Welcome to the Department of Defense (DoD) Cultural Resources Program Collection.
The DoD maintains thousands of historic and culturally significant resources that form an integral part of mission support and readiness. The Department's cultural resources are the Nation's heritage and DoD holds these assets in trust for all Americans. As stewards of the Nation's largest inventory of federally managed historic properties, DoD strives to maintain, promote, and interpret the cultural resources it manages, both to support the defense mission and to preserve the country's military heritage for future generations. Cultural resources are mission enhancing assets that connect our fighting men and women with their proud history and traditions.
The Federal Preservation Officer for DoD is responsible for cultural resources management and historic preservation policy across the Department. Mr. Richard Kidd is the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Environment & Energy Resilience and is located within the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Energy, Installations & Environment.
The DoD historic property portfolio includes 49 individual National Historic Landmarks, 3,171 National Historic Landmark contributing properties, 2,396 individual and contributing historic assets listed in the National Register of Historic Places, over 15,000 historic assets determined eligible for inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places, and over 132,000 recorded archaeological sites. Military Services and other DoD Components manage these cultural resources at the installation level and work closely with public stakeholders, including American Indian and Alaska Native tribes, Native Hawaiian Organizations, State Historic Preservation Officers, and the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation. Sound cultural resources stewardship ensures DoD’s compliance with applicable historic preservation Federal laws, Executive Orders, and regulations in support of the defense mission.
For more information, please visit: https://www.denix.osd.mil/cr/index.html
Site Type Keywords
Archaeological Feature •
Domestic Structure or Architectural Complex •
Non-Domestic Structures •
Water-Related •
Shipwreck •
Rock Art •
Submerged Aircraft •
Funerary and Burial Structures or Features •
Domestic Structures •
Resource Extraction / Production / Transportation Structure or Features
Other Keywords
Department of Defense •
Historic Context •
Cultural Resources Management •
National Register of Historic Places •
National Historic Preservation Act •
military installations •
Archaeological Sites •
Historic Buildings •
Underwater Archaeology •
Archaeology
Culture Keywords
Historic •
Prehistoric •
PaleoIndian •
Archaic •
Woodland •
Euroamerican •
Historic Native American •
Hawaiian
Investigation Types
Heritage Management •
Historic Background Research •
Methodology, Theory, or Synthesis •
Archaeological Overview •
Reconnaissance / Survey •
Architectural Documentation •
Research Design / Data Recovery Plan •
Site Stewardship Monitoring •
Data Recovery / Excavation •
Environment Research
Material Types
Metal •
Ceramic •
Wood •
Glass •
Chipped Stone •
Building Materials •
Fauna •
Ground Stone •
Macrobotanical •
Textile
Temporal Keywords
19th Century •
20th Century •
Cold War •
World War II •
Prehistoric •
Civil War •
Early-Mid 20th Century •
18th Century •
Vietnam War •
Historic
Geographic Keywords
United States of America (Country) •
North America (Continent) •
USA (Country) •
United States •
Virginia (State / Territory) •
District of Columbia (State / Territory) •
New York (State / Territory) •
South Carolina (State / Territory) •
Delaware (State / Territory) •
North Carolina (State / Territory)
Resources Inside This Collection (Viewing 101-139 of 139)
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A Proposal to Safely Recover the H.L. Hunley Submarine Located in Charleston, South Carolina (Legacy 00-106)
PROJECT Uploaded by: Courtney Williams
This proposal discusses the drawbacks of the then-proposed method of lifting the H.L. Hunley from its resting place through a system of straps and outlines a procedure for a mechanical device to scoop up the submarine and its supporting surrounding sediment. The proposal includes a timetable for construction, testing, demonstration, and actual recovery of the Hunley.
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Protecting the Past to Secure the Future: Best Management Practices for Hardening Archaeological Sites on DoD Lands (Legacy 06-303)
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This report provides best management practices for protecting archaeological sites while allowing access for military training through well-established and new and innovative techniques.
