Arnold Air Force Base Cultural Resources Archive
Part of: Air Force - East
Collection of documents, data, and images generated from and/or related to archaeological resource and investigations on the Arnold Air Force Base in Tennessee. The collection was created by tDAR under contract with the USAF and is intended to organize documents, images, and other data from the Arnold Air Force Base. Some of the digital resources are organized under several sub-collections, which group together documents from particular investigations or related to certain sites or parts of the base. Other digital objects are included individually. Due to the potential sensitive information included in these documents, users that wish to access documents and images without redaction should contact the cultural resources office at the Arnold Air Force Base.
Site Name Keywords
40CF310 •
40FR209 •
40FR225 •
40FR211 •
40FR226 •
40FR472 •
40CF241 •
40FR227 •
40CF263 •
40FR502
Site Type Keywords
Non-Domestic Structures •
Military Structure •
Governmental Structure •
Historic Governmental Structure •
Archaeological Feature •
Artifact Scatter •
Farmstead •
Funerary and Burial Structures or Features •
Cemetery •
Isolated Artifact
Other Keywords
Negative Result •
Shovel Testing •
Tennessee Army National Guard •
National Register of Historic Places •
Historic District •
Phase I Survey •
Magnetometer •
Historic District Proposal •
Memorandum of Agreement •
Military Housing
Culture Keywords
Historic •
Archaic •
Woodland •
Early Archaic •
Middle Archaic •
Early Woodland •
Late Archaic •
Middle Woodland •
African American •
Undetermined Prehistoric
Investigation Types
Reconnaissance / Survey •
Site Evaluation / Testing •
Architectural Documentation •
Architectural Survey •
Heritage Management •
Data Recovery / Excavation •
Remote Sensing •
Archaeological Overview •
Records Search / Inventory Checking •
Geophysical Survey
Material Types
Building Materials •
Chipped Stone •
Glass •
Ceramic •
Metal •
Fire Cracked Rock •
Projectile Point •
Dating Sample •
Human Remains •
Chert
Temporal Keywords
Historic •
Prehistoric •
20th Century •
19th Century •
Cold War Era •
Cold War •
World War II •
American Civil War •
1940s •
Pre-1941
Geographic Keywords
United States of America (Country) •
Tennessee (State / Territory) •
North America (Continent) •
USA (Country) •
Arnold Air Force Base •
Coffee County (County) •
Coffee (County) •
Franklin (County) •
Camp Forrest •
Tennessee
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The 2006 Phase I Archaeological Survey of 597 Acres Within Arnold Air Force Base, Coffee and Franklin Counties, Tennessee (2007)
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Phase I investigation of 597 acres included within, or adjacent to, the old Camp Forrest. This project included background research as well as a comprehensive pedestrian survey and systematic shovel testing program. All areas were shovel tested at 30 meter intervals and screened through ¼ inch screen. Ten isolated finds were identified as a result of the investigations and one previously recorded site (40CF295) was revisited. Site 40CF295 is located at a springhead and appears to be an old still...
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The 2008 Phase I Archaeological Survey of 1,018 Acres Within Arnold Air Force Base, Coffee and Franklin Counties Tennessee (2009)
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Summary report of Phase I survey of 1,018 acres. The investigation included background research as well as a comprehensive pedestrian survey and systematic shovel testing program within, or adjacent to, the old Camp Forrest. All areas were shovel tested at 30 meter intervals and screened through ¼ inch screen. Six previously recorded sites (40CF239, 40CF263, 40FR463, 40FR465, 40FR478, and 40FR504), were revisited and all were recommended not eligible for listing on the National Register of...
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The 2008 Phase II Investigation of Five Historic Sites within Arnold Air Force Base, Coffee County, Tennessee (2009)
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Summary of Phase II testing of five sites (40CF270‐ A, 40CF270‐ B, 40CF281, 40CF290 and 40CF297), all of which had an historic farmstead component as the main component. The Phase II investigation was designed to evaluate the archaeological resources within the previously recorded sites and make recommendations regarding their potential eligibility for the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). 40CF270 and 40CF281 were not recommended eligible for listing on the NRHP. 40CF290 was found...
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Applied Archaeology: Removal and Relocation of a Small Historic Period Cemetery on Elder Island in Woods Reservoir, Arnold Engineering Development Center, Franklin County, Tennessee (1998)
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In response to observations that human remains appeared to be eroding from a location on Elder Island within Woods Reservoir, a project was undertaken to identify and to relocate human remains from this location. The work was done in mid-1998 as a cemetery relocation project. Investigators judged that these remains had been originally interred during a period of time between 1840 and 1900. All human remains and grave furnishings were re-interred in the Elder cemetery.
