Topographic maps of Wake Island.

A map of Wake Island Naval Air Base general location and construction from conditions on December 1, 1941.

A historical account of the attack on Wake Island from the American Legion Magazine.

A review of the World War II hangars and associated heating facilities at Eareckson Air Station, Alaska on Shemya Island. The report presents the hangar and heating facility descriptions, photographs, architectural drawings, and historical context to satisfy the stipulations of the Memorandum of Agreement between the United States Air Force 611th Air Support Group Alaska and the Alaska State Historic Preservation Officer regarding the demolition of World War II-era birchwood hangars and heating...

This paper details the early European history of the atoll and focuses on a shipwreck and the subsequent salvage events.

A short excerpt from the Military Heritage WWII History magazine about civilian World War II survivor, Glen Binge, who had lived through the battle at Wake Island and three and a half years as a Prisoner of War in Japan's most infamous prisoner of war camp.

This report presents the results of the analysis of existing and proposed impacts to National Register eligible site 38SU182/208 at Poinsett Electronic Combat Range, Shaw Air Force Base, Sumter County, South Carolina. Due to continued use of Passageway and Sugar Sand roads that skirt the northern and eastern edge of the site, the South Carolina State Historic Preservation Office requested that an analysis be performed to determine if continued use of the roads would adversely impact the site,...

A letter written by Chuck Cantley of the South Carolina State Gistoric Preservation Office to Natalie Adams of New South Associates. The letter concurs with the assessment of site 38SU106 and the possible impact of tree removal within the site boundaries. Both parties are in agreement that no adverse effects occured as a result of the tree removal to the historic property.

On July 9th and 10th, 2008 Natalie Adams of New South Associates monitored tree removal from National Register eligible site 38SU106, which is located along Strafe Pit Road at Poinsett Electronic Combat Range in Sumter County, South Carolina. This monitoring was performed at the request of Mr. Chuck Cantley of the South Carolina State Historic Preservation Office and Mr. Dave Davis of Shaw Air Force Base. During the monitoring, the only artifacts noted were on the surface of Strafe Pit Road....

This document describes the parameters of a data recovery plan for the three sites which make up the significant portions of the Black Pond Site, 38SU45, 38SU133 and 38SU145. The first part discusses the research context and objectives, while the second part describes in detail the scope of work for the proposed investigation. Three research topics can be identified to which the Black Pond site can contribute. Those are: (1) culture-chronology building, (2) site structural and functional...

This document details the the agreement between Shaw Air Force Base and the South Carolina State Historic Preservation Officer. The memorandum lays out the responsibilities of Shaw Air Force Base in the excavation, documentation, and reporting on archaeological sites that may be impacted by planned construction at Poinsett Electronic Combat Range.

This report presents the results of the archaeological testing of sites 38SU136, 38SU137, and 38SU141: and of data recovery conducted at sites 38SU45, 38SU133, and 38SU145, otherwise known as the Blackwater Pond Site Cluster. The sites are located in the Coastal Plain province near the northwestern edge of Big Bay. one of the largest Carolina bays in South Carolina. Situated 50 km east of the Fall Line and within the Wateree River-to-Big Bay sand sheet. these sites offer important new...

New South Associates, under the direction of Mr. Kenneth F. Styer, conducted intensive testing at 38SU133 in 1996. During the course of the excavations, a soil column consisting of eight 9.0 to 10.5 liter samples was collected from Test Unit 4, a I x 1 meter unit containing a ceramic cluster. Test Unit 4, Level 1 is the upper humus and sandy topsoil and Level 2 is the Interface between this zone and the next stratum. Levels 3 through 8 were excavated in 10 em arbitrary levels. This analysis was...

Between March 1 to April 18th, 2004, New South Associates, Inc. (NSA) conducted Phase II archaeological investigations of eight sites on the Poinsett Electronic Combat Range (PECR), Shaw Air Force Base, in Sumter County, South Carolina. This Phase II archaeological testing was conducted under subcontract with Geo-Marine, Inc., for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Fort Worth District, and Shaw Air Force Base. The work was pursuant to the Air Force’s obligations under the National Historic...