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Protocols for 3D Visualization as Alternative Mitigation and Public Interpretation (Legacy 14-733)
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This project reviewed protocols and best practices for the use of 3D visualization in cultural resources projects
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Recording the Cold War: Identifying and Collecting Cold War Resources Data on Military Installations (Legacy 07-285)
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The goals of this study were threefold: to identify DoD Cold War facilities and associated documentation at a select number of installations; to create a systematic approach for identifying, compiling, and analyzing available data; and to prepare time and cost metrics on the process.
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Regional Analysis of Historic Farmstead Archaeological Site Characteristics on DoD Installations (Legacy 12-508)
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This project analyzes late 19th to early 20th-century farmsteads, which share many similarities in terms of types of artifacts, layout, historic use, and relationships to the topography, is intended to promote more efficient decisions regarding "potentially eligible" archaeological sites by making fewer individual site evaluations necessary, leading to more cost-effective management and increased troop readiness through wider access to training lands.
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Regional Cold War History for Department of Defense Installations in Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands (Legacy 09-454)
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This regional history of Guam and the Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) presents a framework for determining NRHP eligibility within a definitive context. The history represents a means to more evenly and expediently evaluate resources from the U.S. military response during the Cold War period of significance.
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Removing the Veil: Interest of Military Land Managers in Using Declassified and Classified Imagery (Legacy 99-1749)
PROJECT Uploaded by: Courtney Williams
A report on the uses of imagery to support land management activities.
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Report on the Reconnaissance Investigation of the CSS Alabama (Legacy 99-1880)
PROJECT Uploaded by: Courtney Williams
The report discusses the background (discovery of the ship), ownership, French jurisdiction, required permissions and agreements necessary to undertake reconnaissance, funding, equipment, and the results of the two-day reconnaissance.
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Reveille to Taps: Camp Forrest, TN 1940-1946 (Legacy 92-0442)
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This document is a history of Camp Forrest in Tennessee.
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Rock Art Study on DoD Property Located in LANTOPS, EFA Chesapeake, and NORTHDIV Areas of Responsibility (Legacy 94-0021)
PROJECT Uploaded by: Courtney Williams
This report provides information intended to sensitize CRMs in the DoD to the presence of rock art on installations in all regions of the U.S. The document 1) defines the general characteristics of rock art sites in the northeastern U.S., 2) provides a regional context and predictive model for rock art in the study area, 3) analyzes potential threats to rock art sites as a result of military, civilian, or natural activities or factors, and 4) develops recommendations for managing rock art sites...
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Rural Industries of the Sand Hills of Georgia, South Carolina, and North Carolina Context (Legacy 09-436)
PROJECT Uploaded by: Courtney Williams
This historic context identifies the rural industry property types associated with the Sand Hills region; reviews the features associated with each; considers each property type or class as identified at various Department of Defense installations and reviews the significant studies of each; and reviews their physiographic distribution. The document provides recommendations for the future management, interpretation, and National Historic Preservation Act evaluation of rural industry properties.
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Safeguarding Military Information in Historical Studies (Legacy 12-516)
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This project is designed to aid the Department of Defense (DoD) cultural resource manager (CRM) and their contractors in understanding the potential for the unauthorized disclosure of national security information that should be protected from public release and how to avoid such a disclosure on cultural resource projects.
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Stabilization and Preservation of DoD-owned Military Fortifications (Legacy 05-239)
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This project evaluated the different materials of military fortifications and particular conditions created by military fortifications in which a range of different materials are integrated, causing challenging preservation scenarios. The report offers integrated, proven sets of procedures to preserve and stabilize fortifications.
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Still Serving: Reusing Historic National Guard Armories (Legacy 93-0483)
PROJECT Uploaded by: Courtney Williams
Historic armories, located in central cities, retain the ability to meet the needs of their communities; the adaptability of drill spaces and offices lends itself to conversion to school buildings, apartments, libraries, museums, and community centers. This report highlights successful projects from around the country.
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Strategies for Greening Historic Properties (Legacy 09-452)
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This project created a guide containing case studies for which sustainability principles were used, followed by sections centered on the five guiding principles for high performance and sustainable buildings, as developed by the National Institute of Building Sciences and included as part of the Whole Building Design Guide (WBDG).