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Archaeological Investigations for Proposed Combined Humvee Egress Assistance Trainer and Interceptor Body Armor Issuance Building, Tennessee Army National Guard, at Arnold Air Force Base (2008)
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Summary of Phase I archaeological survey project initiated to identify and evaluate the potential impact on cultural resources prior to the construction of the combined Humvee Egress Assistance Trainer and Interceptor Body Armor Issuance Building on Arnold Air Force Base. The investigation included a review of the existing site records and visual inspection. Records search indicated two sites are located within one mile of the project area but neither were impacted by the present undertaking....
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Archaeological Investigations for Proposed Heavy Equipment Transport Truck Maintenance Building Project, Tennessee Army National Guard, at Arnold Air Force Base (2007)
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Summary of archaeological investigations in support of proposed construction of the heavy equipment transport truck maintenance building project at Arnold AFB. Investigations included a review of the existing site records and visual inspection. The records search indicated four sites are located within one mile of the project area but none were impacted by the undertaking. Visual inspection showed that the entire project area has been subjected to heavy disturbance in the past, mainly from the...
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Archaeological Investigations for Proposed Improvements to the Industrial Area Interior Perimeter Road at Arnold Air Force Base (2008)
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Summary report of a phase I archaeological survey project that was initiated to identify and evaluate its potential impact on cultural resources for the proposed construction of the industrial area interior perimeter road. Investigations included a review of the existing site records, visual inspection and shovel testing. Records search indicated five sites are located within one-mile of the various project areas but none were impacted by the proposed undertaking. Visual inspection showed that...
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Archaeological Investigations for Proposed Kiosk Placement and Parking Lot at Arnold Air Force Base (2008)
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Summary report of the phase I archaeological survey project that was initiated to identify and evaluated the potential impacts on cultural resources from the proposed construction of the kiosk placement and parking lot at Arnold Air Force Base. Investigations included a review of the existing site records, visual inspection, and shovel testing. Records search indicated the area is within the boundaries of Camp Forrest but will not disturb any significant remains associated with that complex....
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Archaeological Investigations for Proposed Marksmanship Training Facility, Tennessee Army National Guard, at Arnold Air Force Base (2007)
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Summary of archaeological investigations in support of the construction of proposed marksmanship training facility for the Tennessee Army National Guard. Investigations included a review of the existing site records and visual inspection. Records search indicated two sites are located within one mile of the project area but neither were impacted by the undertaking. Visual inspection showed that the project area has been subjected to heavy disturbance in the past, mainly from the use of the area...
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Archaeological Investigations for Proposed Recovery Well Replacement at Arnold Air Force Base (2008)
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Summary report of a phase I archaeological survey project that was initiated to identify and evaluate the potential impact on cultural resources from the installation of a new recovery well in solid waste management unit 8 southeast of the existing recovery well No. 4. Investigations included a review of the existing site records, visual inspection and shovel testing. The records search indicated six sites are located within one mile of the project area but none were impacted by the...
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Archaeological Investigations for Proposed Tactical Training Base, Tennessee Army National Guard, at Arnold Air Force Base (2008)
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Summary report of the phase I archaeological survey project that was initiated to evaluate the effects on cultural resources from the proposed construction on the tactical training base at Arnold Air Force Base. Investigations included a review of the existing site records, visual inspection and shovel testing. The records search indicated six sites were located within one mile of the project area, including Camp Forrest. Visual inspection showed that the project area has been subjected to...
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Archaeological Investigations for Proposed Underground Cable Installation Project, Tennessee Army National Guard, at Arnold Air Force Base (2007)
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Summary of archaeological investigations in support of the proposed underground cable installation for the Tennessee Army National Guard. Investigations included a review of the existing site records and visual inspection. The records search indicated four sites are located within one mile of the project area but none were impacted by the undertaking. Visual inspection showed that the entire project area has been subjected to heavy, disturbance in the past, mainly from the use of the area during...
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Archaeological Investigations for Proposed Water Line, Tennessee Army National Guard, at Arnold Air Force Base (2008)
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Summary of Phase I archaeological survey project initiated to identify and evaluate the potential impact on cultural resources from construction of a proposed water line. Investigations included a review of the existing site records, visual inspection and shovel testing. The records search indicated three sites are located within one mile of the project area but none were adversely impacted by the present undertaking. Visual inspection showed that the project area has been subjected to...
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Archaeological Investigations for the Proposed New Location of the Tennessee Army National Guard Hand Grenade Qualification Course on Arnold Air Force Base (2007)
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Summary of archaeological investigations in support of the proposed construction of a new Tennessee Army National Guard (TNARNG) hand grenade qualifications course. Records search indicated two sites are located within one mile of the project area but neither were impacted by the undertaking. The area shows evidence of use from the Camp Forrest period, but no archaeological sites were recorded as a result of this investigation. The area is recommended cleared from a cultural resources...
