Arnold Air Force Base (Geographic Keyword)
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Archaeological investigation in support of the proposed shoothouse. Investigations included a review of the existing site records, pedestrian survey and visual inspection as well as shovel testing. Visual inspection and shovel testing produced no evidence of cultural resources within the area of potential effect.
Archaeological Shovel Testing for the Proposed Well Access Road on Arnold Air Force Base: A Negative Findings Report (2006)
Archaeological investigation in support of the proposed ground water investigation areas. Investigation included a review of the existing site records, visual inspection and shovel testing. Archaeological investigations produced no evidence of cultural resources within the area of potential effect.
Archaeological Shovel Testing in the Morris Ferry Dock Area for the Proposed Placement of a New Power Pole on Arnold Air Force Base (2005)
Archaeological investigation in support of the proposed Duck River Electric Membership Corporation (DREMC) power pole replacement. Investigation included a review of the existing site records, pedestrian survey and visual inspection as well as shovel testing. Visual inspection and shovel testing produced evidence of a moderate to large sized undetermined prehistoric lithic scatter here which is recorded as 40FR504. This site will be fully investigated at a later date for final recommendations...
Archaeological Shovel Testing in Unsurveyed Portions of the Proposed Wingo Inn Parking Area on Arnold Air Force Base (2008)
Summary report of the archaeological shovel testing in unsurveyed portions of the proposed Wingo Inn Parking area on Arnold Air Force Base. Investigations included a review of the existing site records and field investigations consisted of pedestrian survey and visual inspection as well as shovel testing. Records search indicated 11 sites located within one mile of the project area and one site recorded in the project location. All of these sites have been determined as not eligible for listing...
Archaeological Survey and Inventory of 16,825 Acres Arnold Air Force Base, Coffee and Franklin Counties, Tennessee, Volume 1 and 2 (2010)
From October 2008 to June 2009, a Phase I archaeological survey and inventory field assessment of all remaining survey areas (16,825 acres) was conducted on base. Seventy‐four new archaeological sites and 29 isolated cultural finds were identified during the course of the survey. Forty‐five of the sites are affiliated with the prehistoric period, twenty‐seven are affiliated with the historic period including one cemetery and one site has both periods represented. Additionally the Haynes‐Howard...
An Archaeological Survey of the Proposed Construction Area of the Aero propulsion Systems Testing Facility, Arnold Engineering and Development Center, Coffee County, Tennessee (1977)
An archaeological survey of a proposed 120-acre construction site on the Barrens Plateau was undertaken at the U.S. Air Force, Arnold Engineering and Development Center near Tullahoma, Tennessee, on September 7, 1977. This area is considered highly relevant for interpretation of previous and current research designs in the area. Approximately 60 percent of the area delineated for surveying was closely observed and/or shovel tested for evidence of prehistoric activity. Though this survey...
An Archaeological Survey of the Upper Elk River Basin (1973)
The objectives of this intern project were to locate, investigate, and record as many unknown archaeological sites as possible. The investigations described in this report were undertaken to determine the existence of unknown prehistoric archaeological sites in the Upper Elk River Basin area. The survey was also needed to complete the inventory of archaeological materials and sites that lie along the expanse of the Elk River.
Archeological Assessments Report No. 300: Consultation with the Tennessee State Historic Preservation Officer for the Management of Cultural Resources within Selected Management Units at the Arnold Air Force Base (2003)
ACS/Conservation has proposed to conduct long term management activities in portions of the Arnold Air Force Base. These activities will be conducted within various Management Units designated for Forestry management and restoration efforts designed to assist in the restoration of Barrens ecological communities. Activities will include controlled burning, timber harvesting, reforestation, and selective tree removal which will result in ground disturbances. All affected Management Units have...
Building Demolition and Soil Removal at 40CF241, the Incinerator for Camp Forrest Arnold Air Force Base, Tennessee (2009)
The purpose of this document is to outline the background for site 40CF241, the Camp Forrest incinerator, and present a summary of building demolition and soil removal.
Cultural Resource Survey for the Proposed Airfield Reopening and Expansion, Arnold Air Force Base, Coffee County, Tennessee (1999)
This project included a comprehensive pedestrian survey as well as a systematic shovel testing program of 460 acres, which was composed primarily of clear-cut terrain centering on the existing airstrip, a historical architectural assessment of a farm complex west of the Arnold Engineering Development Center (AEDC) boundary, and 17 buildings and structures associated with the airfield dating from as early as 1969. The intensive shovel testing survey included the excavation of systematically...
A Cultural Resources Survey of Cold War Era Resources at Arnold Air Force Base Coffee and Franklin Counties, Tennessee - Volume I: Project Results - Final (2014)
Inventory and evaluation of 563 Cold War era resources including review of the 2005 and 2008 historic facility results and recommendations. Results of this project include recommendation of 86 historic facilities as eligible for listing to the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) and a proposed Arnold Air Force Base Test Facilities Historic District. This district is to be made up of three components; the Arnold Engineering and Development Complex, the Elk River Dam and Woods Reservoir...
A Cultural Resources Survey of Cold War Era Resources at Arnold Air Force Base Coffee and Franklin Counties, Tennessee - Volume II: Building Descriptions - Final (2014)
Inventory and evaluation of 563 Cold War era resources including review of the 2005 and 2008 historic facility results and recommendations. Results of this project include recommendation of 86 historic facilities as eligible for listing to the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) and a proposed Arnold Air Force Base Test Facilities Historic District. This district is to be made up of three components; the Arnold Engineering and Development Complex, the Elk River Dam and Woods Reservoir...