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Support and Utilitarian Structures and Facilities (1917-1946) Overview, Inventory, and Treatment Plan (Legacy 93-0900)
PROJECT Uploaded by: Courtney Williams
This report develops a classification system for support and utility structures; partially inventories 35,077 structures; provides a methodology for evaluating NRHP significance; and makes recommendations for treatment. It covers the Military Services from 1917 to 1946 in a nationwide context.
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Training for In-Theater Cultural Resources Protection (Legacy 06-324)
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This project considered preservation of archeological sites and cultural properties in military theaters of operation that is becoming increasingly essential to the mission.
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Training for In-Theatre Cultural Resource Protection (Legacy 07-324)
PROJECT
This project funded classical archeologists to provide research background material to support soldier training and then to transform this information into useable tools like playing cards.
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Training for In-Theatre Cultural Resource Protection (Legacy 08-324)
PROJECT
This project aimed to provide practical training materials that are easily available to military personnel at all levels.
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Treaty-Reserved Rights on Department of Defense Lands (Legacy 99-1881)
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This report identifies Department of Defense (DoD) installation obligations arising from treaties and agreements negotiated by the United States and Indian nations between 1775 and 1954. In general, these treaties recognize tribal members rights to hunt, fish, gather, and otherwise continue longstanding use of lands now occupied by DoD installations.
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Tribal Engagement Guidebook (Legacy 21-001)
PROJECT Uploaded by: Courtney Williams
This project developed a Tribal Engagement Guidebook as a resource to aid DoD personnel who engage with or work on matters of concern to Tribes.
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Two for the Price of One: Integration of NEPA and NHPA Procedures (Legacy 12-520)
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This project reviews procedural documents from the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force that provide guidance for each service to implement the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA).
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U.S. Navy Shipwrecks and Submerged Naval Aircraft in Washington: An Overview (Legacy 93-0856)
PROJECT Uploaded by: Courtney Williams
The report includes a summary of the Navy's presence in the state of Washington, including various naval installations (e.g., Puget Sound Naval Shipyard and Naval Air Stations Seattle, Whidbey Island, and Pasco). The report describes the archival research conducted to account for and characterize the US Navy shipwrecks and submerged aircraft in Washington waters.
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Underwater Cultural Resources Management (Legacy 98-1725)
PROJECT Uploaded by: Courtney Williams
This project funded management plans for shipwrecks in South Carolina and Virginia.
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Underwater Cultural Resources Management and Protection: U.S. Navy Shipwrecks in Hawaiian Waters, an Inventory of Submerged Naval Properties (Legacy 01-121)
PROJECT
This survey report summarizes all known information for submerged U.S. naval properties in the vicinity of the Hawaiian Islands, based on various published and unpublished documents, oral reports, previously completed archaeological investigations, and archival resources. The report includes background information on the environmental setting of Hawaii, prehistoric and historic contexts, potential National Register nominations, and management recommendations.
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Unspoken Messages - Basque Arborglyphs: Methods for Recording and Documenting Arborglyphs on Department of Defense Land (Legacy 07-359)
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This report describes the project focused on presenting a consistent method for recording tree carvings created by Basque shepherds. The study presents a thematic landscape approach that will facilitate a programmatic approach to determining NRHP eligibility for historic aspen tree carvings (arborglyphs) found on Department of Defense (DoD) properties.
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US DoD Desk Guide to Military Installations and Federally Recognized Tribes Locations Located in South and Eastern US (Legacy 06-315)
PROJECT Uploaded by: Courtney Williams
This 2007 Desk Guide is a starting point for identifying the proper tribe(s) to contact. Initiating formal, government-to-government consultation would typically follow. The Desk Guide contains basic information on both the military installations and the tribes located in the South and Eastern Regions so that this same information is readily available for the tribal governments and their staff. Tribal staff may need to contact a military installation in a region or state which is part of their...
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Using Black Earth and Remote Sensing of Indicator Plants for Identification of Prehistoric Archaeological Sensitivity and Potential Site Integrity in the Eastern Woodlands (Legacy 10-416)
PROJECT Uploaded by: Courtney Williams
This project collected soils data at four installations (Fort Drum, NY; Marine Corps Base Quantico, VA, Cheatham Annex of Naval Weapons Station Yorktown, VA, and Dare County Bombing Range of Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, NC) to explore the efficacy of black earth as an indicator of Indian activity on the landscape. The project's report includes analysis and major conclusions, which were applied to develop management strategies that can be implemented across a wide range of DoD holdings in the...