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Archaeological Investigations for the Proposed Tree Clearing in the Tennessee Army National Guard Drop Zone on Arnold Air Force Base (2007)
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Summary of archaeological investigations in support of proposed tree clearing in the Tennessee Army National Guard (TNARNG) drop zone field, which is part of the area licensed from Arnold Air Force Base. Investigations included a review of the existing site records, visual inspection and shovel testing. The records search indicated two sites are located within one mile of the project area but neither were impacted by the present undertaking. Visual inspection and shovel testing show that the...
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Archaeological Investigations In Unsurveyed Portions of the Proposed Improvement Area for Fam Camp on Arnold Air Force Base (2007)
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Summary of archaeological investigations in support of the proposed improvement area for Fam Camp. Investigations included a review of the existing site records, pedestrian survey and visual inspection as well as shovel testing. Records search indicated six sites are located within one mile of the project area. All of these sites have been determined as not eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). Visual inspection and shovel testing show that the greater portion...
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Archaeological Shovel Testing Along Unsurveyed Portions of Proposed Walking Track Improvement Area for Military Family Housing on Arnold Air Force Base (2007)
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Summary of archaeological investigations in support of the walking track improvement area for family housing. Investigation included a review of the existing site records, pedestrian survey and visual inspection as well as shovel testing. Records search indicated four sites located within one mile of the project area with one site recorded for the immediate project location. All of these sites have been determined as not eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP)....
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Archaeological Shovel Testing Along Unsurveyed Portions of the Proposed Emergency Access Road Between Family Housing and Pumping Station Road on Arnold Air Force Base (2005)
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Summary of an archaeological investigation in support of a proposed emergency access road. Investigations included a review of the existing site records, pedestrian survey and visual inspection as well as shovel testing. Visual inspection and shovel testing produced evidence of a small Early Woodland site recorded as 40FR502. This site is recommended not eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP).
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Archaeological Shovel Testing Along Unsurveyed Portions of the Proposed Sewage Line for Military Family Housing on Arnold Air Force Base (2006)
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Summary of an archaeological investigation in support of a proposed sewage line. Investigation included a review of the existing site records, pedestrian survey and visual inspection as well as shovel testing. Records search indicated 11 sites located within one mile of the project area with one site recorded for the immediate project location. All of these sites have been determined as not eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). Visual inspection and shovel...
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Archaeological Shovel Testing Along Unsurveyed Portions of the Proposed Track Improvement Area for Military Family Housing on Arnold Air Force Base (2007)
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Archaeological investigation in support of proposed track improvement area. Investigations included a review of the existing site records, pedestrian survey and visual inspection as well as shovel testing. Records search indicated 11 sites located within one mile of the project area with one site recorded for the immediate project location. All of these sites have been determined not eligible for listing the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). Visual inspection and shovel testing...
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Archaeological Shovel Testing at the Crossing at Crumpton Creek Tributary for the Hawkersmith Drainage Pipe Installation (2005)
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Cultural resources survey at Crumpton Creek Tributary in support of a proposed stream crossing across Floodplot 9117. Archaeological investigation included a review of the existing site records and field investigations consisting of pedestrian survey and visual inspection as well as shovel testing. Records search indicated no sites are recorded for the project location. Visual inspection and shovel testing produced no evidence of cultural material for the area.
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Archaeological Shovel Testing at the East Tennessee Natural Gas (ETNG), M&R Station at the Corner of Elk River Dam Road and Morris Ferry Road (2005)
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Cultural resources survey in support of the East Tennessee Natural Gas M&R Station. Investigations included a review of the existing site records, pedestrian survey and visual inspection as well as shovel testing. Records search indicated no sites are recorded for the project location. Visual inspection and shovel testing produced no evidence of cultural material for the area.
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Archaeological Shovel Testing for a Proposed Segment of Road near the Retention Reservoir on Arnold Air Force Base: A Negative Findings Report (2005)
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Archaeological investigation in support of proposed road construction. Investigations included a review of the existing site records and field investigations consisting of pedestrian survey and shovel testing. Shovel testing produced no evidence of cultural resources within the area of potential effect.
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Archaeological Shovel Testing for the Proposed Dock Facility in the Military Family Housing Area on Arnold Air Force Base: A Negative Findings Report (2006)
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Archaeological investigation in support of the proposed boat dock. Investigations included a review of the existing site records, pedestrian survey and visual inspection. Visual inspection produced no evidence of cultural resources within the area of potential effect.
