Architectural Survey (Investigation Type)
These investigations include field and/or document and records reviews to gather data on the presence and type of historic structures and provide a general understanding of architectural and cultural resources in an area.
1,001-1,025 (1,929 Records)
Hangars 481 and 482 were evaluated using the National Register of Historic Places criteria for eligibility, appropriate historic contexts, drawings, photographs, and site visits. The structures were determined to be two of the select structures constructed toward the end of World War II and associated with B-29 ground and air crew training as the end of the war in the Pacific came to an end. Although the structures were associated with this important period in the history of the United States,...
National Register of Historic Places Eligibility Evaluation of Properties Undergoing General Maintenance & Repair, Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico (2000)
Properties at Kirtland Air Force Base that are being affected by general maintenance and repair were evaluated using the National Register of Historic Places criteria for eligibility, appropriate historic contexts, drawings, photographs and site visits. This report documents fifteen properties that were not considered eligible for the National Register of Historic Places, because they are not yet 50 years old and have no thematic association with the Cold War.
National Register of Historic Places Eligibility Evaluation of Sixteen Structures Undergoing General Maintenance & Repair, Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico (2000)
Structures at Kirtland Air Force Base that were being affected by general maintenance and repair were evaluated using the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) criteria for eligibility, appropriate historic contexts, drawings, photographs, and site visits. This report documents thirteen structures that were not considered eligible for the National Register of Historic Places, because they are not yet 50 years old and have no thematic association with the Cold War, and three structures that...
National Register of Historic Places Eligibility Evaluation: Building 20348 (Hangar 1) and Building 20344 (Hangar 2), Kirtland Air Force Base, Albuquerque, New Mexico (1999)
National Register Eligibility Evaluation for Building 20348 (Hangar 1) and Building 20344 (Hangar 2) located on Kirtland Air Force Base. Both hangars were determined ineligible for inclusion in the National Register for Historic Places.
National Register of Historic Places Evaluation at Kirtland Air Force Base (Draft) (2001)
Draft Evaluation provided for review of the early and World War II history at Kirtland Air Force Base, and National Register of Historic Places approach to evaluating these properties. Included charts on tenants and changes at Kirtland Air Force Base during the Cold War are provided for information. The Cold War sections are in development, but not yet ready for full review. Document includes hand-written notes.
National Register of Historic Places Evaluation of Historic Buildings and Structures, and Cemeteries at Scott Air Force Base, Illinois: Supplemental Evaluation of Facility 5026 (2011)
On 21 January 2011 Scott Air Force Base submitted the Draft Final National Register of Historic Places Evaluation of Historic Buildings, Structures, and Cemeteries at Scott Air Force Base, St. Clair County, Illinois (CRS) for review and concurrence. The Illinois Historic Preservation Agency concurred with the report with the exceptions of Scott Air Force Base’s findings for Facility 5026 and the two cemeteries. It is the opinion of Scott Air Force Base that insufficient information was provided...
National Register of Historic Places Historic Context and Evaluation for Kirtland Air Force Base Albuquerque, New Mexico (2003)
Van Citters: Historic Preservation, LLC developed a historic context and surveyed all real property on the installation that was constructed between 1930 and 1989 to identify properties eligible for the National Register of Historic Places. During the survey of the installation 86 properties and 3 historic districts (incorporating 27 of the properties) were recommended as eligible to the National Register of Historic Places by Van Citters: Historic Preservation, LLC and determined eligible by...
National Register of Historic Places Significance Evaluation of the African-American Barracks Locale (8.3 Acres) at Camp Forrest (40CF310) Arnold Air Force Base Coffee and Franklin Counties, Tennessee (Draft Final Report) (2010)
From January to May 2010, AMEC Earth & Environmental conducted archival research for the African-American barracks locale (8.3 acres) at Camp Forrest (40CF310). The research was conducted to gather information toward a historic context to assess the significance of the locale with regard to its National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) eligibility status. Several local, state, and federal repositories were visited and researched for the project in an effort to gather as much information as...
The Nautilus Exploring Party (1859)
This document is a newspaper clipping from December 10th 1859 that describes several explorers aboard the schooner the "Nautilus." These explorers went to investigate the "gold deposits" that were found in the "Indian" graves in Chiriqui.
Navy Ammunition and Explosives Storage During World War II and the Cold War Era, Site Report: Naval Weapons Station Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina (2008)
This study documents the Naval Weapons station in operation from 1941 throughout the Cold War Era in Charleston, South Carolina. It examines the creation of the station, the mission of the Polaris Missile Facility Atlantic (POMFLANT), and provides representative samples of ammunition storage facilities (ASF) constructed and/or modified during World War II and/or the Cold War Era. This resource has associated images within document. The Department of the Navy prepared this study to meet the...
Neil Miller's 2006 Master's Paper (2006)
Neil Miller's masters' paper, "Figurines and Middle to Late Postclassic Changes in the Western Lower Papaloapan Basin (A.D. 1200-1521)," examines figurine styles for the Mixtequilla area, Cotaxtla, and the Central Highlands during the Late Postclassic period to evaluate evidence of different identities.