This Phase II archaeological study dealt with eight sites (38SU155, 38SU192, 38SU199, 38SU233, 38SU290, 38SU292, 38SU293) at the Poinsett Electronic Combat Range (PECR) of Shaw Air Force Base in Sumter County, South Carolina. The sites include one historic dwelling (38SU155) and seven prehistoric camps located in the vicinity of Big Bay. Phase II investigations at each site included systematic shovel testing followed by test unit excavations to delineate site dimensions and artifact...

This report presents the results of Phase II archaeological testing of 11 sites on the Poinsett Electronic Combat Range, Sumter County, South Carolina (38SU56, 38SU60, 38SU106, 38SU153, 38SU157, 38SU163, 38SU167, 38SU169, 38SU204, 38SU205, 38SU230). Of these 11 sites, seven are prehistoric and four are historic. The sites are located in the Coastal Plain of South Carolina. All of the sites are located on land owned by the U.S. Air Force (USAF) and the testing was conducted in order to assess...

Archaeological testing of eleven sites was carried out by New South Associates at the Poinsett Electronic Combat Range (PECR), Shaw Air Force Base, in Sumter County, S.C> The fieldwork was conducted from December, 1999 to March, 2000 under the direction of Ashley A. Chapman. The purpose of these investigations was to definitely determine the National Register of Historic Places eligibility status of each of the eleven sites which had previously been identified by Kreia etal’s 1996 Phase I survey...

Primarily for informational purposes, these two memos address the Phase II Testing of 11 sites on Shaw Air Force Base, Poinsett Electronic Combat Range, Sumter County, South Carolina.

As part of Section 106 mitigation for the Avon Park Air Force Range World War II Airfield, HAER-like Level II documentation was performed. Documentation included large-format photographs, reduced plans, and a narrative history. Thirteen different components to the airfield were documented and the importance of the airfield to advancements in aviation military strategy were noted.

Giving an intimate history of the lands composing the Avon Park Bombing Range, this report is the result of the Avon Park Air Force Range participating in a program to identify and protect historic sites on government lands, particularly those located on their Air Force Range. Although the activities in the area may not have been significant within the definition of federal and state laws, installation personnel felt that sites of local interest should be identified and described. Without this...

This document produces the history and legacy of the location and establishment of Air Force Base Sites and the historical rationales that have determined the location of USAF installations within the continental United States, excluding Alaska, from 1907 to 2004. The location and numbers of these bases have fluctuated according to the size of the air forces, the capabilities of available weapons systems, and the strategies contemplated for their employment. The locations of modern Air Force...

Panamerican Consultants Inc. (Panamerican) was contracted by Fort Benning Military Reservation and the Department of Defense Legacy Resources Management Program to develop an historic context emphasizing the Cold War for thirteen Department of Defense (DoD) installations in the state of Georgia, which included the identification and evaluation of above ground cultural resources (e.g., infrastructure, landscape and buildings/structures). The thirteen installations included in this investigation...

The Kissimmee River Basin in south-central Florida is a unique and biologically diverse landscape that is home to rare and unique habitats and wildlife found nowhere else, and an agricultural way of life that is slowly disappearing. With Florida’s population expected to double to 36 million from 2010 to 2060 (Zwick and Carr 2006) and many major development projects in the works, the time is now to conserve what is left. In 2010, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) helped initiate...

The Bravo Central and Charlie Flank Towers score air-to-ground deliveries of ordnance on bombing and gunnery ranges. In addition to routine maintenance, one or more of the towers have their handrails, roofs, windows, and catwalk walking surfaces replaced. Doors and catwalks are added to the Charlie Flank Towers while the window awnings are replaced. All of the towers’ interiors are remodeled to house new electronic equipment. The Florida State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) concurs with...

This document was submitted by the State of Florida, as its Coastal Management Program, to the Office of Coastal Zone Management for approval. Approval would allow program administrative grants to be awarded to the state, and would require that Federal actions be consistent with the Program. This document includes a copy of the Program (Part II) which is a comprehensive management program for coastal land and water use activities. The FCMP consists of numerous policies on diverse management...

This plan serves as the basic statement of policy and direction for the management of Kissimmee Prairie Preserve State Park as a unit of Florida’s state park system. It identifies the objectives, criteria and standards that guide each aspect of preserve administration, and sets forth the specific measures that will be implemented to meet management objectives. The plan consists of two interrelated components. Each component corresponds to a particular aspect of the administration of the...