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Archaeological Shovel Testing for the Proposed Tennessee Army National Guard Shoothouse on Arnold Air Force Base: A Negative Findings Report (2005)
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Archaeological investigation in support of the proposed shoothouse. Investigations included a review of the existing site records, pedestrian survey and visual inspection as well as shovel testing. Visual inspection and shovel testing produced no evidence of cultural resources within the area of potential effect.
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Archaeological Shovel Testing for the Proposed Well Access Road on Arnold Air Force Base: A Negative Findings Report (2006)
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Archaeological investigation in support of the proposed ground water investigation areas. Investigation included a review of the existing site records, visual inspection and shovel testing. Archaeological investigations produced no evidence of cultural resources within the area of potential effect.
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Archaeological Shovel Testing in the Morris Ferry Dock Area for the Proposed Placement of a New Power Pole on Arnold Air Force Base (2005)
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Archaeological investigation in support of the proposed Duck River Electric Membership Corporation (DREMC) power pole replacement. Investigation included a review of the existing site records, pedestrian survey and visual inspection as well as shovel testing. Visual inspection and shovel testing produced evidence of a moderate to large sized undetermined prehistoric lithic scatter here which is recorded as 40FR504. This site will be fully investigated at a later date for final recommendations...
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Archaeological Shovel Testing in Unsurveyed Portions of the Proposed Wingo Inn Parking Area on Arnold Air Force Base (2008)
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Summary report of the archaeological shovel testing in unsurveyed portions of the proposed Wingo Inn Parking area on Arnold Air Force Base. Investigations included a review of the existing site records and field investigations consisted of pedestrian survey and visual inspection as well as shovel testing. Records search indicated 11 sites located within one mile of the project area and one site recorded in the project location. All of these sites have been determined as not eligible for listing...
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Archaeological Survey and Inventory of 16,825 Acres Arnold Air Force Base, Coffee and Franklin Counties, Tennessee, Volume 1 and 2 (2010)
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From October 2008 to June 2009, a Phase I archaeological survey and inventory field assessment of all remaining survey areas (16,825 acres) was conducted on base. Seventy‐four new archaeological sites and 29 isolated cultural finds were identified during the course of the survey. Forty‐five of the sites are affiliated with the prehistoric period, twenty‐seven are affiliated with the historic period including one cemetery and one site has both periods represented. Additionally the Haynes‐Howard...
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An Archaeological Survey of the Proposed Construction Area of the Aero propulsion Systems Testing Facility, Arnold Engineering and Development Center, Coffee County, Tennessee (1977)
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An archaeological survey of a proposed 120-acre construction site on the Barrens Plateau was undertaken at the U.S. Air Force, Arnold Engineering and Development Center near Tullahoma, Tennessee, on September 7, 1977. This area is considered highly relevant for interpretation of previous and current research designs in the area. Approximately 60 percent of the area delineated for surveying was closely observed and/or shovel tested for evidence of prehistoric activity. Though this survey...
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An Archaeological Survey of the Upper Elk River Basin (1973)
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The objectives of this intern project were to locate, investigate, and record as many unknown archaeological sites as possible. The investigations described in this report were undertaken to determine the existence of unknown prehistoric archaeological sites in the Upper Elk River Basin area. The survey was also needed to complete the inventory of archaeological materials and sites that lie along the expanse of the Elk River.
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Archeological Assessments Report No. 300: Consultation with the Tennessee State Historic Preservation Officer for the Management of Cultural Resources within Selected Management Units at the Arnold Air Force Base (2003)
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ACS/Conservation has proposed to conduct long term management activities in portions of the Arnold Air Force Base. These activities will be conducted within various Management Units designated for Forestry management and restoration efforts designed to assist in the restoration of Barrens ecological communities. Activities will include controlled burning, timber harvesting, reforestation, and selective tree removal which will result in ground disturbances. All affected Management Units have...
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Building Demolition and Soil Removal at 40CF241, the Incinerator for Camp Forrest Arnold Air Force Base, Tennessee (2009)
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The purpose of this document is to outline the background for site 40CF241, the Camp Forrest incinerator, and present a summary of building demolition and soil removal.
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Cultural Resource Survey for the Proposed Airfield Reopening and Expansion, Arnold Air Force Base, Coffee County, Tennessee (1999)
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This project included a comprehensive pedestrian survey as well as a systematic shovel testing program of 460 acres, which was composed primarily of clear-cut terrain centering on the existing airstrip, a historical architectural assessment of a farm complex west of the Arnold Engineering Development Center (AEDC) boundary, and 17 buildings and structures associated with the airfield dating from as early as 1969. The intensive shovel testing survey included the excavation of systematically...
