Chiricahua National Park, Arizona
Part of: WACC documents organized by park
WACC documents associated with archaeological work at the park.
Site Name Keywords
Faraway Ranch •
Camp at Bonita Cañon
Site Type Keywords
Domestic Structure or Architectural Complex •
Archaeological Feature •
Domestic Structures •
Resource Extraction / Production / Transportation Structure or Features •
Agricultural or Herding •
Non-Domestic Structures
Other Keywords
Buffalo Soldiers
Culture Keywords
Historic •
African American •
Euroamerican
Investigation Types
Archaeological Overview •
Data Recovery / Excavation •
Site Evaluation / Testing •
Systematic Survey
Material Types
Ceramic •
Glass •
Metal •
Chipped Stone •
Fauna •
Building Materials
Geographic Keywords
US (ISO Country Code) •
Arizona (State / Territory) •
Cochise County (County) •
United States of America (Country) •
North America (Continent) •
Arizona •
Chiricahua Mountains
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The Archeology of Faraway Ranch, Arizona: Prehistoric, Historic, and 20th Century (1984)
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From its tenuous beginning as an 1880s pioneer homestead in the Chiricahua Mountains, to its development into a thriving 20th century Arizona ranch, Faraway Ranch exemplifies the changing history of rural life on the western frontier. This report chronicles a part of that history through its material remains, as revealed by the first complete archeological survey of the now-abandoned ranch property. Intended primarily as an inventory and management tool for the National Park Service...
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The Camp at Bonita Cañon: A Buffalo Soldier Camp in Chiricahua National Monument, Arizona (1987)
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This report presents the results of the CHIR 86B archeological project, whose main objective was to record and evaluate the significance of an 1885-1886 Tenth Cavalry "Buffalo Soldier" camp in Chiricahua National Monument. It states the reasons for the project, presents a summary of previous work in and near the project area, and discusses the background history of the "Buffalo Soldier" in the U.S. military and the part they played in the Geronimo Campaign in southern Arizona, including the Camp...