Laughlin Air Force Base (Geographic Keyword)

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1995-01-25, Letter from Steven L. DeVore to Gabriel Gonzales, Texas Historical Commission on 41BX1065-1066 and Receipt Monthly/Quarterly Report for "Archeological Survey of Lackland and Laughlin Air Force Bases, Texas," Signed (1995)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Steven De Vore.

The staff of the Texas State Historic Preservation Office has responded to the need for additional testing to determine the National Register status of Site 41BX1066. They agree that additional testing will be necessary when there will be an undertaking that will impact the site. The staff has also reviewed the proposal for testing at Site 41BX1065 and believes that the proposed testing is an appropriate quantity of work to determine the site's eligibility.


1995-02-06, Letter from Steven L. DeVore to Jack Siegel, Request for Funds for Additional Testing on Site 41BX1065, Archaeological Survey of Lackland and Laughlin Air Force Bases, Texas, Signed (1995)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Steven De Vore.

The Contractor, Dr. Robert Hard (The University of Texas-San Antonio), has submitted a proposed cost for additional testing of Site 41BX1065, located in the proposed Housing Expansion adjacent to the Wherry Housing area of Lackland Air Force Base. Since the base is planning on construction in this area and based on the survey of the area by The University of Texas-San Antonio it is important that an intensive survey of Site 41BX1065 be conducted in order to assess its National Register of...


Archaeological Context and Land Use in the Western Rio Grande Plains: Phase II Evaluations at Eleven Sites on the Laughlin Air Force Base, Val Verde County, Texas (1998)
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In May-July 1996, Phase II archaeological assessments were conducted at 11 prehistoric sites located on Laughlin Air Force Base, Val Verde County, Texas. As a result of the Phase I archaeological survey by the University of Texas at San Antonio's Center for Archaeological Research, the sites were recommended as potentially eligible for inclusion to the National Register of Historic Places. The sites are situated within a dissected upland of the western Rio Grande Plains of southwestern Texas....


Archaeological Survey of Laughlin Air Force Base, Val Verde County, Texas (1996)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Uploaded by: Rachel Fernandez

During the spring of 1994, the Center for Archaeological Research of The University of Texas at San Antonio conducted a 100-percent pedestrian survey of Laughlin Air Force Base and the Air Force Recreation Area and Marina in Val Verde County, Texas. In addition to the survey, limited paleontological and geomorphological evaluations were made. One historic site, eight prehistoric sites, and one large site with both prehistoric and historic components were recorded. Additionally, three...


Archaeological Survey of Laughlin Air Force Base, Val Verde County, Texas (1996)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Uploaded by: Chelsea Walter

During the spring of 1994, the Center for Archaeological Research of The University of Texas at San Antonio conducted a 100-percent pedestrian survey of Laughlin Air Force Base and the Air Force Recreation Area and Marina in Val Verde County, Texas. In addition to the survey, limited paleontological and geomorphological evaluations were made. One historic site, eight prehistoric sites, and one large site with both prehistoric and historic components were recorded. Additionally, three previously...


Archaeological Survey of Laughlin Air Force Base, Val Verde County, Texas, Appendix E: Site Locational Data (1996)
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During the spring of 1994, the Center for Archaeological Research of The University of Texas at San Antonio conducted a 100-percent pedestrian survey of Laughlin Air Force Base and the Air Force Recreation Area and Marina in Val Verde County, Texas. In addition to the survey, limited paleontological and geomorphological evaluations were made. Appendix E of the report contains specific locations for the 13 archaeological sites on Laughlin AFB.


Cultural Resources Management Plan: Laughlin Air Force Base, Air Education and Training Command, Val Verde County, Texas (1997)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Center for Environmental Archaeology, Texas A&M University, College Station. Western Archeological and Conservation Center.

Installation Cultural Resources Management Plan for Laughlin AFB.


Field Summary of an Archaeological Survey of Laughlin Air Force Base, Del Rio, Texas (1994)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Robert J. Hard. Kevin J. Gross. Barbara A. Meissner. Elizabeth Newcomb. Gerry R. Raymond. Marcie Renner. Anna Jean Taylor. Cynthia L. Tennis.