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A Cultural Resources Survey of Cold War Era Resources at Arnold Air Force Base Coffee and Franklin Counties, Tennessee - Volume I: Project Results - Final (2014)
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Inventory and evaluation of 563 Cold War era resources including review of the 2005 and 2008 historic facility results and recommendations. Results of this project include recommendation of 86 historic facilities as eligible for listing to the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) and a proposed Arnold Air Force Base Test Facilities Historic District. This district is to be made up of three components; the Arnold Engineering and Development Complex, the Elk River Dam and Woods Reservoir...
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A Cultural Resources Survey of Cold War Era Resources at Arnold Air Force Base Coffee and Franklin Counties, Tennessee - Volume II: Building Descriptions - Final (2014)
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Inventory and evaluation of 563 Cold War era resources including review of the 2005 and 2008 historic facility results and recommendations. Results of this project include recommendation of 86 historic facilities as eligible for listing to the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) and a proposed Arnold Air Force Base Test Facilities Historic District. This district is to be made up of three components; the Arnold Engineering and Development Complex, the Elk River Dam and Woods Reservoir...
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A Cultural Resources Survey of Cold War Era Resources at Arnold Air Force Base Coffee and Franklin Counties, Tennessee - Volume III: Appendices - Final (2014)
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Inventory and evaluation of 563 Cold War era resources including review of the 2005 and 2008 historic facility results and recommendations. Results of this project include recommendation of 86 historic facilities as eligible for listing to the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) and a proposed Arnold Air Force Base Test Facilities Historic District. This district is to be made up of three components; the Arnold Engineering and Development Complex, the Elk River Dam and Woods Reservoir...
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Department of Defense letter to the Tennessee Historic Commission: National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) Eligibility Facility 516 and Facility 2328 (2018)
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Letter to Tennessee Historic Commission requesting consultation regarding National Register of Historic Places eligibility for two Cold War Era facilities at Arnold Air Force Base.
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Evaluation of Historic Buildings Arnold Air Force Base, Tennessee (2008)
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This project was designed to address deficiencies in the 2006 GeoMarine report on the historic facilities at Arnold Air Force Base, specifically those associated with the Cold War. Additional background and archival research was undertaken to more fully develop the Cold War context within which Arnold Air Force Base should be evaluated. The result of this research and evaluation of Arnold Air Force Base is that the area containing the testing complexes meets the criteria for listing on the...
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Facility 2328, Shipley/Rutherford Cemetery, Tennessee Historical and Architectural Resource Form (2018)
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Tennessee Historical and Architectural Resource Form for Facility 2328, the Shipley/Rutherford Cemetery at Arnold Air Force Base.
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Facility 516, Water Storage Tank, Tennessee Historical and Architectural Resource Form (2018)
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Tennessee Historical and Architectural Resource Form for Facility 516 at Arnold Air Force Base.
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A Final Report on Phase I Survey for Archaeological Resources of 16,188 HA (40,000 Acres) at Arnold Engineering Development Center, Arnold Air Force Base, Coffee and Franklin Counties, Tennessee (1997)
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The investigations reported in this document are by far the most extensive of any conducted on the installation and one of the most extensive Phase I projects ever conducted in Tennessee. Field investigations were conducted in two distinct Periods. This effort documented portions of the archaeological record at 71 localities; 30 historic sites, 27 prehistoric sites, and 14 sites containing both prehistoric and historic cultural remains. Of these, 26 were recommended for further investigations to...
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Final Report: A Cultural Resources Survey of Cold War Era Resources at Arnold Air Force Base Coffee and Franklin Counties, Tennessee - Volume IV: Addendum (2017)
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Review of the 2005 and 2008 survey results and recommendations and to update the significance of 563 Cold War Era resources at Arnold Air Force Base. The Cold War era buildings documented as a part of the 2012 survey was completed in 2014 and date between 1946 and 1989. After the contract for the 2012 survey was executed, the Department of Defense officially defined the Cold War era as dating to the period of 1946-1991. As such, this report represents an investigation of 119 buildings and...
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Final Report: Archaeological Site Evaluation – Native American (2002)
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This project was an outgrowth to the recommendation in the Cultural Resources Management Plan that investigations be undertaken to assess the potential of the Terrace Landscape on Arnold Air Force Base for buried cultural features. Field investigations were undertaken at four locations; near the Woods Reservoir Dam, at two locations near Morris Ferry, and near the confluence of Bradley Creek and Woods Reservoir. In the course of these investigations assessments of the potential for eight...
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Final Report: Historic Archaeological Site Evaluation - Pre 1941 (2002)
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This Report discusses the efforts made to complete the documentation of the nineteenth and twentieth century’s archaeological record at Arnold Air Force Base prior to the creation of Camp Forrest in 1941. This effort involved an examination of historic vintage aerial photographs and historic cartographic sources to note the locations of farms and facilities on Arnold Air Force Base prior to 1941. This was done by incorporating these sources into the ArcView GIS and plotting the locations of...