This document is a brief summary detailing the historic milestones and developments of Avon Park Air Force Range. Cold War Missions are summarized and the establishment of departments, facilities and ranges are also recognized. The document includes database definitions for cell contents found in the Avon Park Air Force Range Cold War-Era Historic Property Survey (tDAR id: 391320) located in the “Avon Park Air Force Range Cold War Survey” project. The project also includes photographs detailing...

This database accompanies the Avon Park Air Force Range: Cold War Summary (tDAR id: 391321), detailing the facilities, sites and historic properties included in the report. The facility number, street number, street, architect, original drawing number, original building name, category summary, inception date, original building/site use, NRHP status, integrity summary, installation/installation ID and building structure notes are all included in this database for each facility and site in the...

This report presents the results of a Phase I cultural resource survey of 6,000 contiguous acres on the Avon Park Air Force Range (APAFR) in Polk and Highlands counties, in central Florida. The work was conducted by Parsons Engineering Science, Inc.,under contract with the United States Air Force Air Combat Command acting for the APAFR. The purpose of the activity was to provide a document for use by the APAFR in managing cultural resources in partial fulfillment of its obligations under the...

In a continuing effort to comply with Section 110 of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended, Avon Park Air Force Range, Florida, conducted Phase II archaeological evaluation of three sites, 8HG880, 8HG881 and 8HG882, located along Kissimmee River. The evaluations were contracted through Air Combat Command, Langley AFB, Virginia, and Moody AFB, Georgia, and fieldwork was conducted in February of 2001. Prehistoric and historic period components are present at each site. Based...

Student paper from 1989-1990 Field School.

During the summers of 1989 and 1990, the University of Hawaii at Manoa conducted its archaeology field school at Bellows Air Force Base on the windward side of Oahu. This is a collection of papers pertaining to faunal remains found during the field school.

Sketches and diagrams of the pig remains from Site 3300.

Analysis of stone artifacts from the Field School.

Appendix F to the 2002 Bellows Air Force Station cultural resources management plan. Contains an architectural inventory of pre-1950s military resources at Bellows AFS.

Plan outlining data recovery methods for archaeological resources at the OMNI Antenna Pad and Cable Trench. The major research question that will be addressed in the proposed data recovery at the OMNI antenna and cable trench location concerns the function of site utilization.

Memo monitoring report for emergency waterline repair. Emergency repair of the broken waterline did not impact any historic properties.

An installation restoration project requiring archaeological monitoring of five previously identified underground storage tank areas (USTs, each area designated UST-llA-E) and the subsequent removal of four tanks ranging in size from 300 to 10,000 gallons at Bellows Air Force Station Hawai'i, Waimanalo Bay, Waimanalo Ahupua'a, O'ahu Island has been completed. Archaeological monitoring and mitigation measures were conducted by SCS/CRMS, Inc. at the request of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers,...

Report of monitoring in support of the waterline replacement.

Engineering Evaluation/Cost Analysis investigative activities at thirteen areas at Bellows Air Force Station (BAFS) were monitored. These activities consisted of: [1] the removal of above-ground storage tanks, electrical transformers, and other materials; [2] the collection of sediment and ground-water samples; and [3] the clearance of vegetation, either by hand or machine. Three historic sites are located in the project area. These are: [I] Site 50-80-15-383,a traditional Hawaiian...

Archaeological monitoring plan in support of an upgrade to electrical utility connections at Bellows Air Force Station. The undertaking involves approximately 3,700 feet of subsurface activity.

Monitoring plan for proposed Family Circle, which includes additions to a house and installation of various underground facilities. It is located within and adjacent to site 50-80-11-4857, a historic property eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP).

Archaeological monitoring was conducted by T. S. Dye & Colleagues, Archaeologists, Inc., during ground disturbing activities associated with the Septic System Restoration project at Bellows Air Force Station, Hawai‘i, TMK: (1) 4–1–001:015. The ground disturbing activities that were monitored consisted of excavation for new septic tank systems at three locations, along with the removal of the existing cesspool systems. A single human burial was inadvertently discovered at the BAFS-6 work site.

Monitoring plan in support of construction of the Shoppette expansion.

T. S. Dye & Colleagues, Archaeologists, Inc. has prepared an archaeological monitoring plan for the removal of a historic trash deposit from a natural sinkhole at Disposal Area 101 at Marine Corps Training Area Bellows, O‘ahu. The proposed monitoring will focus on the discovery and appropriate treatment of historic properties affected by this excavation. The proposed monitoring will take place near an archaeological site and historic structural remains but is not expected to impact either.

