Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada (Geographic Keyword)
426-450 (607 Records)
Justification for lack of Physical integrity Nellis Air Force Base (NAFB), 98th Range Wing (99 RANS) proposes the re-installation of a building at Tolicha Peak, Nevada Test and Training Range, Nye County, Nevada. The Area of Potential Effect (APE) is 1.2 acres.
Kawich Range Site Records (2020)
IMACS Site Forms at Kawich Range sites for Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada.
Kawich Range Stratified Archaeological Sampling Project: Predictive Model and Sampling Design (1999)
The Kawich Range is considered one of the least explored and most pristine mountain ranges in the Great Basin, part of 3.1 million acres withdrawn from public access in 1940s by the Department of Defense. Dames & Moore, under contract to Prewitt & Associates, was selected by Nellis Air Force Base to perform archaeological inventory and recordation of a 5,000-acre sample of the Kawich Range. The three phases of this project include: (1) preparation of a predictive model and research design; (2)...
Lakes, Wetlands, and Meadows: Past Climate and Environments of the Playas on the Nevada Test and Training Range, Nellis Air Force Base (2009)
Archaeologists are aware of the potential for late Pleistocene/early Holocene pluvial lake deposits to be associated with modern playas in the central and northern parts of the Great Basin. However, playas located farther south in the Great Basin do not appear to have supported pluvial lakes during past wet climate cycles. The five playas included in this study—the Indian Springs playa, Dog Bone Lake playa, Three Lakes Valley playa, the playas in Cactus Flat, and Pahute Mesa playa—are thought to...
Land Lease (1966)
Land Lease between County of Nye and United States of America.
Las Vegas Army Air Field/Nellis Air Force Base 1941-2011 (2011)
Short presentation on the history of Nellis AFB. Presentation created by the 99 ABW History Office.
Las Vegas Valley at Mormon Contact (1855-1858) (1993)
The Las Vegas Mission was established in 1855 by Mormon missionaries in the center of the Las Vegas Valley along Las Vegas Creek. One purpose for the establishment of the mission was to convert the native people whom the Mormons referred to as "Lamanites" to Mormonism.
Late Prehistoric and Ethnohistoric Pinyon Exploitation in South-Central Nevada: A Case from the Belted Range, Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada (2012)
A Section 110 archaeological characterization inventory of the Belted Range was conducted for Nellis Air Force Base by Far Western in the latter half of 2010. The focus of the study was on identifying patterning that could inform current research on the prehistoric exploitation of singleleaf pinyon. The survey identified 64 sites (62 prehistoric, 2 historic-period) within a total of 1,798 acres. We find that the Belted Range pinyon zone is much like those throughout the region that contain...
Leith Mountain ACMI Site (south end of Clover Range) (1985)
Land Case N-42721 Leith Mountain (south end of Clover Range) ACMI Communications Site -USAF/Construction of a 15' x 15' solar powered communications tower (leveling and trenching) and 110' x 120' helicopter landing zone (brush-clearing only).
Letter Report - Results of Archaeological and Native American Monitoring in Support of Southwest Gas Corporation’s Natural Gas Pipeline Replacement Project 2017 GIR / VSP Eastline, Project B, Area II, Nellis Air Force Base (2017)
Letter Report - Results of archaeological and Native American monitoring in support of Southwest Gas Corporation’s natural gas pipeline replacement project 2017 GIR / VSP Eastline, Project B, Area II, Nellis Air Force Base
Letter: Mining Cleanup (2004)
Letter of completion regarding an inspection of reclamation work at a material site located within Nellis Air Force Range. This reclamation work was in response to the December 3, 2003, Decision which directed the removal of equipment, contaminated soils, and trash.
Letter: Moving Targets for Ground to Ground Gunnery Firing (1941)
Correspondence regarding the construction at the Air Force Gunnery School.
Letter: Requesting Access to Groom Lake via Private Aircraft (1994)
Letter requesting access to Groom Lake via private aircraft.
Letter: Shehan Groom Mine Access (1986)
Correspondence related to Sheahan Family access to the Groom Mine.
Letter: Specification for Sewer, Water, and Gas Systems and Appurtenant Facilities - Las Vegas Airport, Las Vegas, Nevada (1941)
Letter regarding construction of sewer, water, and gas systems.
Letter: Temporary Construction for Flexible Gunnery School, Las Vegas, Nevada (1941)
Correspondence related to the construction of the Flexible Gunnery School.
Letter: Tribal letters Regarding Bighorn Sheep Methodology for NTTR (2016)
Tribal letters sent regarding 2016 Bighorn Sheep Methodology for Nevada Test and Training Range (NTTR) Legislative Environmental Impact Statement.
Lincoln Area Inventory Forms (2020)
Lincoln Area Inventory Forms for Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada.
Literature Review and Summary of Archaeological Research to Comply With the National Historic Preservation Act for Placement of Wild Horse Troughs at Cactus Springs, Stealth Spring, and Sleeping Column Seep, NAFR (1999)
The BLM proposes emplacement of temporary wild horse-watering troughs at three springs in the south portion of the Cactus Range, Nellis Air Force Range (NAFR), Nye County, Nevada. In the Bureau of Land Management (BLM)-drafted Environmental Assessment NV-052-98-009, the agency states that the three springs, Cactus Springs, Stealth Spring, and Sleeping Column Seep, were chosen because data gathering underway suggests residual [wild horse] use of vegetation and water use in the Cactus Range. It is...
Longstreet Mining Site Information (1947)
Correspondence and photos from Longstreet Mining Site.
Longstreet Photos (2020)
Longstreet Photos.
Longstreet Site Visit (2006)
Historical context of the Longstreet mining site.
Lower Cave (25NY251) (1970)
Lower Cave a road shelter located about 25 miles east of Tonopah, Nye County, Nevada was selected for excavation.
Man Camp and Water Pipeline to Well at the Tonopah Test Range, US D.0.E. (1983)
A systematic field survey of cultural resources at the Nellis Air Force Bombing and Gunnery Range including the Tonopah Test Range (TTR) was conducted by the Archaeological Research Center (ARC) of the Museum of Natural History, University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) between June and December 1978.
Map of Ellsworth Ave (2020)
Map including Minot Avenue, Ellsworth Avenue, and Munitions Road.