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Final Report: Historic Building Survey and Evaluation Arnold Air Force Base Coffee and Franklin Counties, Tennessee (2002)
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TRC Garrow Associates, Inc. conducted an initial assessment of 509 facilities on the Arnold Air Force Base that date prior to 1989, the end of the Cold War. This report has been structured to present the results of the background research and inventory using this revised approach. Includes recommendations for properties which may be eligible for the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP).
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Final Report: Phase II National Register Eligibility Assessments at Twelve Archaeological Sites, Arnold Air Force Base, Coffee and Franklin Counties, Tennessee (2017)
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Summary of findings for Phase II investigations of 12 sites on Arnold Air Force Base in Coffee and Franklin Counties, Tennessee. The Phase II investigations served to both confirm previously identified cultural components and identify previously unrecorded occupations. Of the 12 sites investigated, only 40CF124 is recommended as eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP).
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Final: Decision Full Report Facility 607 Von Karman Facility Intermittent Test Building Renovations Arnold Air Force Base, Tennessee (2016)
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The purpose of this report is to record modifications to Facility 607, the Von Karman Facility (VKF) Intermittent Test Building, and Tunnel D, pursuant to the programmatic agreement for management of historic properties at Arnold Air Force Base (Programmatic Agreement; United States Air Force, 2014). This project consists of renovations to this mothballed facility to prepare it for bringing Tunnel D back on-line for new testing projects. These renovations will be to the interior and exterior of...
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Geophysical Investigations at Huffar Cemetery Arnold Air Force Base Coffee and Franklin Counties, Tennessee - Final Report (2010)
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In March 2010, AMEC Earth & Environmental conducted archaeo-geophysical investigations at Huffar Cemetery at Arnold Air Force Base, which consisted of magnetic and electrical resistance surveys covering a total area of approximately 0.44 acres. The purpose of the survey was to attempt to define the breadth of potential historic graves located at the cemetery, and provide a maximum approximate boundary for said graves. This information allows the base to more confidently use areas adjacent to...
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Historic Building Inventory and Evaluation Arnold Air Force Base, Tennessee (2005)
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This report encompasses all 722 individual buildings, structures, and objects listed in the Arnold Air Force Base Real Property List. Of the 722, this report specifically focuses on 563 resources within the boundary of the base that were built in or before 1989 (the accepted date for the end of the Cold War). The report completes and expands previous efforts to inventory historic properties at Arnold Air Force Base, which assessed seven large technical complexes within the Arnold Engineering...
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Integrated Cultural Resources Management Plan, Arnold Engineering Development Complex, Arnold Air Force Base, Tennessee: Final Version 2016-2020 (2016)
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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...
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Letter Report Phase I Archaeological Survey Along Additional Portions of State Route 127 on Arnold Air Force Base (2014)
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Letter to the Tennessee State Historic Preservation Office (TN SHPO) describing the status of site 40FR194 near State Route 127.
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Memorandum of Agreement Between Arnold Air Force Base and the Tennessee State Historic Preservation Officer Regarding Renovation of Facility 1504 (Water Treatment Plant Building) Coffee County, Tennessee (2017)
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Memorandum of Agreement Between Arnold Air Force Base and the Tennessee State Historic Preservation Officer Regarding Renovation of Facility 1504 (Water Treatment Plant Building).
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Memorandum of Agreement between Arnold Engineering Development Complex And the Tennessee State Historic Preservation Officer Regarding Modification of Facility 760 Von Karman Facility Model Installation Building Coffee County, Tennessee (2016)
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Memorandum of Agreement between Arnold Engineering Development Complex and the Tennessee State Historic Preservation Office Regarding Modification of Facility 760 Von Karman Facility Model Installation Building.
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Memorandum of Agreement between Arnold Engineering Development Complex and the Tennessee State Historic Preservation Officer Regarding the Renovation of Facility 1478 (Base Civil Engineering Building) Coffee County, Tennessee (2017)
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Memorandum of Agreement between Arnold Engineering Development Complex and the Tennessee State Historic Preservation Officer Regarding the Renovation of Facility 1478 (Base Civil Engineering Building).
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National Register of Historic Places Significance Evaluation of the African-American Barracks Locale (8.3 Acres) at Camp Forrest (40CF310) Arnold Air Force Base Coffee and Franklin Counties, Tennessee (Draft Final Report) (2010)
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From January to May 2010, AMEC Earth & Environmental conducted archival research for the African-American barracks locale (8.3 acres) at Camp Forrest (40CF310). The research was conducted to gather information toward a historic context to assess the significance of the locale with regard to its National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) eligibility status. Several local, state, and federal repositories were visited and researched for the project in an effort to gather as much information as...
