Peak at the northern tip of the Tucson Mountains. Between February 17 and 28, 1998, archaeologists from SWCA. Inc., Environmental Consultants (SWCA) conducted data recovery excavations at the northern periphery of this site as part of the Avra Valley Road Improvements Data Recovery Project. The goal of the project was to mitigate impacts to buried cultural deposits located within the...