A new archaeological field survey of the site of Nan Madol, Pohnpei (2015)
Nan Madol, sometimes called the ‘Venice of the Pacific,’ is a mortuary and administrative site built from columnar basalt, boulders, and coral. It is made up of artificial islets that stretch over 83 hectares of lagoon on the volcanic high island of Pohnpei in the Federated States of Micronesia and is pivotal to our understanding of ancient Pohnpeian society. Nan Madol was first mapped in its entirety in 1910 by the German explorer Paul Hambruch and in the century since then the site has been...
The new gold discoveries on the Isthmus of Panama (1859)
This 1859 newspaper article briefly describes the then new findings in Chiriqui. It concentrates on the gold figurines and artifacts presumably looted from graves.
New route through Chiriqui (1861)
Public Domain Article: Chronicles his first hand account of an expedition to Chiriqui in the 1850's (spans almost the entire decade). This magazine article provides a good first hand account, more as an ethnohistorical piece, in a fantastical adventuristic tone.
New World Treasures – Artifacts from Conquistador Hernando De Soto’s 1539 Expedition (2013)
The Appleton Museum of Art New World Treasures Exhibition Artifacts from Conquistador Hernando De Soto’s 1539 Expedition and the Lost Mission of San Buenaventura De Potano A team of international historians and archaeologists have been thoroughly investigating this De Soto site and the lost Franciscan Mission of San Buenaventura since its discovery in 2005. The archaeologists credited with the discovery and honored by the United States Congress are University of Florida professors, Dr....
New-Granada: The Chiriqui Diggings Completed (1859)
This newspaper clipping from 1859 briefly describes what was found in Chiriqui and the estimated dollar amount.
Non-rim sherds from PALM survey features (2012)
Non-rim sherds are entered according to feature number of the collection and pottery classification category. While all rims were collected, non-rims were collected only if decorated or showing unusual form information, such as supports, handles, or appliques.
North End Plantation, Ossabaw Island, Georgia: Preliminary Archaeological Investigations (2005)
This report documents the 2005 archaeological investigations conducted at the North End Plantation site, Ossabaw Island, Chatham County, Georgia. This study was conducted by the LAMAR Institute and the Archaeological Services Unit, Historic Preservation Division, Georgia Department of Natural Resources for the Ossabaw Island Foundation. The field study was conducted from January through May, 2005 and this research formed part of the Save America’s Treasures grant project, funded by the National...
North End Plantation, Ossabaw Island, Georgia: Preliminary Archaeological Investigations (2005)
This report documents the 2005 archaeological investigations conducted at the North End Plantation site, Ossabaw Island, Chatham County, Georgia. This study was conducted by the LAMAR Institute and the Archaeological Services Unit, Historic Preservation Division, Georgia Department of Natural Resources for the Ossabaw Island Foundation. The field study was conducted from January through May, 2005 and this research formed part of the Save America’s Treasures grant project, funded by the National...
Note on the Aboriginal Races of the North-Western Provinces of South America (1884)
This 1884 article by White refers to a strip of country about 600 miles in length and 250 miles in width on the west of the pacific ocean. The author describes his interpretation of the cultures and provides regional/locational differences. He also describes past and present burial rituals and techniques.
Note on the Archaeology of Chiriqui (1913)
This brief 1913 article argues that the "...faunal environment of a given region is apt to be reflected in its primitive art, especially when the art is primarily of local origin." The region of interest is Chiriqui Panama. The author, George MacCurdy, describes the animal forms of the ceramic art found in the region to illustrate his argument.
Note sur les sepultares indiennes du department de Chiriquí, Panamá (1866)
This article is in Spanish and describes the tombs in Chiriqui, Panama
OAHP Historic Structure Inventory, Building 1560-Building 2071, Fort Sam Houston, TX (1980)
A group of historic structure inventory forms and photographs for Fort Sam Houston, Joint Base San Antonio, Texas. Types of buildings with inventory forms and accompanying photographs include: a water well, post hospital, hospital annex, hospital wards, morgue, station hospital neuropsychiatric ward, enlisted personnel mess building, hospital clinic, hospital non-commissioned officers' barracks, non-commissioned officers' quarters, barber shop, incinerator, boiler house, combined air...
OAHP Historic Structure Inventory, Building 184-Building 372, Fort Sam Houston, Texas (1980)
A group of historic structure inventory forms and photographs for Fort Sam Houston, Joint Base San Antonio, Texas. Types of buildings with inventory forms and accompanying photographs include: officers' quarters, Nulson preschool, nurses' quarters, barracks, band barracks, enlisted men's barracks, mess hall and kitchen, a chapel, general instruction buildings, administration buildings, warehouses, World War II temporary structures, special corps area repair shop, stable guard and shop, boot...
OAHP Historic Structure Inventory, Building 2157-Building 2420, Fort Sam Houston, Texas (1980)
A group of historic structure inventory forms and photographs for Fort Sam Houston, Joint Base San Antonio, Texas. Types of buildings with inventory forms and accompanying photographs include: magazines, stables, Pentathlon instruction building, veterinary hospitals, water well engine house, vehicle and storage sheds, garages, radio station, pumping plant, barracks, gift chapel, telephone exchange, bakery, guard house, post headquarters, warrant officer's quarters, temporary World War II...