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Phase I Archaeological Reconnaissance Survey for Cultural Resources of 184 HA (455 Acres) On Industrial Site A, 162 HA (400 Acres) on Industrial Site B, and 0.7 HA (1.7 Acres) at the Location of the Trenton Transition Test Cells W1 and W2, Arnold Engineering Development Center, Arnold Air Force Base, Coffee and Franklin Counties, Tennessee (1995)
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This project was completed in fall of 1994 in support of the construction of several facilities. It included the examination of three different areas, 455 acres in Industrial Site A, 400 acres in Industrial Site B, and a small 1.7-acre tract. The investigators included a geomorphologist who judged that 20% of the surface of the project areas was highly disturbed. Investigators conducted a pedestrian survey of the areas and conducted shovel testing at 30 and 15 m intervals in vegetated areas. A...
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Phase I Archaeological Reconnaissance Survey for Cultural Resources of Selected Areas with the Former Camp Forrest World War II Military Training Base, Arnold Air Station, Coffee and franklin Counties, Tennessee (1995)
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From July 7 to August 11, 1994, archaeologists from the Transportation Center at The University of Tennessee-Knoxville conducted a Phase I archaeological reconnaissance survey for cultural resources of selected areas within the former Camp Forrest training base in Coffee and Franklin counties, Tennessee. The locations examined were limited primarily to long narrow corridors along roads. Work included a pedestrian walk-over of all areas and shovel testing at 30m and 15m intervals. A total of...
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Phase I Archaeological Survey Along State Route 127 on Arnold Air Force Base (2013)
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Summary of archaeological investigations in support of proposed road improvements for a section of for a section of State Route 127, including a small portion that extends onto Arnold Air Force Base (Arnold AFB). Investigations included a review of the existing site records, pedestrian survey, visual inspection and shovel testing. The records search indicated 11 sites located within one mile of the project area with two sites recorded in the immediate project location. All but one of these sites...
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Phase I Archaeological Survey and Limited Phase II Archaeological Testing of Select Timber Harvest Areas at Arnold Air Force Base (AEDC), Coffee and Franklin Counties, Tennessee (1996)
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This project was conducted in the late summer/early fall of 1996. The areas examined were dispersed over 25 separate tracts, totaling 468 acres. Survey methodology included pedestrian survey and randomly placed shovel tests (50 cm in diameter). This effort provided photo documentation for some elements of the Camp Forrest archaeological record and also recorded one archaeological site, 40FR209, a historic site estimated to have been occupied during the late nineteenth-early twentieth...
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Phase I Archaeological Survey of 250 Acres at the Arnold Engineering and Development Center, Coffee County, Tennessee (1994)
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This report presents the results of an intensive Phase I archeological survey of the Rowland Creek and the ASTF Laydown ADJ Par Course survey tracts totaling 250 acres at the Arnold Engineering and Development Center in Coffee County, Tennessee. The purpose of the survey was to determine the potential impact that future construction would have on any previously unidentified cultural resources in the area. The results of the background research and the intensive survey of the Rowland Creek and...
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Phase I Archaeological Survey of Timber Harvest and Thinning Areas Scheduled for 1997 and Phase I 'Plus' Archaeological Investigations of Site 40CF247 at Arnold Air Force Base (AEDC), Coffee and Franklin Counties, Tennessee (1997)
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A Phase I archaeological survey was conducted by Du Vall & Associates, Inc. at the request of the Tennessee Chapter of The Nature Conservancy in conjunction with the United States Air Force. This area spans portions of both Coffee and Franklin counties, between the Duck and Elk Rivers, in southern Middle Tennessee. This survey was completed as part of a contract for a five year (1996-2000) assessment of cultural resources on selected land tracts currently maintained as pine timber stands. In...
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Phase I Archaeological Survey of Timber Harvest and Thinning Areas Scheduled for 1997 and Phase I 'Plus' Archaeological Investigations of Site 40CF247 at Arnold Air Force Base/ Engineering Development Center, Coffee and Franklin Counties, Tennessee (1998)
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Field work for this project was undertaken in the spring of 1997. It included the intensive pedestrian survey of approximately 212 acres in 18 tracts. Survey intervals were set at 20 m. Shovel tests, 50 cm in diameter, were placed randomly in areas with a potential to contain archaeological remains. Excavated matrix was screened through 0.25-cm hardware cloth. Steep slopes and low swamps were not shovel tested. Investigators documented site 40FR211, judged to be a mid-nineteenth century...