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USS Tecumseh Shipwreck: Management Plan (Legacy 94-1704)
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The Union ship USS Tecumseh was sunk off Fort Morgan in Mobile Bay, Alabama, in 1864 and found by the Smithsonian in 1967. The USS Tecumseh Commission met in 1993 to discuss the future management and protection of the shipwreck, and this draft plan addressing the ship not as an isolated site but within its historical, geographical, and technological context was produced, the report outlines options and recommendations for the protection and preservation of this tomb of 93 Union sailors.
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Valcour Bay Research Project: 1999-2002 Results from the Archaeological Investigation of a Revolutionary War Battlefield in Lake Champlain, Clinton County, New York (Legacy 02-162)
PROJECT Uploaded by: Courtney Williams
This report discusses a project to map and otherwise document a submerged Revolutionary War battlefield where General Benedict Arnold intentionally destroyed five of his own vessels to deprive the British of battle prizes. The project was designed to systematically map the submerged Valcour Island battlefield while providing sport divers a way to channel their interest in history and archaeology into a formally permitted project.
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Vietnam and the Home Front: How DoD Installations Adapted, 1962-1975 (Legacy 12-518)
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This project reviews how DoD installations in the U.S. adapted and changed during the conflict in Vietnam and highlights the Vietnam War era-influenced construction that created facilities on many installations.
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Vietnam War Special Operation Forces and Warfare Training on U.S. Military Installations Historic Context Subtheme (Legacy 16-518)
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This project provides context and typology for Vietnam War (1962–1975) special operation forces and warfare-related resources on Department of Defense (DoD) installations in the United States.
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Vietnam War-Era Helicopter Training and Use on U.S. Military Installations Historic Context Subtheme (Legacy 14-739)
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This project reviewed a historic context subtheme regarding how military helicopter use during the Vietnam War influenced construction on U.S. military installations during this time period. The project report provides context and typology of Vietnam War (1962-1975) helicopter resources on DoD installations in the United States, offering a standardized approach to identifying property types, determining historical significance of properties, and assessing integrity.
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Vietnam War: Medical Research, Treatment, and Training on U.S. Military Installations Vietnam Historic Context Subtheme (Legacy 18-518)
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This project identifies resource types associated with medical research, training, and treatment during the Vietnam War and provides a context to evaluate these resources’ historical significance.
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Vietnam War: Pilot and Air Support Training on U.S. Military Installations Historic Context Subtheme (Legacy 17-835A)
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This project provides a historic context and building typology for facilities on DoD installations that specifically supported pilot and air support training during the Vietnam War, 1962-1975.
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Vietnam War: Special Schools on U.S. Military Installations Vietnam Historic Context Subtheme (Legacy 17-835B)
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This project addresses the role of special schools on U.S. military installations during the Vietnam War, identifies specific installations and resource types associated with special schools during the Vietnam War, and provides a context to evaluate the historical significance of these resources.
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Work of a Master? Addressing Evaluation of Routine or Prosaic Architecture by Famous Architects on Military Facilities (Legacy 15-779)
PROJECT Uploaded by: McKenna McMahon
This project outlined the challenges of evaluating military buildings under the "work of a master" standard of NRHP Criterion C and details research and analysis approaches.
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Workshop on Integrating Predictive Models into the Cultural Resources Management Process (Legacy 09-457)
PROJECT Uploaded by: Courtney Williams
This project developed and delivered at a pilot workshop that provided instruction on building GIS-based archaeological predictive models to meet the compliance requirements of National Historic Preservation Act Section 106 and National Environmental Policy Act.
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A Workshop on Predictive Modeling and Cultural Resource Management on Military Installations (Legacy 03-167)
PROJECT Uploaded by: Courtney Williams
This report describes a workshop of national experts to examine the use of predictive modeling by military installations in November 2004. The participants examined key issues associated with model development and use, discussed successful approaches to improving modeling efforts nationwide, and created some initial guidance for installations planning to use modeling for the first time or hoping to improve or revitalize their use of modeling.