A Cultural Resources Survey of Cold War Era Resources at Arnold Air Force Base Coffee and Franklin Counties, Tennessee - Volume III: Appendices - Final (2014)
Inventory and evaluation of 563 Cold War era resources including review of the 2005 and 2008 historic facility results and recommendations. Results of this project include recommendation of 86 historic facilities as eligible for listing to the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) and a proposed Arnold Air Force Base Test Facilities Historic District. This district is to be made up of three components; the Arnold Engineering and Development Complex, the Elk River Dam and Woods Reservoir...
Department of Defense letter to the Tennessee Historic Commission: National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) Eligibility Facility 516 and Facility 2328 (2018)
Letter to Tennessee Historic Commission requesting consultation regarding National Register of Historic Places eligibility for two Cold War Era facilities at Arnold Air Force Base.
Evaluation of Historic Buildings Arnold Air Force Base, Tennessee (2008)
This project was designed to address deficiencies in the 2006 GeoMarine report on the historic facilities at Arnold Air Force Base, specifically those associated with the Cold War. Additional background and archival research was undertaken to more fully develop the Cold War context within which Arnold Air Force Base should be evaluated. The result of this research and evaluation of Arnold Air Force Base is that the area containing the testing complexes meets the criteria for listing on the...
Facility 2328, Shipley/Rutherford Cemetery, Tennessee Historical and Architectural Resource Form (2018)
Tennessee Historical and Architectural Resource Form for Facility 2328, the Shipley/Rutherford Cemetery at Arnold Air Force Base.
Facility 516, Water Storage Tank, Tennessee Historical and Architectural Resource Form (2018)
Tennessee Historical and Architectural Resource Form for Facility 516 at Arnold Air Force Base.
A Final Report on Phase I Survey for Archaeological Resources of 16,188 HA (40,000 Acres) at Arnold Engineering Development Center, Arnold Air Force Base, Coffee and Franklin Counties, Tennessee (1997)
The investigations reported in this document are by far the most extensive of any conducted on the installation and one of the most extensive Phase I projects ever conducted in Tennessee. Field investigations were conducted in two distinct Periods. This effort documented portions of the archaeological record at 71 localities; 30 historic sites, 27 prehistoric sites, and 14 sites containing both prehistoric and historic cultural remains. Of these, 26 were recommended for further investigations to...
Final Report: A Cultural Resources Survey of Cold War Era Resources at Arnold Air Force Base Coffee and Franklin Counties, Tennessee - Volume IV: Addendum (2017)
Review of the 2005 and 2008 survey results and recommendations and to update the significance of 563 Cold War Era resources at Arnold Air Force Base. The Cold War era buildings documented as a part of the 2012 survey was completed in 2014 and date between 1946 and 1989. After the contract for the 2012 survey was executed, the Department of Defense officially defined the Cold War era as dating to the period of 1946-1991. As such, this report represents an investigation of 119 buildings and...
Final Report: Archaeological Site Evaluation – Native American (2002)
This project was an outgrowth to the recommendation in the Cultural Resources Management Plan that investigations be undertaken to assess the potential of the Terrace Landscape on Arnold Air Force Base for buried cultural features. Field investigations were undertaken at four locations; near the Woods Reservoir Dam, at two locations near Morris Ferry, and near the confluence of Bradley Creek and Woods Reservoir. In the course of these investigations assessments of the potential for eight...
Final Report: Historic Archaeological Site Evaluation - Pre 1941 (2002)
This Report discusses the efforts made to complete the documentation of the nineteenth and twentieth century’s archaeological record at Arnold Air Force Base prior to the creation of Camp Forrest in 1941. This effort involved an examination of historic vintage aerial photographs and historic cartographic sources to note the locations of farms and facilities on Arnold Air Force Base prior to 1941. This was done by incorporating these sources into the ArcView GIS and plotting the locations of...
Final Report: Historic Building Survey and Evaluation Arnold Air Force Base Coffee and Franklin Counties, Tennessee (2002)
TRC Garrow Associates, Inc. conducted an initial assessment of 509 facilities on the Arnold Air Force Base that date prior to 1989, the end of the Cold War. This report has been structured to present the results of the background research and inventory using this revised approach. Includes recommendations for properties which may be eligible for the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP).
Final Report: Phase II National Register Eligibility Assessments at Twelve Archaeological Sites, Arnold Air Force Base, Coffee and Franklin Counties, Tennessee (2017)
Summary of findings for Phase II investigations of 12 sites on Arnold Air Force Base in Coffee and Franklin Counties, Tennessee. The Phase II investigations served to both confirm previously identified cultural components and identify previously unrecorded occupations. Of the 12 sites investigated, only 40CF124 is recommended as eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP).
Final: Decision Full Report Facility 607 Von Karman Facility Intermittent Test Building Renovations Arnold Air Force Base, Tennessee (2016)
The purpose of this report is to record modifications to Facility 607, the Von Karman Facility (VKF) Intermittent Test Building, and Tunnel D, pursuant to the programmatic agreement for management of historic properties at Arnold Air Force Base (Programmatic Agreement; United States Air Force, 2014). This project consists of renovations to this mothballed facility to prepare it for bringing Tunnel D back on-line for new testing projects. These renovations will be to the interior and exterior of...
Geophysical Investigations at Huffar Cemetery Arnold Air Force Base Coffee and Franklin Counties, Tennessee - Final Report (2010)
In March 2010, AMEC Earth & Environmental conducted archaeo-geophysical investigations at Huffar Cemetery at Arnold Air Force Base, which consisted of magnetic and electrical resistance surveys covering a total area of approximately 0.44 acres. The purpose of the survey was to attempt to define the breadth of potential historic graves located at the cemetery, and provide a maximum approximate boundary for said graves. This information allows the base to more confidently use areas adjacent to...