A student report on the methods and techniques of archaeology field work.

This bulletin describes Haununaniho, an area in the south inland region near the sea side of the Waimanalo mill. This site, or heiau (HRHP Site 50-80-15-383), was located on a small hill, and was “said to have been famous in olden days as a place of refuge.”

Artifact forms from the 1975 Field School.

Artifact forms from the 1975 Field School regarding Site 511.

Correspondence on the Bellows AFS Boathouse including the Statement of Work and costs.

Correspondence on the Bellows AFS bridge replacement including the 401 Water Quality Certification Interim Processing Guidelines.

Field Catalogs of the artifacts and charcoal samples from projects conducted at Bellows Air Force Station in 2006.

The purpose of the study is to investigate solutions to beach erosion problems at Bellows Air Force Station where an existing revetment, three rental cabins, and several large ironwood trees are threatened with undermining due to beach erosion.

This document is regarding the chronology of early Hawaiian settlements.

SHPO correspondence for the installation of a warning siren.

SHPO correspondence for the installation of a warning siren.

This document outlines a complete and comprehensive quality control plan designed to assure the requirements of Contract No. F6460586C0005, Cultural Resources Management Plan (CRMP) for Bellows Air Force Station, Oahu, Hawaii, are satisfied. The plan consists of three sections which describe (a) the inspection system, (b) the inspection methods, and (c) the inspection documentation.

Correspondence and maps associated with the archaeological investigation of a fence installation site in Bellows AFS.

The Integrated Cultural Resources Management Plan (ICRMP) is a planning document used to manage an installation's cultural resources management program. The document identifies cultural resource activities such as surveys and building inventories, that have taken place on an installation. It also identifies and describes historic resources within installation boundaries, identifies Native American groups affiliated with an installation, and provides a plan for staying in compliance with cultural...

This Integrated Cultural Resource Management Plan (ICRMP) provides guidance for Air Force personnel on how to responsibly steward the cultural resources of Bellows Air Force Station. It has been completely updated and revised, and previous versions should be discarded.

The Integrated Cultural Resources Management Plan (ICRMP) is a planning document used to manage an installation's cultural resources management program. The document identifies cultural resource activities such as surveys and building inventories, that have taken place on an installation. It also identifies and describes historic resources within installation boundaries, identifies Native American groups affiliated with an installation, and provides a plan for staying in compliance with...

Tinker Road Bridge at BAFS is in poor condition and must be repaired or replaced. The draft EA describes the impact to the environment, including cultural resources, and provides a range of alternatives considered to provide a fully capable bridge includes an evaluation of four action alternatives, two of which (Alternatives 1 and 4) are carried forward for analysis, in addition to the no action alternative.

This Draft EA evaluates the potential environmental consequences associated with the proposed construction of new recreational lodging at Bellows AFS, O`ahu, Hawai`i. This Draft EA has been prepared in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969, as amended (42 United States Code Sections 4321-4374), the Council on Environmental Quality regulations implementing the procedural provisions of NEPA (40 Code of Federal Regulations [CFR] Parts 1500–1508), and Air Force policy...

Correspondence on the draft report for Project KNMD88-9122.

This report presents the results of archaeological monitoring associated with the removal of underground storage tanks (USTs) at various locations at Hickam Air Force Base and Bellows Air Force Station.

A stratified prehistoric site located in sand dunes at Bellows Air Force Base on the windward coast of Oahu, Hawaiian Islands, was excavated during 1967. A living area containing pits and house remains dating from A.D. 600 was excavated according to natural layers. The artifacts are similar to those found from the South Point (Ka Lae) area of Hawaii and to early types from the Marquesas Islands.

This Environmental Assessment has been written to comply with the provisions contained in AFR 19-2, which requires an assessment on any action affecting archaeological/historical sites.

This Environmental Assessment (EA) addresses the Fiscal Year 1988Perimeter Fencing Project at Bellows Air Force Station, Oahu (City and County of Honolulu), Hawaii. The project consists of installing a security fence to surround und the existing AIRCOM Transmitter facility backup power plant, and antenna farm.

As a result of a worldwide Mission Area Review of High Frequency systems, the Technology Integration Center identified the Punamano Air Force Station (AFS) as being duplicative in function with that of the Pacific Air Force Command Control Network, and mandated that the two operations be consolidated and that the Punamano AFS be closed. This EA describes impacts to the environment, including cultural resources.

