Joseph City, Navajo County, Arizona

Part of: USDI Bureau of Reclamation, PXAO, Municipal Projects

The rural community of Joseph City, Arizona, is located off Interstate 40 west of Holbrook, on the Little Colorado River in Navajo County, Arizona. The Joseph City Irrigation Company received a grant from the Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) to install new pipe in approximately 2,500 feet of the existing 10-mile-long irrigation ditch. This collection contains cultural resource investigations conducted by Reclamation in support of this undertaking.

Site Type Keywords
Resource Extraction / Production / Transportation Structure or Features • Agricultural or Herding • Canal or Canal Feature

Culture Keywords
Historic

Investigation Types
Historic Background Research • Site Evaluation / Testing

Temporal Keywords
Historic

Geographic Keywords
US (ISO Country Code) • Navajo County (County) • Arizona (State / Territory) • United States of America (Country) • North America (Continent) • Joseph City • Arizona

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A Description, History and Finder's Guide for the Joseph City Irrigation System, Navajo County, Arizona
  • A Description, History and Finder's Guide for the Joseph City Irrigation System, Navajo County, Arizona
    PROJECT USDI Bureau of Reclamation, Phoenix Area Office.

    Located in Joseph City, Navajo County, Arizona, portions of the Joseph City Irrigation System is being rehabilitated so it can function more efficiently and reliably for local water-users. The historic irrigation system was determined to be eligible for nomination to the National Register of Historic Places under Criteria A, C, and D based on archival research conducted by Archaeological Consulting Services (ACS) for the Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) (Schilling 2004). To mitigate the...

  • A Description, History and Finder's Guide for the Joseph City Irrigation System, Navajo County, Arizona: Report (2005)
    DOCUMENT Full-Text Linda Schilling.

    Located in Joseph City, Navajo County, Arizona, portions of the Joseph City Irrigation System is being rehabilitated so it can function more efficiently and reliably for local water-users. The historic irrigation system was determined to be eligible for nomination to the National Register of Historic Places under Criteria A, C, and D based on archival research conducted by Archaeological Consulting Services (ACS) for the Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) (Schilling 2004). To mitigate the...

Eligibility Evaluation of the Joseph City Irrigation System, Navajo County, Arizona for the Bureau of Reclamation, Phoenix Area Office