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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


Resources Inside This Collection (Viewing 301-375 of 375)


Still Serving: Reusing Historic National Guard Armories (Legacy 93-0483)
  • 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.

  • Still Serving: Reusing Historic National Guard Armories - Report (Legacy 93-0483) (2000)
    DOCUMENT Full-Text National Trust for Historic Preservation.

    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.

Strategies for Greening Historic Properties (Legacy 09-452)
  • Strategies for Greening Historic Properties (Legacy 09-452)
    PROJECT Karen Van Citters.

    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).

  • Strategies for Greening Historic Properties (Legacy 09-452) (2010)
    DOCUMENT Full-Text Timothy Sawyer. Karen Van Citters. William Dodge. Edith Cherry. Tina Reams. Alyson Reece.

    This two-part guide contains 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).

  • A Summary of the Strategies for Greening Historic Properties Study - Pamphlet (Legacy 09-452) (2010)
    DOCUMENT Full-Text Van Citters Historic Preservation.

    This pamphlet summarizes 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).

Support and Utilitarian Structures and Facilities (1917-1946) Overview, Inventory, and Treatment Plan (Legacy 93-0900) Training for In-Theater Cultural Resources Protection (Legacy 06-324) Training for In-Theatre Cultural Resource Protection (Legacy 07-324) Training for In-Theatre Cultural Resource Protection (Legacy 08-324) Treaty-Reserved Rights on Department of Defense Lands (Legacy 99-1881)
  • Treaty-Reserved Rights on Department of Defense Lands (Legacy 99-1881)
    PROJECT Wendy Eliason.

    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.

  • Treaty-Reserved Rights on Department of Defense Lands - Report (Legacy 99-1881) (2002)
    DOCUMENT Full-Text Wendy Eliason. Donald Fixico. Sharon O'Brien. Michael Stewart.

    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.

  • Treaty-Reserved Rights on Department of Defense Lands - Summary (Legacy 99-1881) (2002)
    DOCUMENT Full-Text Wendy Eliason. Donald Fixico. Sharon O'Brien. Michael Stewart.

    This is a summary of a report that 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.

Tribal Engagement Guidebook (Legacy 21-001)
  • 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.

  • Tribal Engagement Guidebook – Brochure (Legacy 21-001) (2023)
    DOCUMENT Full-Text Center for Environmental Management of Military Lands (CEMML), Colorado State University. USACE Tribal Nations Technical Center of Expertise.

    This is the brochure for a project that developed a Tribal Engagement Guidebook as a resource to aid DoD personnel who engage with or work on matters of concern to Tribes.

  • Tribal Engagement Guidebook – Fact Sheet (Legacy 21-001) (2023)
    DOCUMENT Full-Text Center for the Environmental Management of Military Lands (CEMML). USACE Tribal Nations Technical Center of Expertise.

    This fact sheet describes a project that developed a Tribal Engagement Guidebook as a resource to aid DoD personnel who engage with or work on matters of concern to Tribes.

  • Tribal Engagement Guidebook – Final Report (Legacy 21-001) (2023)
    DOCUMENT Full-Text Center for Environmental Management of Military Lands (CEMML), Colorado State University. USACE Tribal Nations Technical Center of Expertise.

    This is the final report for a project that developed a Tribal Engagement Guidebook as a resource to aid DoD personnel who engage with or work on matters of concern to Tribes.

Two for the Price of One: Integration of NEPA and NHPA Procedures (Legacy 12-520) U.S. Navy Shipwrecks and Submerged Naval Aircraft in Washington: An Overview (Legacy 93-0856)
  • 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.

  • U.S. Navy Shipwrecks and Submerged Naval Aircraft in Washington: An Overview - Report (Legacy 93-0856) (1996)
    DOCUMENT Full-Text David Grant. Colt Denfeld. Randall Schalk.

    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.

Underwater Cultural Resources Management (Legacy 98-1725) Underwater Cultural Resources Management and Protection: U.S. Navy Shipwrecks in Hawaiian Waters, an Inventory of Submerged Naval Properties (Legacy 01-121) Unspoken Messages - Basque Arborglyphs: Methods for Recording and Documenting Arborglyphs on Department of Defense Land (Legacy 07-359) US DoD Desk Guide to Military Installations and Federally Recognized Tribes Locations Located in South and Eastern US (Legacy 06-315) 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) USS Tecumseh Shipwreck: Management Plan (Legacy 94-1704)
  • USS Tecumseh Shipwreck: Management Plan (Legacy 94-1704)
    PROJECT W. Wilson West Jr..

    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.

  • USS Tecumseh Shipwreck: Management Plan - Report (Legacy 94-1704) (1996)
    DOCUMENT Full-Text W. Wilson West Jr..

    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.

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) Vietnam and the Home Front: How DoD Installations Adapted, 1962-1975 (Legacy 12-518) Vietnam War Special Operation Forces and Warfare Training on U.S. Military Installations Historic Context Subtheme (Legacy 16-518) Vietnam War-Era Helicopter Training and Use on U.S. Military Installations Historic Context Subtheme (Legacy 14-739) Vietnam War: Medical Research, Treatment, and Training on U.S. Military Installations Vietnam Historic Context Subtheme (Legacy 18-518) Vietnam War: Pilot and Air Support Training on U.S. Military Installations Historic Context Subtheme (Legacy 17-835A) Vietnam War: Special Schools on U.S. Military Installations Vietnam Historic Context Subtheme (Legacy 17-835B) Work of a Master? Addressing Evaluation of Routine or Prosaic Architecture by Famous Architects on Military Facilities (Legacy 15-779) Workshop on Integrating Predictive Models into the Cultural Resources Management Process (Legacy 09-457) A Workshop on Predictive Modeling and Cultural Resource Management on Military Installations (Legacy 03-167)
  • 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.

  • A Workshop on Predictive Modeling and Cultural Resource Management on Military Installations - Report (Legacy 03-167) (2004)
    DOCUMENT Full-Text Jeffrey Altschul. Terry Klein. Lynn Sebastian.

    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.