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Phase I Archaeological Survey of Timber Harvest and Thinning Areas Scheduled for the Calendar Years 1998 Through 2000 Arnold Air Force Base/Engineering Development Center, Coffee and Franklin Counties, Tennessee (1998)
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Field work for this project was undertaken in early 1997. Investigators examined approximately 460 acres in 31 tracts of timber harvesting areas. A pedestrian examination of each tract was done by walking transects spaced at 20 m intervals. Investigators excavated 50 cm diameter shovel tests at random locations in the various tracts, generally avoiding steep slopes or swampy ground. No archaeological sites were recorded as a result of this work.
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Phase I Archaeological Survey on 100 Acres of the Tennessee Army National Guard Tullahoma Volunteer Training Site in Coffee County, Tennessee: Revised Final Report (2006)
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Phase I archaeological survey on approximately 100 acres of the Tennessee Army National Guard (TNARNG) Tullahoma Volunteer Training Site (VTS-Tullahoma). This project included background research as well as a comprehensive pedestrian survey and systematic shovel testing program of 100 acres included within the old Camp Forrest. A variety of features were recorded including road beds, sewer lines, and 24 structure foundations. Nineteen of these foundations are within the segregated barracks...
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Phase I Survey of Approximately 8.5 Acres at Arnold Air Force Base, Coffee County, Tennessee (2009)
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Letter report for a Phase I archaeological survey of approximately 27 acres in support of planned construction of water lines. The project area is located inside the industrial complex at Arnold AFB on the northeast corner of the intersection of Von Karman Road and North Hap Arnold Drive. The field inspection included a combination of subsurface and surface reconnaissance. No cultural material was found within the 8.5 acres that required actual survey work and the remaining areas (18.5 acres)...
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A Phase I Survey of Two Temporary Evapotranspiration Monitoring Stations (2004)
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On November 21, 2003 a Phase I reconnaissance survey for cultural resources was conducted at the proposed locations of two instrument stations for evapotranspiration monitoring. The instrument stations are located on Arnold Engineering Development Center/Arnold Air Force Base (AEDC/AAFB). This survey was conducted in response to Air Force form AF813 number AAFB-04-007 which had been submitted for consideration of its environmental impact. The areas to be affected by each instrument station...
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Phase II Archaeological Test Excavations at Sites 40CF305, 40CF306, 40FR237, and 40FR506 Arnold Air Force Base Coffee and Franklin Counties, Tennessee - Revised Draft Report (2010)
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Phase II archaeological site testing was performed from January to March 2010 at prehistoric sites 40CF305, 40CF306, 40FR506, and 40FR237. Sites 40CF305, 40CF306, and 40FR506 were recommended ineligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). Site 40FR237 was recommended as eligible for listing on the NRHP.
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Phase II Archaeological Testing at 10 Historic Sites at Arnold Air Force Base, Coffee and Franklin Counties, Tennessee (2022)
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Report of Phase II archaeological investigations at ten previously recorded historic sites within the Arnold Air Force Base (AAFB) in Coffee and Franklin Counties, Tennessee (Versar Contract F41624-03-8620, Task Order 0027). Testing was conducted at Sites 40CF271, 40CF286, 40CF292, 40CF293, 40FR228, 40FR472, 40FR473, 40FR478, 40FR479, and 40FR480. Phase II archaeological investigations were conducted to identify the presence and extend of archaeological remains and to determine the integrity of...
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Phase II National Register Eligibility Assessments at Twelve Archaeological Sites Arnold Air Force Base, Coffee County, TN (2016)
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Summary of phase II archaeological investigations of 12 sites on Arnold Air Force Base in Coffee County, Tennessee. The Phase II investigations served to both confirm previously identified cultural components and identify previously unrecorded occupations. The investigations were completed to aid Arnold Air Force Base in meeting the requirements of Section 110 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPH) as well as to satisfy, in part, goals and objectives outlined in Arnold’s Integrated...
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Recordation For Facility 1077 Mark I Engineering Lab 12V High Bay Interior Lighting Arnold Air Force Base, Tennessee - Final Archival Copy (2013)
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The purpose of this report is to record lighting modifications to the interior of the Mark I Engineering Lab 12V High Bay (Facility 1077), pursuant to the programmatic agreement for management of historic properties at Arnold Air Force Base.
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Shovel Testing of the Proposed Earth Day Boy Scout Tree Planting Site (2005)
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Cultural resources survey in support of a Boy Scout project to plant Willow Oaks as part of an Earth Day Celebration. The location includes a portion of the old Franklin County Recreation Area on the south side of Woods Reservoir just east of Camp Arrowhead. Seven shovel test locations were examined within the area to be used for tree planting. Any areas of bare ground were also visually inspected for the presence of cultural material. All shovel tests were negative for cultural material and no...