From April 12 through May 27, 1994, staff archaeologists for the Center for Archaeological Research (CAR) of The University of Texas at San Antonio conducted a pedestrian archaeological survey of Laughlin Air Force Base (AFB) and the Air Force Recreation Area and Marina, in southeastern Val Verde County, Texas. The objectives of this project were to: (1) conduct a baseline, 100 percent pedestrian survey of approximately 2,855 acres within Laughlin AFB and the Air Force Recreation Area and Marina...


Historic Building Inventory and Evaluation for Laughlin Air Force Base Kinney and Val Verde Counties, Texas Volume I - Main Report (2020)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Stephen Sennott. Daniel J. O'Rourke. Andrew Orr. Lynn Gierek. Konnie Wescott.

Argonne National Laboratory conducted a historic building inventory and evaluation on behalf of the United States Air Force at Laughlin Air Force Base, Kinney and Val Verde Counties, Texas. The evaluation aids Laughlin Air Force Base in managing the historic properties under their jurisdiction as required by the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended. The survey examined 196 facilities (buildings and structures) at Laughlin Air Force Base’s main base and three associated...


Laughlin Air Force Base and the Lower Pecos (2022)
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Historic context for the Laughlin Air Force Base and the Lower Pecos area describing the Pale-Indian Period through to the mid 20th century with the creation of the Laughlin Air Force Base.


Laughlin Air Force Base Layout Maps (1992)
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Plan View maps of Laughlin AFB.


Laughlin Air Force Base: Cold War-Era Buildings and Structures Inventory and Assessment (2002)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Edward Salo. Marsha Prior. Joe C. Freeman.

An inventory and assessment of the Cold War-era (1945–1991) built environment at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, was conducted by Geo-Marine, Inc., in October 2000 to assist the U.S. Air Force, Air Education and Training Command meet the requirements of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended through 1992 (16 U.S.C. § 470 et seq.; P.L. 89–665; 80 Stat. 915). The objective of this investigation was to assess Cold War-era buildings and structures at Laughlin for their National...


Laughlin Air Force Base: History Excerpts (1997)
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History excerpts for the Laughlin Air Force Base


Letter: Field Trip to Archaeological Sites at Laughlin Air Force Base (1994)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Jack Siegel.

Memo regarding a briefing and field demonstration of the archaeological investigations to date at Laughlin AFB. The briefing was presented by University of Texas San Antonio archaeologists.


Letter: Mitigation Plan for Eligible Sites at Laughlin Air Force Base (1994)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Steven De Vore.

Letter concerning the request for information on the section in the Laughlin Air Force Base Report concerning the Mitigation Plan for eligible sites from the National Park Service to the University of Texas, Center for Archeological Research.


SHPO: Archaeological Context and Land Use in the Western Rio Grande Plains : Phase II Evaluation at Eleven Sites on the Laughlin Air Force Base, Val Verde County, Texas (1997)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Gregory L. Fox.

Letter to the SHPO sending the draft report of "Archaeological Context and Land use in the Western Rio Grande Plains: Phase II Evaluation at Eleven Sites on Laughlin Air Force Base, Val Verde County, Texas." The report recommend that four sites (41VV1654, 41VV1688, 41VV1689, and 41VV1690) be considered as eligible for inclusion on the National Register of Historic Places.


SHPO: Archaeological Survey of Laughlin Air Force Base, Val Verde County, Texas (1995)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Gregory L. Fox.

SHPO review of a draft report entitled Archeological Survey of Laughlin Air Force Base, Val Verde County, Texas.


SHPO: Project Review of Laughlin Air Force Base Cold War Era Buildings and Structures Inventory and Assessment, Laughlin AFB, Val Verde County, Texas (2003)
DOCUMENT Full-Text F. Lawrence Oaks.

Concurrence with the determinations of eligibility for listing in the National Register of Historic Places as referenced in the report.


SHPO: Runway Barrier Project (1994)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Robert J. Hard.

Correspondence regarding the Runway Barrier Project on Laughlin Air Force Base conducted by the Center for Archaeological Research at the University of Texas at San Antonio. No evidence of prehistoric or historic occupation was identified and recommend clearance for development.