Final EA for the expansion of the Shoppette at Bellows AFS, describing the impacts of the proposed action on the environment, including cultural resources.

The objectives of the EBS were to investigate the site and its immediate surroundings for hazardous materials and/or environmental conditions which could adversely impact the site and influence future real estate transactions.

A student report on the excavations at Bellows Runway, Site 511-2.

This file includes hand written site field notes for the 1989 Field School.

Hand written site forms and field notes from the 1990 UH Archaeological Field School at Bellows Air Force Station.

Field notes for Project 540.

This file includes hand written site field notes for the Bellow Bridge.

This file includes hand written site field notes for site 511-2.

This file includes hand written site field notes for site 511-018.

A field notebook for Site O-18.

This file includes hand written site forms documenting analysis of stratum. Document also includes pictures and depictions of layers.

Final EA and FONSI for recreational site lodging, describing the impacts of the proposed action on the environment, including cultural resources.

Final EA for construction of recreational lodging at Bellows AFS, describing the results of the action on the environment, including cultural resources.

The 151h Airlift Wing (AW) of the U.S. Air Force proposes to transfer the remaining housing units (on Hickam AFB and Bellows AFS) and associated infrastructure (e.g., sidewalks, roads and utility systems) to a Selected Offeror 1 and implement a long-term lease to the Selected Offeror for approximately 361 acres of land associated with the housing units. The first phase of housing privatization on Hickam AFB was awarded in February 2005 and resulted in conveyance of 1,356 existing housing units...

In accordance with Air Force Civil Engineer Center Contract No. FA8903-10-D-8600, Task Order 0019, Zapata Incorporated and Garcia and Associates have conducted a survey and evaluation of historic and Cold War Era buildings at Bellows Air Force Station, Waimānalo, Oʻahu Island, Hawai‘i. The objective of the study was to evaluate all properties for which satisfactory recommendations of National Register of Historic Places eligibility had not previously been published. A total of 23 properties were...

At the request of Wil Chee Planning, Inc., who is under contract to the United States Army Engineer District, Honolulu, Pacific Legacy, Inc., conducted archaeological preconstruction reconnaissance subsurface testing and sampling for proposed housing facilities construction at Bellows Air Force Station (BAFS) Waimanalo, O'ahu Island, Hawai'i (Contract No. DACA83-96-D-0007, Delivery Order 0057). The purpose of the field investigations was to determine the presence or absence of archaeological...

The purpose of the notification component of the program is to disseminate information regarding the site protection policies set forth in the 1979 Archaeological Resources Protection Act (ARPA). The public benefits component will interpret, for military and general public visitors to Bellows AFS, the significance of the known archaeological and historical resources at the station. These resources include, among others, Site 018 a coastal dune site that has produced artifacts of stylistically...

A student report on the methods and techniques of archaeology field work for the site 80-15-511.

A student report on the excavations at Bellows Runway, Site 511-2.

This project will attempt to analyze and place into relative chronology four one-piece fishhooks discovered during the 1989 University of Hawaii Archaeological Field School excavation at Bellows Field, site 50-80-15-3300.

Letters between SHPO and BAFS discussing the inadvertent discovery of human remains at Bellows AFS.

Letter regarding the discovery of a skull in the BLDG. T-532/ Family Housing on Bellows Air Force Station.

Letter from the City and County of Honolulu regarding the construction of the new recreational park facilities at Bellows Air Force Station.

Letter regarding work for a bridge replacement. The project area was considered sensitive due to its location within the Bellows Field Archaeological Area, National Register Site 50-80-15-511 and also due to the proximity of the Bellows sand dune Site 50-0a-G7-23 (0-18). However, no cultural materials were unearthed during the drilling activities.

Letter on the report on the report on archaeological monitoring of vegetation clearance at the Bellows AFS antenna fields.

SHPO letter regarding human remains excavated by military personnel.

Purpose of the letter is to consult on the repatriation of remains from Air Force property in accordance with NAGPRA.

This project proposes the demolition of Building 503. The removal of the cement slab foundation may require some ground disturbance (between 6 to 12 inches in depth).

SHPO letter regarding field sampling plan.

SHPO correspondence regarding park complex.

Request for Evaluation to hire an archaeologist.